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Salix, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Salix, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 10:06 PM
69
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
74°
Humidity
88%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
1:50 AM
Sunset
4:48 PM
Salix, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSalix, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 68% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 65°H 83°
Salix, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    82%
    0.33″
    87°66°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Showers
    45%
    0.23″
    83°65°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    84%
    0.02″
    77°65°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    63%
    72°64°-5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    21%
    0.05″
    71°64°-1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    83°60°+12°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    61%
    0.01″
    75°64°-8°
Salix, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
135° · veering 167°
Direction
SE
135°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 6
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 6 · pk 19 @ 1:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 137SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Salix, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
945.5
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 27.92 inHg
Now
945.5
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 943948
935940945950955-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW947.6943.4945.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Salix, PA
Air quality
73
AQI
Moderate
+10 in 6h

AQI 73 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 46. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~96%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
3.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
97μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~96%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 6
Salix, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.5mi
UNLIMITED
70 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
02:06 UTC · Salix, 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
02:06 UTC · Salix, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Salix, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Salix, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Salix, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:18 AM
Sunrise
1:50 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
4:48 PM
Civil dusk
9:22 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Salix, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:33 PM
Moonset
11:25 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Salix, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Salix at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 15952

16-Day Forecast — Salix

  1. Sat87°66°82%
  2. Sun83°66°45%
  3. Mon77°65°84%
  4. Tue72°64°63%
  5. Wed71°64°21%
  6. Thu83°60°15%
  7. Fri75°64°61%
  8. Sat74°58°43%
  9. Sun76°54°24%
  10. Mon78°51°27%
  11. Tue81°57°24%
  12. Wed78°58°39%
  13. Thu80°53°27%
  14. Fri81°58°45%
  15. Sat83°62°44%
  16. Sun71°65°52%

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 — Salix

SPC has placed Salix in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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 Salix

  • 15963
  • 15952
  • 15955

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.