Rural Valley, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rural Valley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain44%2.0″84°65°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast38%—84°68°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle55%—73°66°-11°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle15%—76°65°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast48%—86°63°+10°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle73%0.04″74°67°-12°
- SaturdayJul 11Foggy40%—79°62°+5°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 17 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 70 — 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 during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 70 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 70
- UV peak
- 2.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 70
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.2 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h 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
- 11:35 PM
- Moonset
- 11:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Rural Valley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°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: 16249
16-Day Forecast — Rural Valley
- Sun84°65°44%
- Mon84°69°38%
- Tue73°66°55%
- Wed76°65°15%
- Thu86°63°48%
- Fri74°67°73%
- Sat79°62°40%
- Sun75°66°22%
- Mon74°61°16%
- Tue61°58°20%
- Wed67°59°22%
- Thu80°57°31%
- Fri82°59°35%
- Sat83°60°29%
- Sun82°62°35%
- Mon78°63°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 — Rural Valley
SPC has placed Rural Valley 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 Rural Valley
- 16222
- 16249