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Sligo, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Sligo, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 10:14 PM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
77°
Humidity
91%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:51 AM
Sunset
4:53 PM
Sligo, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSligo, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit with a 44% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 66°H 80°
Sligo, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Showers
    69%
    0.27″
    88°66°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    0.02″
    80°66°-8°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    90%
    0.03″
    81°67°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    55%
    74°67°-7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    0.01″
    82°65°+8°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    32%
    81°61°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    68%
    0.04″
    76°64°-5°
Sligo, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
198° · veering 80°
Direction
SSW
198°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
19
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 19 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 132SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 80° from the ssw.
Sligo, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
972.8
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 28.73 inHg
Now
972.8
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 972976
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW976.0972.2972.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Sligo, PA
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 31. 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
4.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
66μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Sligo, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
88%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.7mi
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
02:14 UTC · Sligo, 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
02:14 UTC · Sligo, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Sligo, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sligo, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sligo, 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
1:51 AM
Daylight
15h 02m
Sunset
4:53 PM
Civil dusk
9:28 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Sligo, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:36 PM
Moonset
11:27 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Sligo, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sligo at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 16255

16-Day Forecast — Sligo

  1. Sat88°66°69%
  2. Sun80°66°44%
  3. Mon81°67°90%
  4. Tue74°67°55%
  5. Wed82°65°12%
  6. Thu81°61°32%
  7. Fri76°64°68%
  8. Sat79°58°38%
  9. Sun78°52°20%
  10. Mon77°52°31%
  11. Tue78°56°23%
  12. Wed79°59°38%
  13. Thu75°53°34%
  14. Fri87°57°37%
  15. Sat85°64°52%
  16. Sun76°68°39%

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 — Sligo

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Sligo

  • 16255

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.