Rheems, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rheems weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain53%0.81″97°73°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers59%1.6″92°72°-5°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers94%0.09″79°65°-13°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers78%0.05″70°65°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle17%0.01″73°62°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle13%—88°64°+15°
- FridayJul 10Overcast50%—87°68°-1°
AQI 81 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 48. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — 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 48. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.2 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 3h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 11:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Rheems at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 17570
16-Day Forecast — Rheems
- Sat97°73°53%
- Sun92°72°59%
- Mon79°65°94%
- Tue70°65°78%
- Wed73°62°17%
- Thu88°64°13%
- Fri87°68°50%
- Sat81°62°30%
- Sun79°61°32%
- Mon80°56°18%
- Tue87°59°18%
- Wed82°63°37%
- Thu83°61°48%
- Fri88°59°41%
- Sat83°67°39%
- Sun84°69°45%
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 — Rheems
SPC has placed Rheems in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- 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 Rheems
- 17570
- 17552
- 17022