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Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania Weather

Fireflies rise from the lawn. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Punxsutawney, PA
Wednesday, June 3 at 6:04 PM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
31%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:42 PM
Punxsutawney, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPunxsutawney, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 52 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 52°H 79°
Punxsutawney, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Clear
    77°45°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    81°52°+4°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    81°55°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    71%
    0.02″
    82°60°+1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    71%
    0.04″
    79°59°-3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    75°55°-4°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Clear
    82°53°+7°
Punxsutawney, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
335° · backing 25°
Direction
NNW
335°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
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 4 · pk 14 @ 8:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 128SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 25° from the nnw.
Punxsutawney, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.0
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 28.97 inHg
Now
981.0
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979983
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW983.2978.8979.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Punxsutawney, PA
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
+6 in 6hPeak ~44 @ 10 PM

Ozone at AQI 44 now. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 7.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 46 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
94μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 7.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 46 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
7.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 46
Punxsutawney, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
128.8mi
UNLIMITED
130 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
18:04 UTC ·Punxsutawney, 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
18:04 UTC ·Punxsutawney, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Punxsutawney, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Punxsutawney, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Punxsutawney, PA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:13 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
14h 57m
Sunset
8:42 PM
Civil dusk
1:17 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Punxsutawney, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
90% illuminated
Moonrise
3:10 AM
Moonset
12:09 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Punxsutawney, PA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Punxsutawney at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 22 (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 Punxsutawney

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.