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McKnightstown, Pennsylvania Weather

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

McKnightstown, PA
Wednesday, June 3 at 9:24 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
29%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
8:32 PM
McKnightstown, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMcKnightstown, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 84°
McKnightstown, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Clear
    80°53°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    84°58°+4°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    83°62°-1°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    26%
    86°65°+3°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    49%
    77°64°-9°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    12%
    73°54°-4°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    11%
    76°50°+3°
McKnightstown, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
005° · veering 151°
Direction
N
005°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 5 · pk 13 @ 2:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 87SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 151° from the n.
McKnightstown, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.2
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.54 inHg
Now
1000.2
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001003
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1002.9999.8999.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
McKnightstown, PA
Air quality
48
AQI
Moderate
+17 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 17 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. 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
5.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
110μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 55
UV peak
2.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 55

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.76
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
McKnightstown, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
133.9mi
UNLIMITED
138 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
21:24 UTC ·McKnightstown, 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
21:24 UTC ·McKnightstown, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
McKnightstown, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
McKnightstown, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
McKnightstown, PA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:11 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
8:32 PM
Civil dusk
1:06 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
McKnightstown, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
2:58 AM
Moonset
12:06 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
McKnightstown, PA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

plant
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McKnightstown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 15 (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 McKnightstown

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.