Scranton, South Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Scranton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast21%—99°73°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast37%—97°77°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle44%—99°75°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast39%—103°77°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast17%—104°78°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast16%—105°82°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle46%—101°76°-4°
AQI 21 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 5 PM.
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
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 11:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Scranton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 29591
15-Day Forecast — Scranton
- Sun99°73°21%
- Mon97°77°37%
- Tue99°75°44%
- Wed103°77°39%
- Thu104°78°17%
- Fri105°82°16%
- Sat101°76°46%
- Sun105°78°46%
- Mon85°73°35%
- Tue90°70°23%
- Wed95°72°16%
- Thu96°71°49%
- Fri91°74°44%
- Sat91°74°52%
- Sun95°72°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 — Scranton
SPC includes Scranton in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Scranton
- 29591