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 4Rain67%0.22″93°72°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain51%1.1″85°68°-8°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers78%0.16″77°64°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle69%0.02″67°64°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle31%0.02″71°61°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle42%—82°61°+11°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm53%0.01″80°64°-2°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 16 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
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: 72°F — typical for the season
- 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
- Sat93°73°67%
- Sun86°68°51%
- Mon77°64°78%
- Tue67°64°69%
- Wed71°61°31%
- Thu82°61°42%
- Fri80°64°53%
- Sat86°57°24%
- Sun79°57°26%
- Mon85°52°18%
- Tue89°58°18%
- Wed82°59°48%
- Thu81°56°42%
- Fri83°55°35%
- Sat84°66°52%
- Sun85°68°42%
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
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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