The Escape, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
The Escape weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Rain79%0.19″80°65°—
- MondayJul 6Rain90%0.67″70°62°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle52%0.02″63°58°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast18%—84°55°+21°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle35%—85°61°+1°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle55%0.08″70°62°-15°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast20%—80°54°+10°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast 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 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 0.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 11:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
The Escape at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — The Escape
- Sun81°65°79%
- Mon70°62°90%
- Tue63°58°52%
- Wed84°55°18%
- Thu85°61°35%
- Fri70°62°55%
- Sat80°54°20%
- Sun75°60°13%
- Mon79°59°26%
- Tue65°58°18%
- Wed68°58°25%
- Thu73°59°30%
- Fri84°58°42%
- Sat81°61°33%
- Sun81°59°36%
- Mon66°63°35%
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 — The Escape
SPC has placed The Escape in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 The Escape
- 18426