West Pittston, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Pittston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Showers66%0.34″83°67°—
- MondayJul 6Rain75%0.49″73°66°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Rain45%0.08″68°62°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast25%—84°57°+16°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle37%—89°63°+5°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle53%0.19″71°66°-18°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast34%—83°58°+12°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 13.3 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 39 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 1.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 39
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.3 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 11:12 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
West Pittston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — West Pittston
- Sun84°67°66%
- Mon73°66°75%
- Tue68°62°45%
- Wed84°57°25%
- Thu89°63°37%
- Fri71°66°53%
- Sat83°58°34%
- Sun74°63°19%
- Mon83°63°17%
- Tue64°60°23%
- Wed69°61°20%
- Thu73°58°32%
- Fri86°60°35%
- Sat82°63°33%
- Sun86°62°35%
- Mon72°66°35%
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 Pittston
SPC has placed West Pittston in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Pittston
- 18643