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Mars, Pennsylvania Weather

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

Mars, PA
Wednesday, June 3 at 7:42 PM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
27%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:46 PM
Mars, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMars, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 53 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 53°H 81°
Mars, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Clear
    78°46°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    82°53°+4°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    83°57°+1°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    76%
    84°61°+1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    76%
    78°64°-6°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Mostly Clear
    79°56°+1°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Clear
    85°55°+6°
Mars, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
325° · backing 42°
Direction
NW
325°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 @ 8:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 106SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Mars, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.0
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.09 inHg
Now
985.0
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984988
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.8983.6984.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mars, PA
Air quality
40
AQI
Moderate
+14 in 6hPeak ~56 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 58 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
112μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 58 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 58
UV peak
6.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 58

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Mars, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
140.1mi
UNLIMITED
142 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
19:42 UTC ·Mars, 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
19:42 UTC ·Mars, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Mars, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Mars, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Mars, PA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:19 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
8:46 PM
Civil dusk
1:20 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Mars, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
3:13 AM
Moonset
12:14 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Mars, PA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mars at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 20 (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 3, 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 Mars

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.