Lehighton, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lehighton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain62%0.52″96°72°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers64%1.0″88°73°-8°
- MondayJul 6Light Rain94%0.17″77°63°-11°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle82%0.05″72°63°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast21%—73°61°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast16%—87°63°+14°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle56%0.01″79°66°-8°
AQI 75 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 24 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~79%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~79%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 5.9 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:20 PM
- Moonset
- 11:12 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lehighton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°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.
ZIP code: 18235
16-Day Forecast — Lehighton
- Sat96°72°62%
- Sun88°73°64%
- Mon77°63°94%
- Tue72°63°82%
- Wed73°61°21%
- Thu87°63°16%
- Fri79°66°56%
- Sat86°60°28%
- Sun81°60°26%
- Mon82°55°21%
- Tue85°58°20%
- Wed77°61°31%
- Thu84°58°48%
- Fri87°59°44%
- Sat84°63°46%
- Sun88°69°50%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Lehighton
SPC has placed Lehighton 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 Lehighton
- 18235