Athens, Pennsylvania Weather
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Athens weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 18Heavy Rain46%0.62″82°63°—
- FridayJun 19Overcast——74°57°-8°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast10%—73°54°-1°
- SundayJun 21Overcast18%—73°50°0°
- MondayJun 22Light Rain57%0.31″66°56°-7°
- TuesdayJun 23Partly Cloudy34%—74°49°+8°
- WednesdayJun 24Light Drizzle15%—81°53°+7°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 43 now. With UV 0.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 0.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 9:15 AM
- Moonset
- 11:27 PM
- In sign
- ♌︎ Leo
Honeysuckle sweetens the night
Athens at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Athens
- Thu82°63°46%
- Fri74°57°5%
- Sat73°54°10%
- Sun73°50°18%
- Mon66°56°57%
- Tue74°49°34%
- Wed81°53°15%
- Thu70°57°38%
- Fri74°53°46%
- Sat74°56°25%
- Sun67°58°29%
- Mon83°60°39%
- Tue77°57°43%
- Wed85°63°45%
- Thu78°58°49%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 18, 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 — Athens
SPC has placed Athens in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Athens
- 18810