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Lake City, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Lake City, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 1:59 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
88°
Humidity
74%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
1:51 AM
Sunset
5:00 PM
Lake City, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLake City, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit with a 21% chance of precipitation at 9 AM.
L 69°H 81°
Lake City, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    36%
    83°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    21%
    81°69°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    40%
    0.21″
    76°67°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    23%
    0.02″
    70°66°-6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    74°65°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    75°65°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    57%
    0.07″
    75°68°
Lake City, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
318° · veering 57°
Direction
NW
318°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 9 · pk 27 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1411SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 57° from the nw.
Lake City, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.1
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.21 inHg
Now
989.1
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989992
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.7988.9988.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lake City, PA
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
+2 in 6hPeak ~105 @ 11 PM

AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 98 now. With UV 4.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 57 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
10.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
136μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 98 now. With UV 4.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 57 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 98
UV peak
4.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 57

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Lake City, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
44.2mi
UNLIMITED
66 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
17:59 UTC · Lake City, 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
17:59 UTC · Lake City, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lake City, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lake City, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lake City, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:18 AM
Sunrise
1:51 AM
Daylight
15h 09m
Sunset
5:00 PM
Civil dusk
9:35 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Lake City, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:18 PM
Moonset
10:23 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lake City, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lake City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 16423

16-Day Forecast — Lake City

  1. Sat83°70°36%
  2. Sun81°69°21%
  3. Mon76°67°40%
  4. Tue70°66°23%
  5. Wed74°65°5%
  6. Thu75°65°31%
  7. Fri75°68°57%
  8. Sat73°64°31%
  9. Sun70°60°20%
  10. Mon69°57°27%
  11. Tue71°57°27%
  12. Wed76°58°28%
  13. Thu76°63°29%
  14. Fri82°66°23%
  15. Sat77°70°29%
  16. Sun73°67°29%

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 — Lake City

SPC has placed Lake City in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Lake City

  • 16423

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.