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Nicholson, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Nicholson, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 8:21 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
72%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:34 AM
Sunset
4:40 PM
Nicholson, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNicholson, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 40% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 68°H 94°
Nicholson, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    40%
    0.15″
    94°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    87%
    0.03″
    89°68°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    87%
    0.13″
    72°62°-17°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    0.01″
    78°60°+6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    17%
    85°56°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    40%
    87°59°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    81°64°-6°
Nicholson, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
265° · veering 10°
Direction
W
265°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
20
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 20 @ 12:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 385SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 10° from the w.
Nicholson, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.0
+1.8 mb in 3h · rising · 28.97 inHg
Now
981.0
mb
3h
+1.8
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979984
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW983.7979.0980.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Nicholson, PA
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-2 in 6hPeak ~48 @ 6 PM

AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 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
4.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
92μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
4.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 19

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Nicholson, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
44.6mi
UNLIMITED
107 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
12:21 UTC · Nicholson, 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
12:21 UTC · Nicholson, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Nicholson, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Nicholson, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Nicholson, 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
1:34 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
4:40 PM
Civil dusk
9:15 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Nicholson, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
10:59 PM
Moonset
10:05 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Nicholson, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Nicholson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 18446

16-Day Forecast — Nicholson

  1. Sat94°68°40%
  2. Sun89°68°87%
  3. Mon72°62°87%
  4. Tue78°60°52%
  5. Wed85°56°17%
  6. Thu87°59°40%
  7. Fri81°64°43%
  8. Sat87°65°27%
  9. Sun67°62°34%
  10. Mon67°62°26%
  11. Tue78°57°29%
  12. Wed88°60°29%
  13. Thu91°66°29%
  14. Fri89°68°29%
  15. Sat82°67°44%
  16. Sun85°61°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 — Nicholson

SPC has placed Nicholson 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 Nicholson

  • 18446

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.