South Heights, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
South Heights weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers67%0.15″92°69°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers38%0.46″90°69°-2°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail89%—84°69°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm52%—76°67°-8°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle10%—89°67°+13°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle28%0.04″87°63°-2°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle65%0.05″76°67°-11°
AQI 85 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 17 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:39 PM
- Moonset
- 11:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
South Heights at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 15081
16-Day Forecast — South Heights
- Sat92°69°67%
- Sun90°68°38%
- Mon84°69°89%
- Tue76°67°52%
- Wed89°67°10%
- Thu87°63°28%
- Fri76°67°65%
- Sat83°62°46%
- Sun81°53°21%
- Mon85°54°22%
- Tue84°59°19%
- Wed83°60°32%
- Thu82°55°29%
- Fri89°58°39%
- Sat89°67°25%
- Sun78°67°42%
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 — South Heights
SPC has placed South Heights in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 South Heights
- 15081