Old Forge, Pennsylvania Weather
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Old Forge weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle33%0.01″96°71°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain88%0.48″91°70°-5°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle88%0.21″71°62°-20°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle51%—75°59°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Foggy15%—83°56°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle38%—85°63°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle46%—82°66°-3°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 27 around 1 PM.
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 44 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 27 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 4.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 27
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 10:58 PM
- Moonset
- 10:05 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Old Forge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 18518
16-Day Forecast — Old Forge
- Sat96°71°33%
- Sun91°70°88%
- Mon71°62°88%
- Tue75°59°51%
- Wed83°56°15%
- Thu85°63°38%
- Fri82°66°46%
- Sat86°67°25%
- Sun69°64°30%
- Mon68°63°21%
- Tue79°62°25%
- Wed87°63°27%
- Thu93°68°27%
- Fri92°70°39%
- Sat82°69°40%
- Sun86°63°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 — Old Forge
SPC has placed Old Forge 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 Old Forge
- 18518