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Mather, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Mather, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 5:13 PM
96
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
97°
Humidity
38%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
1:57 AM
Sunset
4:52 PM
Mather, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMather, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit with a 56% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 71°H 96°
Mather, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Showers
    56%
    1.3″
    96°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    44%
    0.17″
    90°71°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    77%
    83°69°-7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    52%
    77°65°-6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    0.02″
    82°64°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    0.01″
    86°62°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    72%
    0.06″
    73°68°-13°
Mather, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
222° · backing 24°
Direction
SW
222°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 17 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 204SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 24° from the sw.
Mather, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.6
-2.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.90 inHg
Now
978.6
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979983
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW982.8978.6978.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Mather, PA
Air quality
85
AQI
Moderate
+14 in 6h

AQI 85 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 66 — 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
7.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
117μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 66 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 66
UV peak
1.4 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 66

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.2 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Mather, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
28%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
104.6mi
UNLIMITED
106 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
21:13 UTC · Mather, 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
21:13 UTC · Mather, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Mather, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Mather, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Mather, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:25 AM
Sunrise
1:57 AM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
4:52 PM
Civil dusk
9:26 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Mather, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:14 PM
Moonset
10:24 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Mather, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mather at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 24°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 15346

16-Day Forecast — Mather

  1. Sat96°70°56%
  2. Sun90°71°44%
  3. Mon83°69°77%
  4. Tue77°65°52%
  5. Wed82°64°15%
  6. Thu86°62°37%
  7. Fri73°68°72%
  8. Sat84°64°54%
  9. Sun76°59°28%
  10. Mon78°54°26%
  11. Tue79°55°20%
  12. Wed84°55°35%
  13. Thu87°58°39%
  14. Fri77°62°42%
  15. Sat83°68°43%
  16. Sun80°66°36%

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 — Mather

SPC has placed Mather 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 Mather

  • 15346

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.