Locust Gap, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Locust Gap weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle32%0.03″93°71°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain95%0.65″87°69°-6°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm95%0.53″78°66°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Foggy61%—70°63°-8°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy19%—82°60°+12°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle38%0.06″88°62°+6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle42%0.08″81°63°-7°
AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 42 now. With UV 1.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 1.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:00 PM
- Moonset
- 10:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Locust Gap at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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: 17840
15-Day Forecast — Locust Gap
- Sat93°71°32%
- Sun87°69°95%
- Mon78°66°95%
- Tue70°63°61%
- Wed82°60°19%
- Thu88°62°38%
- Fri81°63°42%
- Sat82°63°30%
- Sun84°65°27%
- Mon81°59°22%
- Tue82°65°19%
- Wed71°58°29%
- Thu82°55°32%
- Fri82°61°35%
- Sat72°63°45%
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 — Locust Gap
SPC has placed Locust Gap 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 Locust Gap
- 17840