Blue Ball, Pennsylvania Weather
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Blue Ball weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Foggy——83°58°—
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm17%—88°68°+5°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——78°55°-10°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——77°53°-1°
- SundayJun 21Rain28%0.89″70°55°-7°
- MondayJun 22Heavy Rain52%0.71″72°58°+2°
- TuesdayJun 23Partly Cloudy41%—79°53°+7°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.89 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 during the projected peak around 7 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~78%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 4.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 8:00 AM
- Moonset
- 10:40 PM
- In sign
- ♌︎ Leo
Honeysuckle sweetens the night
Blue Ball at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Blue Ball
- Wed83°58°6%
- Thu88°68°17%
- Fri78°55°4%
- Sat77°53°1%
- Sun70°55°28%
- Mon72°58°52%
- Tue79°53°41%
- Wed78°59°8%
- Thu75°62°26%
- Fri82°63°27%
- Sat86°66°24%
- Sun87°66°23%
- Mon88°68°30%
- Tue85°69°40%
- Wed78°70°39%
- Thu83°68°45%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 — Blue Ball
SPC has placed Blue Ball in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Blue Ball
- 17557
- 17506
- 17519