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Southmont, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Southmont, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 8:20 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
74%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:51 AM
Sunset
4:48 PM
Southmont, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSouthmont, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 37% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 69°H 93°
Southmont, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    37%
    1.1″
    93°65°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    83%
    0.13″
    87°69°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    84%
    0.11″
    79°65°-8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    0.01″
    79°61°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    84°56°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    47%
    85°62°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    77°65°-8°
Southmont, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
160° · backing 85°
Direction
SSE
160°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 21 @ 1:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 262SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Southmont, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
959.7
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 28.34 inHg
Now
959.7
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 958963
950955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW962.9958.3959.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Southmont, PA
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6h

AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.4 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 2.5DRIVERModerate
13.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
79μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 3.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 37
UV peak
3.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 18

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 13.4 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Southmont, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
42.4mi
UNLIMITED
66 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
12:20 UTC · Southmont, 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
12:20 UTC · Southmont, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Southmont, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Southmont, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Southmont, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:19 AM
Sunrise
1:51 AM
Daylight
14h 57m
Sunset
4:48 PM
Civil dusk
9:23 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Southmont, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:10 PM
Moonset
10:19 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Southmont, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Southmont at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Southmont

  1. Sat93°65°37%
  2. Sun87°69°83%
  3. Mon79°65°84%
  4. Tue79°61°41%
  5. Wed84°56°14%
  6. Thu85°62°47%
  7. Fri77°65°51%
  8. Sat81°66°44%
  9. Sun78°64°30%
  10. Mon70°60°20%
  11. Tue75°58°19%
  12. Wed80°63°29%
  13. Thu90°65°39%
  14. Fri88°68°46%
  15. Sat82°67°43%
  16. Sun84°65°43%

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 — Southmont

SPC has placed Southmont 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 Southmont

  • 15905

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.