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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

Skelp, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 10:12 PM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
75°
Humidity
83%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:47 AM
Sunset
4:47 PM
Skelp, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSkelp, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 50% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 68°H 88°
Skelp, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Drizzle
    68%
    0.09″
    92°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    0.01″
    88°68°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    85%
    79°69°-9°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    73%
    0.01″
    74°65°-5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    0.05″
    68°65°-6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    0.01″
    87°62°+19°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    82°65°-5°
Skelp, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
006° · veering 78°
Direction
N
006°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 8
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 8 · pk 37 @ 1:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 113SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 78° from the n.
Skelp, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
972.9
+1.5 mb in 3h · rising · 28.73 inHg
Now
972.9
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 971975
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW975.3971.4972.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Skelp, PA
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
+13 in 6h

AQI 63 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — 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
4.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
90μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5
Skelp, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
91%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
34.9mi
UNLIMITED
86 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
02:12 UTC · Skelp, 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
02:12 UTC · Skelp, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Skelp, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Skelp, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Skelp, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:15 AM
Sunrise
1:47 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
4:47 PM
Civil dusk
9:21 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Skelp, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:31 PM
Moonset
11:22 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Skelp, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Skelp at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • 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

  1. Sat92°69°68%
  2. Sun88°68°40%
  3. Mon79°69°85%
  4. Tue74°65°73%
  5. Wed68°65°19%
  6. Thu87°62°14%
  7. Fri82°65°56%
  8. Sat83°59°31%
  9. Sun81°57°19%
  10. Mon82°52°24%
  11. Tue85°59°20%
  12. Wed82°60°31%
  13. Thu83°56°26%
  14. Fri85°56°42%
  15. Sat86°64°43%
  16. Sun81°67°49%

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
  • 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 Skelp

  • 16686
  • 16601

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.