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Watsontown, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Watsontown, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 8:22 AM
79
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
69%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
1:40 AM
Sunset
4:43 PM
Watsontown, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWatsontown, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit with a 37% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 71°H 96°
Watsontown, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    37%
    0.06″
    96°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    89%
    0.32″
    91°71°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    89%
    0.13″
    72°63°-19°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    55%
    78°63°+6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    17%
    83°58°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    35%
    84°61°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    85°66°+1°
Watsontown, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
270° · backing 23°
Direction
W
270°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 5 · pk 20 @ 2:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 354SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 23° from the w.
Watsontown, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.6
+1.5 mb in 3h · rising · 29.46 inHg
Now
997.6
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
+1.8
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9961000
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW999.7995.8997.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Watsontown, PA
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
+1 in 6h

AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 4.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
7.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
103μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 4.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
4.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 28

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
Watsontown, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
20%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
50.8mi
UNLIMITED
89 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
12:22 UTC · Watsontown, 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
12:22 UTC · Watsontown, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Watsontown, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Watsontown, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Watsontown, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:08 AM
Sunrise
1:40 AM
Daylight
15h 03m
Sunset
4:43 PM
Civil dusk
9:17 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Watsontown, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:02 PM
Moonset
10:09 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Watsontown, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Watsontown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 17777

16-Day Forecast — Watsontown

  1. Sat96°71°37%
  2. Sun91°71°89%
  3. Mon72°63°89%
  4. Tue78°63°55%
  5. Wed83°58°17%
  6. Thu84°61°35%
  7. Fri85°66°42%
  8. Sat84°69°26%
  9. Sun74°67°27%
  10. Mon72°65°19%
  11. Tue81°63°17%
  12. Wed83°64°24%
  13. Thu91°68°24%
  14. Fri90°70°29%
  15. Sat83°70°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 — Watsontown

SPC has placed Watsontown 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 Watsontown

  • 17777

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.