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Penn, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Penn, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 6:06 PM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
90°
Humidity
60%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
1:54 AM
Sunset
4:51 PM
Penn, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPenn, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 50% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 70°H 88°
Penn, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    50%
    1.1″
    93°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    0.02″
    88°70°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    85%
    0.13″
    79°69°-9°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    58%
    0.01″
    76°65°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    0.02″
    81°65°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    37%
    83°61°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Heavy Drizzle
    72%
    0.12″
    77°67°-6°
Penn, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
335° · veering 113°
Direction
NNW
335°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 6
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 26 @ 12:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 277SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nnw-bound air across the harbor.
Penn, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
977.1
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 28.85 inHg
Now
977.1
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977983
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW982.5976.8977.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Penn, PA
Air quality
107
AQI
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
+50 in 6h

AQI 107 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 50 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
9.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
110μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 55
UV peak
0.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 55

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.4 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Penn, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
57.7mi
UNLIMITED
91 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
22:06 UTC · Penn, 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
22:06 UTC · Penn, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Penn, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Penn, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Penn, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:22 AM
Sunrise
1:54 AM
Daylight
14h 57m
Sunset
4:51 PM
Civil dusk
9:25 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Penn, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:13 PM
Moonset
10:22 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Penn, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Penn at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 15675

16-Day Forecast — Penn

  1. Sat93°69°50%
  2. Sun88°70°46%
  3. Mon79°69°85%
  4. Tue76°65°58%
  5. Wed81°65°18%
  6. Thu83°61°37%
  7. Fri77°67°72%
  8. Sat79°63°57%
  9. Sun76°58°29%
  10. Mon76°54°30%
  11. Tue77°54°21%
  12. Wed80°56°35%
  13. Thu83°58°35%
  14. Fri77°60°34%
  15. Sat83°67°32%
  16. Sun77°66°46%

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 — Penn

SPC has placed Penn 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 Penn

  • 15675

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.