Vanderbilt, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Vanderbilt weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain28%0.17″97°70°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers72%0.57″89°71°-8°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail76%0.13″84°66°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle31%—82°64°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast15%—87°59°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle50%—91°67°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle56%—81°66°-10°
AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 18.9 µg/m³ (AQI 69) with a 0.94 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 3.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 3.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 18.9 µg/m³ (AQI 69) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:12 PM
- Moonset
- 10:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Vanderbilt at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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.
ZIP code: 15486
16-Day Forecast — Vanderbilt
- Sat97°70°28%
- Sun89°71°72%
- Mon84°66°76%
- Tue82°64°31%
- Wed87°59°15%
- Thu91°67°50%
- Fri81°66°56%
- Sat83°68°46%
- Sun80°64°37%
- Mon74°60°21%
- Tue80°59°20%
- Wed88°66°29%
- Thu93°68°35%
- Fri91°70°51%
- Sat85°69°46%
- Sun87°67°40%
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 — Vanderbilt
SPC has placed Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt
- 15486