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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

Picture Rocks, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 11:31 PM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
90%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:39 AM
Sunset
4:43 PM
Picture Rocks, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPicture Rocks, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 51% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 68°H 85°
Picture Rocks, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    67%
    0.22″
    93°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    51%
    1.1″
    85°68°-8°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    78%
    0.16″
    77°64°-8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    69%
    0.02″
    67°64°-10°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    0.02″
    71°61°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    82°61°+11°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    53%
    0.01″
    80°64°-2°
Picture Rocks, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
063° · veering 117°
Direction
ENE
063°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 24 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 183SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 117° from the ene.
Picture Rocks, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.8
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 29.23 inHg
Now
989.8
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.2987.5990.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Picture Rocks, PA
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
-16 in 6h

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.

PM 2.5Good
3.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
80μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

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
Picture Rocks, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
28.1mi
UNLIMITED
90 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
03:31 UTC · Picture Rocks, 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
03:31 UTC · Picture Rocks, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Picture Rocks, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Picture Rocks, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Picture Rocks, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:06 AM
Sunrise
1:39 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
4:43 PM
Civil dusk
9:18 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Picture Rocks, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:25 PM
Moonset
11:16 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Picture Rocks, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

  1. Sat93°73°67%
  2. Sun86°68°51%
  3. Mon77°64°78%
  4. Tue67°64°69%
  5. Wed71°61°31%
  6. Thu82°61°42%
  7. Fri80°64°53%
  8. Sat86°57°24%
  9. Sun79°57°26%
  10. Mon85°52°18%
  11. Tue89°58°18%
  12. Wed82°59°48%
  13. Thu81°56°42%
  14. Fri83°55°35%
  15. Sat84°66°52%
  16. 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

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.