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Mountainhome, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Mountainhome, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 7:54 AM
77
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
74%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:33 AM
Sunset
4:37 PM
Mountainhome, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMountainhome, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 33% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 70°H 92°
Mountainhome, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    33%
    92°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    94%
    0.18″
    86°70°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    94%
    1.2″
    69°60°-17°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    60%
    0.24″
    68°55°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Foggy
    16%
    84°55°+16°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    34%
    0.08″
    85°61°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    84°65°-1°
Mountainhome, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
288° · steady
Direction
WNW
288°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 23 @ 4:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 333SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the wnw.
Mountainhome, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
969.6
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.63 inHg
Now
969.6
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 969973
960965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW973.0968.8969.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mountainhome, PA
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
+2 in 6hPeak ~48 @ 6 PM

AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 during the projected peak around 6 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
79μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 1.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 37
UV peak
1.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 9

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

Visibility
41.8mi
UNLIMITED
83 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
11:54 UTC · Mountainhome, 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
11:54 UTC · Mountainhome, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Mountainhome, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Mountainhome, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Mountainhome, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:01 AM
Sunrise
1:33 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
4:37 PM
Civil dusk
9:11 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Mountainhome, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
10:56 PM
Moonset
10:03 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Mountainhome, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mountainhome at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 18342

16-Day Forecast — Mountainhome

  1. Sat92°70°33%
  2. Sun86°70°94%
  3. Mon69°60°94%
  4. Tue68°55°60%
  5. Wed84°55°16%
  6. Thu85°61°34%
  7. Fri84°65°43%
  8. Sat77°66°33%
  9. Sun67°61°34%
  10. Mon64°59°20%
  11. Tue76°59°21%
  12. Wed84°61°29%
  13. Thu91°67°31%
  14. Fri90°69°45%
  15. Sat82°68°42%
  16. Sun85°62°38%

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 — Mountainhome

SPC has placed Mountainhome 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 Mountainhome

  • 18326

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.