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Valley-Hi, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Valley-Hi, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 8:19 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
68%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:49 AM
Sunset
4:45 PM
Valley-Hi, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastValley-Hi, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 27% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 72°H 94°
Valley-Hi, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    27%
    0.50″
    94°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    97%
    0.37″
    89°71°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    84%
    0.87″
    78°64°-11°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    74%
    74°61°-4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    17%
    83°56°+9°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    44%
    89°62°+6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    86°65°-3°
Valley-Hi, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
243° · backing 11°
Direction
WSW
243°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 6
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 6 · pk 23 @ 2:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 224SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 11° from the wsw.
Valley-Hi, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
966.6
+1.3 mb in 3h · rising · 28.54 inHg
Now
966.6
mb
3h
+1.3
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 965970
960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW969.5965.2966.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Valley-Hi, PA
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6h

AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
101μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 4.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 26 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
4.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 26

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Valley-Hi, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
49.9mi
UNLIMITED
77 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
12:19 UTC · Valley-Hi, 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
12:19 UTC · Valley-Hi, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Valley-Hi, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Valley-Hi, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Valley-Hi, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:17 AM
Sunrise
1:49 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
4:45 PM
Civil dusk
9:18 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Valley-Hi, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:06 PM
Moonset
10:16 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Valley-Hi, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Valley-Hi at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Valley-Hi

  1. Sat94°67°27%
  2. Sun89°71°97%
  3. Mon78°64°84%
  4. Tue74°61°74%
  5. Wed83°56°17%
  6. Thu89°62°44%
  7. Fri86°65°39%
  8. Sat83°66°37%
  9. Sun78°62°31%
  10. Mon80°60°18%
  11. Tue72°62°12%
  12. Wed82°62°23%
  13. Thu93°65°21%
  14. Fri93°69°34%
  15. Sat81°68°39%
  16. Sun86°65°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 — Valley-Hi

SPC has placed Valley-Hi in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight 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 Valley-Hi

  • 15533

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.