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Mercersburg, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Mercersburg, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 8:27 AM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
63%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:48 AM
Sunset
4:43 PM
Mercersburg, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMercersburg, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 74°H 99°
Mercersburg, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    26%
    0.23″
    99°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    85%
    0.58″
    92°73°-7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Showers
    85%
    0.57″
    78°66°-14°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    67%
    76°63°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    16%
    84°59°+8°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    42%
    92°63°+8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    88°69°-4°
Mercersburg, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
225° · backing 23°
Direction
SW
225°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
30
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 30 @ 2:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 272SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 23° from the sw.
Mercersburg, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.0
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 29.41 inHg
Now
996.0
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
+1.0
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 995998
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW998.3994.7996.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mercersburg, PA
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6h

AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
10.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
101μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 4.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 26 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
4.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 26

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Mercersburg, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
58.9mi
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
12:27 UTC · Mercersburg, 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
12:27 UTC · Mercersburg, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Mercersburg, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Mercersburg, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Mercersburg, 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
1:48 AM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
4:43 PM
Civil dusk
9:17 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Mercersburg, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:05 PM
Moonset
10:15 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Mercersburg, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mercersburg at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 17236

16-Day Forecast — Mercersburg

  1. Sat99°72°26%
  2. Sun92°73°85%
  3. Mon78°66°85%
  4. Tue76°63°67%
  5. Wed84°59°16%
  6. Thu92°63°42%
  7. Fri88°69°36%
  8. Sat87°69°35%
  9. Sun80°67°27%
  10. Mon80°64°18%
  11. Tue76°64°12%
  12. Wed88°66°23%
  13. Thu93°68°21%
  14. Fri95°73°34%
  15. Sat81°72°39%
  16. Sun89°68°35%

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 — Mercersburg

SPC has placed Mercersburg 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 Mercersburg

  • 17236

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.