Littlestown, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Littlestown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain30%0.14″97°75°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast48%—93°74°-4°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers85%—83°70°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm85%0.56″82°68°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle32%0.06″75°65°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast12%—88°65°+13°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle45%—86°68°-2°
AQI 88 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 35 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 80. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~69%) — 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 80. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~69%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 80
- UV peak
- 0.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.8 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 3h 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
- 11:01 PM
- Moonset
- 10:12 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Littlestown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 23°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 17340
16-Day Forecast — Littlestown
- Sat97°75°28%
- Sun93°74°52%
- Mon83°70°85%
- Tue82°68°85%
- Wed75°65°32%
- Thu88°65°12%
- Fri86°68°45%
- Sat87°67°28%
- Sun78°64°29%
- Mon80°66°17%
- Tue84°61°16%
- Wed87°61°35%
- Thu90°64°46%
- Fri88°68°46%
- Sat90°68°40%
- Sun87°69°52%
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 — Littlestown
SPC has placed Littlestown in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight 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 Littlestown
- 17340