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McGovern, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

McGovern, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 7:04 PM
83
°
Overcast
Feels like
89°
Humidity
73%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
1:56 AM
Sunset
4:53 PM
McGovern, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMcGovern, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 62% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 69°H 88°
McGovern, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    62%
    0.32″
    92°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    0.02″
    88°69°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    83%
    81°69°-7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    55%
    77°65°-4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    0.01″
    82°63°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    37%
    83°61°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    69%
    0.08″
    74°68°-9°
McGovern, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
335° · veering 104°
Direction
NNW
335°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 7
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 7 · pk 27 @ 12:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 305SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 104° from the nnw.
McGovern, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
972.9
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 28.73 inHg
Now
972.9
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-4.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973978
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW978.4972.9972.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
McGovern, PA
Air quality
97
AQI
Moderate
+53 in 6h

AQI 97 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 53 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.0 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneModerate
95μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~77%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
0.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.0 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
McGovern, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
94%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
42.0mi
UNLIMITED
84 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
23:04 UTC · McGovern, 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
23:04 UTC · McGovern, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
McGovern, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
McGovern, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
McGovern, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:24 AM
Sunrise
1:56 AM
Daylight
14h 57m
Sunset
4:53 PM
Civil dusk
9:27 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
McGovern, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:15 PM
Moonset
10:24 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
McGovern, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

McGovern at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — McGovern

  1. Sat92°68°62%
  2. Sun88°69°49%
  3. Mon81°69°83%
  4. Tue77°65°55%
  5. Wed82°63°15%
  6. Thu83°61°37%
  7. Fri74°68°69%
  8. Sat80°63°53%
  9. Sun75°58°25%
  10. Mon75°55°26%
  11. Tue76°54°19%
  12. Wed81°56°35%
  13. Thu83°59°39%
  14. Fri76°62°42%
  15. Sat81°68°43%
  16. Sun78°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 — McGovern

SPC has placed McGovern 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 McGovern

  • 15342
  • 15301

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.