Prospect, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Prospect weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle61%—92°67°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain74%1.8″81°68°-11°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail73%0.13″79°65°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle27%—84°62°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——86°59°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle48%0.01″86°64°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle51%—80°65°-6°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI projected to climb to 74 over the next 6 hours. PM2.5 at 12.8 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~76%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 3.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.8 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:15 PM
- Moonset
- 10:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Prospect at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 16052
16-Day Forecast — Prospect
- Sat91°67°61%
- Sun81°68°74%
- Mon79°65°73%
- Tue84°62°27%
- Wed86°59°9%
- Thu86°64°48%
- Fri80°65°51%
- Sat84°63°34%
- Sun78°61°27%
- Mon74°57°17%
- Tue77°57°15%
- Wed87°64°40%
- Thu89°65°39%
- Fri83°69°49%
- Sat83°67°35%
- Sun84°62°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Prospect
SPC has placed Prospect in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Prospect
- 16052