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Mapleton, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Mapleton, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 7:48 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
60%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
1:47 AM
Sunset
4:45 PM
Mapleton, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMapleton, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit with a 25% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 73°H 97°
Mapleton, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    0.02″
    97°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    93%
    0.33″
    91°73°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    86%
    0.15″
    80°66°-11°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    74%
    77°63°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    16%
    87°58°+10°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    41%
    92°63°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    46%
    90°68°-2°
Mapleton, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
257° · steady
Direction
WSW
257°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 17 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 312SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the wsw.
Mapleton, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
994.3
+1.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.36 inHg
Now
994.3
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
+1.5
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 993996
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW996.4992.6994.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Mapleton, PA
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
-3 in 6h

AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
10.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
96μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 1.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
1.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 11

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Mapleton, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
58.7mi
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
11:48 UTC · Mapleton, 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
11:48 UTC · Mapleton, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Mapleton, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Mapleton, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Mapleton, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:15 AM
Sunrise
1:47 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
4:45 PM
Civil dusk
9:19 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Mapleton, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:06 PM
Moonset
10:15 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Mapleton, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mapleton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Mapleton

  1. Sat97°71°25%
  2. Sun91°73°93%
  3. Mon80°66°86%
  4. Tue77°63°74%
  5. Wed87°58°16%
  6. Thu92°63°41%
  7. Fri90°68°46%
  8. Sat87°69°33%
  9. Sun81°65°30%
  10. Mon82°62°15%
  11. Tue79°63°12%
  12. Wed86°66°26%
  13. Thu96°67°24%
  14. Fri94°71°33%
  15. Sat82°70°40%
  16. Sun90°67°42%

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 — Mapleton

SPC has placed Mapleton 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 Mapleton

  • 17052

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.