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Petersburg, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Petersburg, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 5:11 PM
97
°
Clear
Feels like
97°
Humidity
32%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
1:46 AM
Sunset
4:46 PM
Petersburg, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPetersburg, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit with a 48% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 72°H 97°
Petersburg, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    0.01″
    97°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    48%
    91°72°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    79%
    0.01″
    82°68°-9°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    77%
    83°68°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    20%
    0.01″
    78°65°-5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    90°62°+12°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    0.06″
    83°66°-7°
Petersburg, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
253° · steady
Direction
WSW
253°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 5 · pk 28 @ 1:00a
01020304050MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 436SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the wsw.
Petersburg, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.2
-1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.21 inHg
Now
989.2
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989993
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.8989.2989.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Petersburg, PA
Air quality
81
AQI
Moderate
+27 in 6h

AQI 81 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 27 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 88 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
130μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 88 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 88
UV peak
2.4 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 88

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Petersburg, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
122.7mi
UNLIMITED
124 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
21:11 UTC · Petersburg, 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
21:11 UTC · Petersburg, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Petersburg, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Petersburg, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Petersburg, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:14 AM
Sunrise
1:46 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
4:46 PM
Civil dusk
9:20 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Petersburg, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:06 PM
Moonset
10:15 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Petersburg, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Petersburg at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 26°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 16669

16-Day Forecast — Petersburg

  1. Sat97°70°46%
  2. Sun91°72°48%
  3. Mon82°68°79%
  4. Tue83°68°77%
  5. Wed78°65°20%
  6. Thu90°62°15%
  7. Fri83°66°56%
  8. Sat83°65°31%
  9. Sun81°60°19%
  10. Mon78°58°23%
  11. Tue82°56°21%
  12. Wed86°56°36%
  13. Thu87°57°52%
  14. Fri83°60°42%
  15. Sat91°67°52%
  16. Sun81°69°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 — Petersburg

SPC has placed Petersburg 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 Petersburg

  • 16669

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.