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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

Picture Rocks, PA
Sunday, July 5 at 4:21 PM
84
°
Overcast
Feels like
91°
Humidity
63%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:39 AM
Sunset
4:42 PM
Picture Rocks, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPicture Rocks, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 73% chance of precipitation at 2 AM.
L 69°H 85°
Picture Rocks, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    38%
    0.03″
    85°71°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Rain
    73%
    5.1″
    72°68°-13°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    0.01″
    68°62°-4°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    81°60°+13°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    42%
    92°62°+11°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    54%
    0.04″
    72°66°-20°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    31%
    83°57°+11°
Picture Rocks, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
169° · backing 43°
Direction
S
169°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 4
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 4 · pk 24 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 236SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Picture Rocks, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.4
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.25 inHg
Now
990.4
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
+1.5
mb
24h
+2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.9987.5990.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Picture Rocks, PA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
+15 in 6h

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.

PM 2.5Good
5.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
107μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.3

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
Picture Rocks, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
92%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
49.5mi
UNLIMITED
89 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
20:21 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
20:21 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 · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:07 AM
Sunrise
1:39 AM
Daylight
15h 03m
Sunset
4:42 PM
Civil dusk
9:17 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Picture Rocks, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% 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: 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

  1. Sun84°71°38%
  2. Mon72°68°73%
  3. Tue68°62°60%
  4. Wed81°60°27%
  5. Thu92°62°42%
  6. Fri72°66°54%
  7. Sat83°57°31%
  8. Sun67°64°15%
  9. Mon74°62°20%
  10. Tue62°60°19%
  11. Wed69°59°19%
  12. Thu82°57°31%
  13. Fri85°58°39%
  14. Sat84°63°34%
  15. Sun86°63°35%
  16. 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

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.