Wheatland, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wheatland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle51%—82°66°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle74%—81°68°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm39%0.01″76°66°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——86°65°+10°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle48%0.01″81°64°-5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle51%0.04″78°64°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast25%—80°59°+2°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 45 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- 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
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 11:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Wheatland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- 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: 16161
15-Day Forecast — Wheatland
- Sun82°66°51%
- Mon81°68°74%
- Tue76°66°39%
- Wed86°65°8%
- Thu81°64°48%
- Fri78°64°51%
- Sat80°59°25%
- Sun77°55°15%
- Mon82°53°13%
- Tue82°60°16%
- Wed80°60°37%
- Thu78°53°29%
- Fri89°57°44%
- Sat86°67°43%
- Sun80°70°36%
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 — Wheatland
SPC has placed Wheatland in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Wheatland
- 16161
- 16159