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Orrstown, Pennsylvania Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Orrstown, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 10:17 PM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
80°
Humidity
76%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:46 AM
Sunset
4:42 PM
Orrstown, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOrrstown, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 46% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 69°H 92°
Orrstown, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    46%
    97°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    0.02″
    92°69°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    85%
    86°68°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    85%
    0.01″
    72°66°-14°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    0.03″
    68°64°-4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    88°65°+20°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    83°68°-5°
Orrstown, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
310° · backing 56°
Direction
NW
310°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 6
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 6 · pk 37 @ 1:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 327SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 56° from the nw.
Orrstown, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.1
+2.2 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.27 inHg
Now
991.1
mb
3h
+2.2
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988992
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.3987.5990.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Orrstown, PA
Air quality
75
AQI
Moderate
-3 in 6h

AQI 75 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
7.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Orrstown, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
99%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
38.3mi
UNLIMITED
96 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
02:17 UTC · Orrstown, 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
02:17 UTC · Orrstown, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Orrstown, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Orrstown, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Orrstown, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:15 AM
Sunrise
1:46 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
4:42 PM
Civil dusk
9:16 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Orrstown, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 PM
Moonset
11:20 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Orrstown, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Orrstown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 17244

16-Day Forecast — Orrstown

  1. Sat97°74°46%
  2. Sun92°69°40%
  3. Mon86°68°85%
  4. Tue72°66°85%
  5. Wed68°64°17%
  6. Thu88°65°11%
  7. Fri83°68°50%
  8. Sat82°65°31%
  9. Sun78°61°21%
  10. Mon80°56°19%
  11. Tue85°60°19%
  12. Wed83°63°25%
  13. Thu83°59°28%
  14. Fri84°62°30%
  15. Sat88°68°39%
  16. Sun82°67°47%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — Orrstown

SPC has placed Orrstown in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight 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 Orrstown

  • 17244

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.