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Locustdale, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Locustdale, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 8:24 AM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
57%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:39 AM
Sunset
4:40 PM
Locustdale, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLocustdale, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 31% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 70°H 94°
Locustdale, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    0.02″
    94°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    95%
    0.50″
    88°70°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    95%
    0.22″
    73°61°-15°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Foggy
    61%
    75°58°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Partly Cloudy
    19%
    82°55°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    38%
    0.05″
    84°60°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    81°66°-3°
Locustdale, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
284° · backing 8°
Direction
WNW
284°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
21
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 21 @ 3:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 351SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 8° from the wnw.
Locustdale, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
975.4
+1.3 mb in 3h · rising · 28.80 inHg
Now
975.4
mb
3h
+1.3
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 974978
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW978.1974.0975.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Locustdale, PA
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
+3 in 6h

AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 4.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 27 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
4.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 27

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Locustdale, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
84%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
63.8mi
UNLIMITED
89 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
12:24 UTC · Locustdale, 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
12:24 UTC · Locustdale, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Locustdale, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Locustdale, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Locustdale, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:07 AM
Sunrise
1:39 AM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
4:40 PM
Civil dusk
9:14 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Locustdale, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:00 PM
Moonset
10:08 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Locustdale, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Locustdale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°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: 17945

16-Day Forecast — Locustdale

  1. Sat94°71°31%
  2. Sun88°70°95%
  3. Mon73°61°95%
  4. Tue75°58°61%
  5. Wed82°55°19%
  6. Thu84°60°38%
  7. Fri81°66°40%
  8. Sat85°67°29%
  9. Sun69°64°27%
  10. Mon72°63°21%
  11. Tue81°61°19%
  12. Wed83°63°29%
  13. Thu91°68°32%
  14. Fri90°71°35%
  15. Sat79°68°45%
  16. Sun85°64°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 — Locustdale

SPC has placed Locustdale 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 Locustdale

  • 17945

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.