Meridian, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Meridian weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle46%0.01″93°67°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle50%—85°66°-8°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail85%0.22″78°66°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle45%—82°62°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——86°59°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast23%—88°64°+2°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm67%—80°66°-8°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 108 now. With UV 7.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 105 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 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 108 now. With UV 7.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 105 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 108
- UV peak
- 7.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 105
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:15 PM
- Moonset
- 10:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Meridian at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Meridian
- Sat93°67°46%
- Sun85°66°50%
- Mon78°66°85%
- Tue82°62°45%
- Wed86°59°6%
- Thu88°64°23%
- Fri80°66°67%
- Sat85°64°32%
- Sun78°62°23%
- Mon74°57°20%
- Tue76°58°23%
- Wed87°64°29%
- Thu90°65°24%
- Fri86°68°29%
- Sat82°67°27%
- Sun85°63°29%
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 — Meridian
SPC has placed Meridian in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Meridian
- 16001