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Orrtanna, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Orrtanna, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 1:29 PM
97
°
Clear
Feels like
104°
Humidity
35%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:46 AM
Sunset
4:41 PM
Orrtanna, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOrrtanna, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit with a 30% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 74°H 100°
Orrtanna, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    100°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    56%
    0.86″
    93°74°-7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    83%
    0.19″
    77°64°-16°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    74%
    0.02″
    72°61°-5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    18%
    85°57°+13°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    20%
    90°63°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    54%
    86°70°-4°
Orrtanna, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
243° · backing 14°
Direction
WSW
243°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 7
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 7 · pk 38 @ 2:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 317SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 14° from the wsw.
Orrtanna, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.1
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.27 inHg
Now
991.1
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991994
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.2991.3991.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Orrtanna, PA
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
+2 in 6hPeak ~85 @ 10 PM

AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 93 now. With UV 9.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 113 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 10 PM.

PM 2.5Good
7.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
133μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
9.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 93 now. With UV 9.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 113 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 93
UV peak
9.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 113

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Orrtanna, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
109.9mi
UNLIMITED
108 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
17:29 UTC · Orrtanna, 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
17:29 UTC · Orrtanna, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Orrtanna, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Orrtanna, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Orrtanna, 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 55m
Sunset
4:41 PM
Civil dusk
9:14 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Orrtanna, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:02 PM
Moonset
10:13 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Orrtanna, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Orrtanna at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 25°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 17353

16-Day Forecast — Orrtanna

  1. Sat100°75°30%
  2. Sun93°74°56%
  3. Mon77°64°83%
  4. Tue72°61°74%
  5. Wed85°57°18%
  6. Thu90°63°20%
  7. Fri86°70°54%
  8. Sat85°69°29%
  9. Sun76°66°25%
  10. Mon75°65°21%
  11. Tue76°65°25%
  12. Wed84°67°26%
  13. Thu93°69°32%
  14. Fri93°73°24%
  15. Sat80°71°16%
  16. Sun88°69°23%

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 — Orrtanna

SPC has placed Orrtanna in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight 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 Orrtanna

  • 17353

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.