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Lime Ridge, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Lime Ridge, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 8:37 AM
79
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
84°
Humidity
70%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:38 AM
Sunset
4:40 PM
Lime Ridge, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLime Ridge, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit with a 36% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 72°H 96°
Lime Ridge, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    36%
    96°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    90%
    0.92″
    91°72°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    90%
    0.23″
    71°63°-20°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    54%
    79°61°+8°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    17%
    85°57°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    40%
    86°61°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    86°67°
Lime Ridge, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
248° · backing 6°
Direction
WSW
248°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 6
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 6 · pk 23 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 226SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 6° from the wsw.
Lime Ridge, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.8
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.44 inHg
Now
996.8
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 996999
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW999.2995.6996.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lime Ridge, PA
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
+1 in 6hPeak ~62 @ 7 PM

AQI 51 (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 during the projected peak around 7 PM.

PM 2.5Good
7.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
101μg/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 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Lime Ridge, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
70%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
47.7mi
UNLIMITED
86 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
12:37 UTC · Lime Ridge, 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
12:37 UTC · Lime Ridge, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lime Ridge, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lime Ridge, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lime Ridge, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:06 AM
Sunrise
1:38 AM
Daylight
15h 02m
Sunset
4:40 PM
Civil dusk
9:15 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Lime Ridge, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:00 PM
Moonset
10:07 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lime Ridge, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lime Ridge at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Lime Ridge

  1. Sat95°73°36%
  2. Sun91°72°90%
  3. Mon71°63°90%
  4. Tue79°61°54%
  5. Wed85°57°17%
  6. Thu86°61°40%
  7. Fri86°67°42%
  8. Sat85°68°28%
  9. Sun70°65°26%
  10. Mon73°65°22%
  11. Tue84°63°22%
  12. Wed86°63°29%
  13. Thu93°68°32%
  14. Fri90°71°35%
  15. Sat82°70°45%
  16. Sun87°65°34%

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 — Lime Ridge

SPC has placed Lime Ridge 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 Lime Ridge

  • 17815

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.