Sylvan Hills, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sylvan Hills weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Showers52%0.16″83°66°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers48%6.1″80°68°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Rain68%0.20″71°64°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle30%0.01″71°63°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast28%—89°62°+18°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle51%0.07″71°66°-18°
- SaturdayJul 11Foggy35%—81°64°+10°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.4 µg/m³.
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 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 2.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 45
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.4 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 3h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 11:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Sylvan Hills at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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.
16-Day Forecast — Sylvan Hills
- Sun83°66°52%
- Mon80°68°48%
- Tue71°64°68%
- Wed71°63°30%
- Thu89°62°28%
- Fri71°66°51%
- Sat81°64°35%
- Sun72°65°17%
- Mon77°63°18%
- Tue62°58°16%
- Wed69°60°17%
- Thu80°57°40%
- Fri84°59°29%
- Sat83°59°31%
- Sun82°61°26%
- Mon71°63°32%
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 — Sylvan Hills
SPC has placed Sylvan Hills 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 Sylvan Hills
- 16648