State College, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
State College weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle34%0.01″93°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast49%—88°69°-5°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle79%0.03″77°68°-11°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm79%—78°67°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle17%—74°65°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle16%—85°61°+11°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle60%0.04″79°65°-6°
AQI 69 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 16 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 76 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 76 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 76
- UV peak
- 1.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 76
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h 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
- 11:06 PM
- Moonset
- 10:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
State College at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 22°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 codes: 16801, 16803
16-Day Forecast — State College
- Sat93°68°34%
- Sun88°69°49%
- Mon77°68°79%
- Tue78°67°79%
- Wed74°65°17%
- Thu85°61°16%
- Fri79°65°60%
- Sat78°63°31%
- Sun76°58°18%
- Mon74°56°26%
- Tue78°56°21%
- Wed81°55°35%
- Thu82°56°39%
- Fri78°60°35%
- Sat87°65°51%
- Sun80°69°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near State College
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 — State College
SPC has placed State College 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 State College
- 16802
- 16803
- 16801
- 16804
- 16805