Orchard Hills, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Orchard Hills weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain38%0.14″94°68°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle77%—89°71°-5°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail75%0.30″79°66°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast25%—83°63°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——86°58°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast46%—90°65°+4°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle55%—81°65°-9°
AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 19.0 µg/m³ (AQI 69) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 3.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 3.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 19.0 µg/m³ (AQI 69) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:13 PM
- Moonset
- 10:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Orchard Hills at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Orchard Hills
- Sat94°68°38%
- Sun89°71°77%
- Mon79°66°75%
- Tue83°63°25%
- Wed86°58°9%
- Thu90°65°46%
- Fri81°65°55%
- Sat83°67°40%
- Sun77°64°29%
- Mon74°59°16%
- Tue77°58°18%
- Wed87°64°26%
- Thu92°65°35%
- Fri91°68°52%
- Sat82°68°46%
- Sun87°65°45%
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 — Orchard Hills
SPC has placed Orchard Hills 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 Orchard Hills
- 15613