Skelp, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Skelp weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Rain51%0.13″83°66°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle50%0.06″80°68°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Rain68%0.09″70°64°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle29%0.02″71°62°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast30%—89°62°+18°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle50%0.11″71°66°-18°
- SaturdayJul 11Foggy35%—81°62°+10°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 3.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.0 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 11:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Skelp at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Skelp
- Sun83°66°51%
- Mon80°68°50%
- Tue70°64°68%
- Wed71°62°29%
- Thu89°62°30%
- Fri71°66°50%
- Sat81°62°35%
- Sun69°64°16%
- Mon78°63°17%
- Tue62°58°17%
- Wed68°60°17%
- Thu81°57°40%
- Fri84°58°29%
- Sat82°59°31%
- Sun83°61°26%
- Mon72°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 — Skelp
SPC has placed Skelp in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Skelp
- 16686
- 16601