Slatington, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Slatington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle30%—99°73°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain93%0.10″89°71°-10°
- MondayJul 6Showers93%0.52″73°63°-16°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle66%0.10″69°57°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy14%—81°55°+12°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle37%—87°60°+6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle44%—85°67°-2°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.94 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 during the projected peak around 7 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 26 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 4.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 26
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 10:57 PM
- Moonset
- 10:05 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Slatington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°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: 18080
16-Day Forecast — Slatington
- Sat99°73°30%
- Sun89°71°93%
- Mon73°63°93%
- Tue69°57°66%
- Wed81°55°14%
- Thu87°60°37%
- Fri85°67°44%
- Sat83°69°24%
- Sun70°66°28%
- Mon68°64°17%
- Tue78°61°19%
- Wed83°63°29%
- Thu90°68°31%
- Fri92°69°45%
- Sat79°69°42%
- Sun86°66°38%
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 — Slatington
SPC has placed Slatington in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal 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 Slatington
- 18080