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South Philipsburg, Pennsylvania Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

South Philipsburg, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 8:35 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
79%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:46 AM
Sunset
4:47 PM
South Philipsburg, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSouth Philipsburg, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 29% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 68°H 89°
South Philipsburg, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    0.01″
    89°66°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    84%
    0.34″
    85°68°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    82%
    0.20″
    72°63°-13°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    66%
    0.06″
    79°61°+7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    14%
    83°58°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    41%
    88°62°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    81°64°-7°
South Philipsburg, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
237° · backing 12°
Direction
WSW
237°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 7
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 7 · pk 29 @ 1:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 194SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 12° from the wsw.
South Philipsburg, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
965.3
+1.3 mb in 3h · rising · 28.51 inHg
Now
965.3
mb
3h
+1.3
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 964968
955960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW968.3963.8965.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
South Philipsburg, PA
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
-3 in 6h

AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
81μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 4.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 38
UV peak
4.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 20

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.97
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
South Philipsburg, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
38.3mi
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
12:35 UTC · South Philipsburg, 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
12:35 UTC · South Philipsburg, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
South Philipsburg, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
South Philipsburg, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
South Philipsburg, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:14 AM
Sunrise
1:46 AM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
4:47 PM
Civil dusk
9:22 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
South Philipsburg, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:08 PM
Moonset
10:15 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
South Philipsburg, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

South Philipsburg at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — South Philipsburg

  1. Sat89°66°35%
  2. Sun85°68°84%
  3. Mon72°63°82%
  4. Tue79°61°66%
  5. Wed83°58°14%
  6. Thu88°62°41%
  7. Fri81°64°48%
  8. Sat82°67°38%
  9. Sun77°63°30%
  10. Mon74°60°18%
  11. Tue78°62°16%
  12. Wed85°65°29%
  13. Thu89°65°29%
  14. Fri85°67°39%
  15. Sat84°67°31%
  16. Sun86°63°41%

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 — South Philipsburg

SPC has placed South Philipsburg 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 South Philipsburg

  • 16866

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.