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Mahaffey, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Mahaffey, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 5:59 PM
80
°
Light Rain
Feels like
83°
Humidity
76%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
1:48 AM
Sunset
4:50 PM
Mahaffey, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMahaffey, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 44% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 67°H 88°
Mahaffey, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    44%
    1.2″
    88°65°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Showers
    45%
    1.4″
    85°67°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    76%
    1.7″
    75°67°-10°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    57%
    76°64°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    17%
    0.02″
    77°64°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    84°61°+7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    67%
    0.08″
    78°66°-6°
Mahaffey, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
271° · veering 33°
Direction
W
271°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
33
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 4
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 4 · pk 33
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 380SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 33 — flags snap, branches bend.
Mahaffey, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
969.1
-1.9 mb in 3h · falling · 28.62 inHg
Now
969.1
mb
3h
-1.9
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 969972
960965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW972.1968.8968.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Mahaffey, PA
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
+19 in 6hPeak ~78 @ 11 PM

AQI 69 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 19 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 78 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
7.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
124μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 78 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 78
UV peak
1.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 78

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.4 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
3h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Mahaffey, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
85%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
12.4mi
UNLIMITED
70 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
21:59 UTC · Mahaffey, 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
21:59 UTC · Mahaffey, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Mahaffey, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Mahaffey, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Mahaffey, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:16 AM
Sunrise
1:48 AM
Daylight
15h 02m
Sunset
4:50 PM
Civil dusk
9:24 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Mahaffey, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:10 PM
Moonset
10:17 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Mahaffey, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mahaffey 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: 15757

16-Day Forecast — Mahaffey

  1. Sat88°65°44%
  2. Sun85°67°45%
  3. Mon75°67°76%
  4. Tue76°64°57%
  5. Wed77°64°17%
  6. Thu84°61°19%
  7. Fri78°66°67%
  8. Sat73°62°38%
  9. Sun78°56°24%
  10. Mon77°58°32%
  11. Tue77°54°26%
  12. Wed81°54°42%
  13. Thu82°56°42%
  14. Fri79°59°39%
  15. Sat83°66°46%
  16. Sun75°67°48%

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 — Mahaffey

SPC has placed Mahaffey 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 Mahaffey

  • 15757

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.