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West Kittanning, Pennsylvania Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

West Kittanning, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 9:19 PM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
77°
Humidity
87%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
1:52 AM
Sunset
4:52 PM
West Kittanning, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWest Kittanning, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 41% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 68°H 86°
West Kittanning, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    74%
    0.18″
    91°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    38%
    0.15″
    86°68°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    90%
    0.57″
    79°68°-7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    54%
    76°65°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    0.01″
    85°67°+9°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    27%
    83°62°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    69%
    0.02″
    75°65°-8°
West Kittanning, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
183° · backing 174°
Direction
S
183°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 4
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 4 · pk 24 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 176SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 174° from the s.
West Kittanning, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.3
+1.0 mb in 3h · rising · 28.89 inHg
Now
978.3
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 976981
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW981.0975.9978.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
West Kittanning, PA
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
+4 in 6h

AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
66μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 5.3 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.98
Wind
light
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
West Kittanning, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.8mi
UNLIMITED
76 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
01:19 UTC · West Kittanning, 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
01:19 UTC · West Kittanning, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
West Kittanning, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
West Kittanning, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
West Kittanning, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:19 AM
Sunrise
1:52 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
4:52 PM
Civil dusk
9:27 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
West Kittanning, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:36 PM
Moonset
11:28 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
West Kittanning, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

West Kittanning at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — West Kittanning

  1. Sat91°67°74%
  2. Sun86°68°38%
  3. Mon79°68°90%
  4. Tue76°65°54%
  5. Wed85°67°14%
  6. Thu83°62°27%
  7. Fri75°65°69%
  8. Sat80°60°39%
  9. Sun79°53°23%
  10. Mon81°52°30%
  11. Tue80°56°22%
  12. Wed79°60°35%
  13. Thu79°54°30%
  14. Fri88°58°41%
  15. Sat87°65°36%
  16. Sun77°68°39%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — West Kittanning

SPC has placed West Kittanning in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 West Kittanning

  • 16201

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.