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McKee, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

McKee, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 8:14 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
64%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:49 AM
Sunset
4:47 PM
McKee, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMcKee, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit with a 27% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 71°H 95°
McKee, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    27%
    0.19″
    95°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Showers
    84%
    0.36″
    86°71°-9°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    86%
    0.28″
    78°66°-8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    59%
    0.13″
    76°62°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    17%
    83°58°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    43%
    90°63°+7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    37%
    86°66°-4°
McKee, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
167° · backing 115°
Direction
SSE
167°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 6
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 6 · pk 24 @ 1:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 413SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
McKee, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.8
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 28.93 inHg
Now
979.8
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979983
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW982.6978.6979.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
McKee, 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 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.95 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
11.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
84μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 4.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 21 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
4.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 21

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
McKee, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
54.4mi
UNLIMITED
80 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
12:14 UTC · McKee, 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
12:14 UTC · McKee, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
McKee, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
McKee, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
McKee, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:17 AM
Sunrise
1:49 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
4:47 PM
Civil dusk
9:21 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
McKee, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:08 PM
Moonset
10:17 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
McKee, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

McKee at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°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 — McKee

  1. Sat95°68°27%
  2. Sun86°71°84%
  3. Mon78°66°86%
  4. Tue76°62°59%
  5. Wed83°58°17%
  6. Thu90°63°43%
  7. Fri86°66°37%
  8. Sat84°68°36%
  9. Sun78°63°26%
  10. Mon78°61°18%
  11. Tue73°63°14%
  12. Wed83°63°32%
  13. Thu92°67°32%
  14. Fri92°71°39%
  15. Sat83°69°40%
  16. Sun89°66°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 — McKee

SPC has placed McKee 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 McKee

  • 16637
  • 16648

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.