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Pillow, Pennsylvania Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Pillow, PA
Sunday, July 5 at 5:19 PM
85
°
Overcast
Feels like
90°
Humidity
58%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:42 AM
Sunset
4:41 PM
Pillow, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPillow, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 61% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 72°H 86°
Pillow, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    61%
    0.09″
    86°69°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Rain
    40%
    0.16″
    80°69°-6°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    71°63°-9°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    77°62°+6°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    48%
    91°67°+14°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    0.05″
    72°67°-19°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    24%
    82°62°+10°
Pillow, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
066° · veering 154°
Direction
ENE
066°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 3
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 3 · pk 16 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 167SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Pillow, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.6
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.34 inHg
Now
993.6
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
+1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992995
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW995.3991.8993.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Pillow, PA
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
+34 in 6h

AQI 66 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 34 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 49 — 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
5.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
103μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
0.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 49

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 5.8 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
calm
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Pillow, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
59.7mi
UNLIMITED
95 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
21:19 UTC · Pillow, 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
21:19 UTC · Pillow, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Pillow, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pillow, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pillow, PA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:10 AM
Sunrise
1:42 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
4:41 PM
Civil dusk
9:15 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Pillow, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
69% illuminated
Moonrise
11:25 PM
Moonset
11:16 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Pillow, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pillow at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 17080

16-Day Forecast — Pillow

  1. Sun87°69°61%
  2. Mon80°69°40%
  3. Tue71°63°40%
  4. Wed77°62°32%
  5. Thu91°67°48%
  6. Fri72°67°52%
  7. Sat82°62°24%
  8. Sun68°65°21%
  9. Mon80°65°23%
  10. Tue64°60°15%
  11. Wed71°61°19%
  12. Thu82°59°27%
  13. Fri85°60°25%
  14. Sat83°62°26%
  15. Sun82°63°29%
  16. Mon71°65°32%

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 — Pillow

SPC has placed Pillow in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Pillow

  • 17080

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.