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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 4:40 PM
95
°
Clear
Feels like
98°
Humidity
42%
Wind
12 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 68 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 46% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 68°H 94°
McGovern, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    46%
    94°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    0.02″
    88°68°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    87%
    81°69°-7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    46%
    77°65°-4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    0.01″
    82°63°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    30%
    83°61°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    69%
    0.08″
    74°68°-9°
McGovern, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
247° · veering 16°
Direction
WSW
247°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
27
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 27 @ 12:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 306SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 16° from the wsw.
McGovern, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
974.0
-2.5 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.76 inHg
Now
974.0
mb
3h
-2.5
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
-3.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 974978
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW978.4974.0974.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
McGovern, PA
Air quality
86
AQI
Moderate
+37 in 6hPeak ~100 @ 10 PM

AQI 86 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 37 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 86 — 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 during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5Good
5.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
129μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 86 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 86
UV peak
1.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 86

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
McGovern, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
9%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
98.5mi
UNLIMITED
93 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
20:40 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
20:40 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
79% 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: 24°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. Sat94°68°46%
  2. Sun88°68°49%
  3. Mon81°69°87%
  4. Tue77°65°46%
  5. Wed82°63°9%
  6. Thu83°61°30%
  7. Fri74°68°69%
  8. Sat80°63°51%
  9. Sun75°58°26%
  10. Mon75°55°22%
  11. Tue76°54°22%
  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.