Nittany, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Nittany weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle43%0.03″92°70°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain59%1.5″88°71°-4°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers81%0.03″75°69°-13°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm81%—78°67°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle20%0.01″76°65°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle16%0.01″89°62°+13°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle63%0.04″82°66°-7°
AQI 74 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 22 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 65 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 65 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 65
- UV peak
- 0.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 65
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:05 PM
- Moonset
- 10:12 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Nittany at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 21°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Nittany
- Sat92°70°43%
- Sun88°71°59%
- Mon75°69°81%
- Tue78°67°81%
- Wed76°65°20%
- Thu89°62°16%
- Fri82°66°63%
- Sat76°64°31%
- Sun78°58°21%
- Mon80°56°26%
- Tue81°56°21%
- Wed84°55°29%
- Thu86°57°48%
- Fri84°60°35%
- Sat89°65°52%
- Sun81°69°39%
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 — Nittany
SPC has placed Nittany in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal 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 Nittany
- 16841