Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Turtle Creek weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain35%0.17″94°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast79%—88°71°-6°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail73%0.31″82°67°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy36%—84°64°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast12%—86°59°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle50%—89°66°+3°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle55%—81°66°-8°
AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 23.9 µg/m³ (AQI 79) with a 0.98 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 1.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 5 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 1.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 23.9 µg/m³ (AQI 79) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:13 PM
- Moonset
- 10:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Turtle Creek 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.
ZIP code: 15145
16-Day Forecast — Turtle Creek
- Sat94°70°35%
- Sun88°71°79%
- Mon82°67°73%
- Tue84°64°36%
- Wed86°59°12%
- Thu89°66°50%
- Fri81°66°55%
- Sat85°68°40%
- Sun82°64°31%
- Mon74°59°18%
- Tue78°59°17%
- Wed89°65°27%
- Thu92°67°19%
- Fri89°69°45%
- Sat84°69°35%
- Sun88°67°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 — Turtle Creek
SPC has placed Turtle Creek 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 Turtle Creek
- 15145