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Thompson, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Thompson, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 8:05 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
86%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:32 AM
Sunset
4:40 PM
Thompson, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastThompson, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 51% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 65°H 89°
Thompson, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    51%
    0.14″
    89°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    75%
    0.14″
    83°65°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    81%
    0.86″
    69°58°-14°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    0.02″
    75°57°+6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    14%
    82°54°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    85°60°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    0.02″
    78°64°-7°
Thompson, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
247° · veering 8°
Direction
WSW
247°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
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 8 · pk 22 @ 12:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 226SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 8° from the wsw.
Thompson, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
956.2
+1.7 mb in 3h · rising · 28.24 inHg
Now
956.2
mb
3h
+1.7
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 955960
950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW959.5954.5956.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Thompson, PA
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
-7 in 6hPeak ~46 @ 6 PM

AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 6 PM.

PM 2.5Good
3.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
83μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
4.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 17
Thompson, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.8mi
UNLIMITED
91 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
12:05 UTC · Thompson, 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
12:05 UTC · Thompson, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Thompson, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Thompson, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Thompson, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:59 AM
Sunrise
1:32 AM
Daylight
15h 08m
Sunset
4:40 PM
Civil dusk
9:15 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Thompson, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
10:58 PM
Moonset
10:03 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Thompson, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Thompson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 18465

16-Day Forecast — Thompson

  1. Sat89°69°51%
  2. Sun83°65°75%
  3. Mon69°58°81%
  4. Tue75°57°47%
  5. Wed82°54°14%
  6. Thu85°60°36%
  7. Fri78°64°36%
  8. Sat81°62°23%
  9. Sun65°60°33%
  10. Mon63°58°24%
  11. Tue72°59°30%
  12. Wed85°57°36%
  13. Thu88°65°27%
  14. Fri86°66°36%
  15. Sat78°65°44%
  16. Sun81°58°35%

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 — Thompson

SPC has placed Thompson 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 Thompson

  • 18465

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.