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Kittanning, Pennsylvania Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kittanning weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Kittanning, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 8:08 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
84%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
1:51 AM
Sunset
4:52 PM
Kittanning, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKittanning, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 40% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 70°H 94°
Kittanning, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    43%
    0.02″
    94°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    73%
    0.24″
    88°70°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    74%
    0.03″
    80°67°-8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    26%
    83°63°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    86°59°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    89°64°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    82°67°-7°
Kittanning, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
220° · backing 5°
Direction
SW
220°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 15 @ 1:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 282SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 5° from the sw.
Kittanning, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.9
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 29.05 inHg
Now
983.9
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
+1.1
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983986
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.1982.6983.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Kittanning, PA
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.8 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
13.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneModerate
74μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 3.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
3.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 12

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 13.8 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.98
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Kittanning, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
33.0mi
UNLIMITED
90 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
12:08 UTC · Kittanning, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
12:08 UTC · Kittanning, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Kittanning, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Kittanning, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Kittanning, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:19 AM
Sunrise
1:51 AM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
4:52 PM
Civil dusk
9:27 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Kittanning, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:13 PM
Moonset
10:21 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Kittanning, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kittanning at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 16201

16-Day Forecast — Kittanning

  1. Sat94°67°43%
  2. Sun88°70°73%
  3. Mon80°67°74%
  4. Tue83°63°26%
  5. Wed86°59°9%
  6. Thu89°64°45%
  7. Fri82°67°51%
  8. Sat86°66°38%
  9. Sun77°65°28%
  10. Mon74°60°16%
  11. Tue78°59°17%
  12. Wed88°65°33%
  13. Thu92°66°40%
  14. Fri87°69°45%
  15. Sat82°69°37%
  16. Sun85°65°42%

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 — Kittanning

SPC has placed Kittanning in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Kittanning

  • 16201

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.