Picture Rocks, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Picture Rocks weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle38%0.03″85°71°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain73%5.1″72°68°-13°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle60%0.01″68°62°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle27%—81°60°+13°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast42%—92°62°+11°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle54%0.04″72°66°-20°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast31%—83°57°+11°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 1.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 11:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Picture Rocks at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 17762
16-Day Forecast — Picture Rocks
- Sun84°71°38%
- Mon72°68°73%
- Tue68°62°60%
- Wed81°60°27%
- Thu92°62°42%
- Fri72°66°54%
- Sat83°57°31%
- Sun67°64°15%
- Mon74°62°20%
- Tue62°60°19%
- Wed69°59°19%
- Thu82°57°31%
- Fri85°58°39%
- Sat84°63°34%
- Sun86°63°35%
- Mon74°65°39%
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 — Picture Rocks
SPC has placed Picture Rocks in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Picture Rocks
- 17762
- 17737