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Rome, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Rome, PA
Sunday, July 5 at 4:23 PM
86
°
Overcast
Feels like
91°
Humidity
52%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
1:36 AM
Sunset
4:43 PM
Rome, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRome, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 69% chance of precipitation at 2 AM.
L 69°H 85°
Rome, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    0.01″
    85°69°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Rain
    69%
    0.64″
    74°67°-11°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Foggy
    62%
    70°60°-4°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    26%
    83°57°+13°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    88°61°+5°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    58%
    72°63°-16°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    24%
    80°54°+8°
Rome, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
056° · veering 126°
Direction
NE
056°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 3
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 3 · pk 16 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 269SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Rome, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.4
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.10 inHg
Now
985.4
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
+1.3
mb
24h
+2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982986
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.1982.2985.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rome, PA
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
+11 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 42 — 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
6.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
89μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
2.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 42

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Rome, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
88%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
75.0mi
UNLIMITED
84 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
20:23 UTC · Rome, 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
20:23 UTC · Rome, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Rome, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rome, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rome, PA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:03 AM
Sunrise
1:36 AM
Daylight
15h 07m
Sunset
4:43 PM
Civil dusk
9:18 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Rome, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:24 PM
Moonset
11:14 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Rome, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rome at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°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.

ZIP code: 18837

16-Day Forecast — Rome

  1. Sun85°69°46%
  2. Mon73°67°69%
  3. Tue70°60°62%
  4. Wed83°57°26%
  5. Thu88°61°45%
  6. Fri72°63°58%
  7. Sat80°54°24%
  8. Sun72°59°15%
  9. Mon73°60°19%
  10. Tue67°60°22%
  11. Wed70°60°27%
  12. Thu76°57°32%
  13. Fri85°57°34%
  14. Sat81°61°33%
  15. Sun85°60°39%
  16. Mon72°64°35%

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 — Rome

SPC includes Rome in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Rome

  • 18837

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.