Rockdale Acres, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rockdale Acres weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain36%0.05″89°67°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain75%0.06″83°68°-6°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm62%0.01″73°63°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle21%—79°60°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——83°60°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers46%0.18″84°63°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle35%—79°64°-5°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.95 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 10:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Rockdale Acres at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Rockdale Acres
- Sat89°67°36%
- Sun83°68°75%
- Mon73°63°62%
- Tue79°60°21%
- Wed83°60°9%
- Thu84°63°46%
- Fri79°64°35%
- Sat80°62°26%
- Sun77°61°25%
- Mon71°59°18%
- Tue77°57°18%
- Wed83°64°30%
- Thu87°65°32%
- Fri81°67°54%
- Sat79°66°33%
- Sun81°60°32%
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 — Rockdale Acres
SPC has placed Rockdale Acres in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Rockdale Acres
- 16403