Lehighton, Pennsylvania Weather
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Lehighton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Drizzle34%0.04″74°61°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——77°52°+3°
- WednesdayJun 17Drizzle48%0.01″78°60°+1°
- ThursdayJun 18Drizzle52%0.04″91°62°+13°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle23%—77°63°-14°
- SaturdayJun 20Mostly Clear——75°56°-2°
- SundayJun 21Overcast——77°52°+2°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 25 around 1 PM.
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 34 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 25 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 7.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 25
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
- 5:30 AM
- Moonset
- 8:51 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Solstice approaches — longest light
Lehighton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Lehighton
- Mon74°61°34%
- Tue77°52°0%
- Wed78°60°48%
- Thu91°62°52%
- Fri77°63°23%
- Sat75°56°8%
- Sun77°52°6%
- Mon61°57°31%
- Tue77°55°30%
- Wed80°50°15%
- Thu80°54°16%
- Fri80°53°32%
- Sat86°57°24%
- Sun88°66°29%
- Mon95°68°39%
- Tue85°69°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Lehighton
SPC has placed Lehighton in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Lehighton
- 18235