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Saxton, Pennsylvania Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Saxton, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 8:20 AM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
57%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:49 AM
Sunset
4:45 PM
Saxton, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSaxton, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit with a 23% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 73°H 98°
Saxton, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    23%
    0.04″
    98°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Showers
    94%
    0.64″
    91°73°-7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    86%
    0.24″
    77°67°-14°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    67%
    0.02″
    76°63°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    18%
    83°58°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    42%
    89°63°+6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Heavy Drizzle
    40%
    85°67°-4°
Saxton, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
153° · backing 62°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 5 · pk 15 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 233SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Saxton, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.6
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 29.10 inHg
Now
985.6
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985988
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.2984.5985.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Saxton, PA
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
-3 in 6h

AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
84μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 4.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 21 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
4.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 21

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
Saxton, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
63.4mi
UNLIMITED
96 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
12:20 UTC · Saxton, 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
12:20 UTC · Saxton, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Saxton, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Saxton, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Saxton, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:17 AM
Sunrise
1:49 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
4:45 PM
Civil dusk
9:19 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Saxton, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:07 PM
Moonset
10:16 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Saxton, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Saxton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°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: 16678

16-Day Forecast — Saxton

  1. Sat98°69°23%
  2. Sun91°73°94%
  3. Mon77°67°86%
  4. Tue76°63°67%
  5. Wed83°58°18%
  6. Thu89°63°42%
  7. Fri85°67°40%
  8. Sat84°68°35%
  9. Sun78°64°29%
  10. Mon76°61°17%
  11. Tue75°64°12%
  12. Wed82°64°23%
  13. Thu91°68°21%
  14. Fri90°71°34%
  15. Sat82°70°39%
  16. Sun85°67°35%

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 — Saxton

SPC has placed Saxton 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 Saxton

  • 16678

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.