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Altamont, Pennsylvania Weather

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

Altamont, PA
Thursday, June 4 at 6:24 AM
56
°
Clear
Feels like
52°
Humidity
51%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Sunset
8:32 PM
Altamont, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAltamont, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 55 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 55°H 79°
Altamont, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    79°55°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    83°59°+4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    42%
    0.01″
    80°59°-3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    42%
    0.03″
    80°60°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    71°55°-9°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    80°52°+9°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Mostly Clear
    13%
    82°55°+2°
Altamont, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
344° · veering 51°
Direction
NNW
344°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
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 4 · pk 14 @ 2:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 112SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Altamont, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
961.5
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.39 inHg
Now
961.5
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 961966
955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW965.8961.0961.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Altamont, PA
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
-14 in 6h

PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.99 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
13μg/m³
OzoneGood
45μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.99 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.99
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Altamont, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
76.4mi
UNLIMITED
129 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
06:24 UTC ·Altamont, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
06:24 UTC ·Altamont, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Altamont, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Altamont, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Altamont, PA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:03 AM
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
8:32 PM
Civil dusk
1:06 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Altamont, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
3:35 AM
Moonset
1:02 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Altamont, PA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Altamont at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 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.

ZIP codes in Altamont

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.