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McVeytown, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

McVeytown, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 8:08 AM
79
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
66%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:45 AM
Sunset
4:44 PM
McVeytown, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMcVeytown, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit with a 24% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 72°H 98°
McVeytown, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    24%
    98°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    86%
    0.39″
    91°72°-7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    84%
    0.07″
    77°65°-14°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    69%
    76°63°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    15%
    87°58°+11°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    40%
    92°67°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    91°68°-1°
McVeytown, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
209° · backing 34°
Direction
SSW
209°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 5
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 5 · pk 24 @ 2:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 251SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 34° from the ssw.
McVeytown, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.1
+1.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.44 inHg
Now
997.1
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
+1.2
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 995999
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW999.3995.4997.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
McVeytown, PA
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
-3 in 6hPeak ~65 @ 6 PM

AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 4.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 around 1 PM.

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 2.5Good
8.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
107μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 4.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
4.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 29

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
McVeytown, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
23%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
51.0mi
UNLIMITED
96 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
12:08 UTC · McVeytown, 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
12:08 UTC · McVeytown, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
McVeytown, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
McVeytown, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
McVeytown, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:13 AM
Sunrise
1:45 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
4:44 PM
Civil dusk
9:18 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
McVeytown, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:05 PM
Moonset
10:14 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
McVeytown, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

McVeytown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 17051

16-Day Forecast — McVeytown

  1. Sat98°71°24%
  2. Sun91°72°86%
  3. Mon77°65°84%
  4. Tue76°63°69%
  5. Wed87°58°15%
  6. Thu92°67°40%
  7. Fri91°68°46%
  8. Sat88°69°33%
  9. Sun79°66°30%
  10. Mon76°64°17%
  11. Tue79°65°14%
  12. Wed87°67°26%
  13. Thu96°68°23%
  14. Fri93°72°31%
  15. Sat87°70°32%
  16. Sun90°67°33%

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 — McVeytown

SPC has placed McVeytown 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 McVeytown

  • 17051

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.