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McKinley, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

McKinley, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 8:20 AM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
74%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:36 AM
Sunset
4:32 PM
McKinley, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMcKinley, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 101 degrees Fahrenheit with a 49% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 74°H 101°
McKinley, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    49%
    0.03″
    101°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    93%
    4.0″
    94°71°-7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    93%
    0.25″
    76°65°-18°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    72%
    0.01″
    67°62°-9°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    16%
    85°59°+18°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    28%
    91°67°+6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    93°71°+2°
McKinley, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
284° · veering 9°
Direction
WNW
284°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
26
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 26 @ 8:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 401SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 9° from the wnw.
McKinley, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.8
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.70 inHg
Now
1005.8
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051009
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1008.81004.81005.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
McKinley, PA
Air quality
64
AQI
Moderate
+8 in 6hPeak ~71 @ 6 PM

AQI 64 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 20.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 22.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 6 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
20.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
22μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneModerate
96μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
4.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 28

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 20.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 22.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

Visibility
45.3mi
UNLIMITED
105 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
12:20 UTC · McKinley, 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
12:20 UTC · McKinley, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
McKinley, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
McKinley, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
McKinley, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:05 AM
Sunrise
1:36 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
4:32 PM
Civil dusk
9:06 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
McKinley, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
10:54 PM
Moonset
10:04 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
McKinley, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

McKinley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°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 — McKinley

  1. Sat101°74°49%
  2. Sun94°71°93%
  3. Mon76°65°93%
  4. Tue67°62°72%
  5. Wed85°59°16%
  6. Thu91°67°28%
  7. Fri93°71°33%
  8. Sat82°72°34%
  9. Sun75°67°32%
  10. Mon71°66°17%
  11. Tue82°64°16%
  12. Wed90°67°22%
  13. Thu95°74°23%
  14. Fri96°78°33%
  15. Sat78°72°35%
  16. Sun88°70°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 — McKinley

SPC has placed McKinley 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 McKinley

  • 19046
  • 19027

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.