Kirkwood, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kirkwood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast21%—99°76°—
- SundayJul 5Rain49%0.56″90°74°-9°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers89%0.10″77°71°-13°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers80%0.05″80°67°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle28%0.03″73°63°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast17%—86°65°+13°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle47%—85°69°-1°
AQI 97 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 38 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 76 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 76 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 76
- UV peak
- 1.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 76
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:57 PM
- Moonset
- 10:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Kirkwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 26°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 17536
16-Day Forecast — Kirkwood
- Sat99°76°21%
- Sun90°74°49%
- Mon77°71°89%
- Tue80°67°80%
- Wed73°63°28%
- Thu86°65°17%
- Fri85°69°47%
- Sat85°68°33%
- Sun78°63°30%
- Mon74°66°22%
- Tue83°63°18%
- Wed85°61°37%
- Thu87°65°45%
- Fri84°69°39%
- Sat90°68°35%
- Sun86°70°48%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Kirkwood
SPC has placed Kirkwood in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYENHEnhanced Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Numerous severe storms likely. Tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts possible across the area. Track NWS warnings if storms develop.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Kirkwood
- 17536