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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 8:16 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
80%
Wind
5 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 68 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 39% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 68°H 88°
Mahaffey, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    43%
    0.90″
    88°65°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    82%
    0.56″
    86°68°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    80%
    0.11″
    79°65°-7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    57%
    0.01″
    82°61°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    14%
    85°58°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    41%
    88°63°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    78°66°-10°
Mahaffey, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
230° · backing 8°
Direction
SW
230°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 5
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 5 · pk 19 @ 1:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 331SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 8° from the sw.
Mahaffey, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
971.2
+1.4 mb in 3h · rising · 28.68 inHg
Now
971.2
mb
3h
+1.4
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970974
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW973.9969.7971.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Mahaffey, PA
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
-3 in 6h

AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
75μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 3.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
3.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 12

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.97
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Mahaffey, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
37.9mi
UNLIMITED
72 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
12:16 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
12:16 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
82% 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: 73°F — typical for the season
  • 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°43%
  2. Sun86°68°82%
  3. Mon79°65°80%
  4. Tue82°61°57%
  5. Wed85°58°14%
  6. Thu88°63°41%
  7. Fri78°66°53%
  8. Sat85°68°41%
  9. Sun81°65°31%
  10. Mon74°61°19%
  11. Tue75°60°19%
  12. Wed86°64°29%
  13. Thu91°65°39%
  14. Fri86°68°46%
  15. Sat83°68°40%
  16. Sun85°63°43%

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.