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Kratzerville, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Kratzerville, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 8:17 AM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
83°
Humidity
71%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:41 AM
Sunset
4:42 PM
Kratzerville, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKratzerville, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit with a 27% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 70°H 96°
Kratzerville, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    28%
    0.20″
    96°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    92%
    3.4″
    90°70°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    92%
    0.11″
    72°63°-18°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    61%
    79°61°+7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    19%
    85°56°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    0.01″
    85°61°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    88°67°+3°
Kratzerville, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
225° · backing 47°
Direction
SW
225°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 19 @ 12:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 393SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 47° from the sw.
Kratzerville, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.6
+1.4 mb in 3h · rising · 29.31 inHg
Now
992.6
mb
3h
+1.4
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991995
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.9991.1992.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Kratzerville, PA
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
+1 in 6h

AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 4.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
7.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
102μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 4.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
4.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 28

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Kratzerville, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
45.9mi
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
12:17 UTC · Kratzerville, 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
12:17 UTC · Kratzerville, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Kratzerville, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Kratzerville, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Kratzerville, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:09 AM
Sunrise
1:41 AM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
4:42 PM
Civil dusk
9:17 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Kratzerville, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:02 PM
Moonset
10:10 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Kratzerville, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kratzerville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Kratzerville

  1. Sat96°70°28%
  2. Sun90°70°92%
  3. Mon72°63°92%
  4. Tue79°61°61%
  5. Wed85°56°19%
  6. Thu85°61°35%
  7. Fri88°67°41%
  8. Sat86°69°29%
  9. Sun73°65°26%
  10. Mon72°64°19%
  11. Tue80°63°16%
  12. Wed84°64°24%
  13. Thu93°68°24%
  14. Fri92°72°29%
  15. Sat81°70°39%
  16. Sun87°65°35%

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 — Kratzerville

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

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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 Kratzerville

  • 17870

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.