Salona, Pennsylvania Weather
Night falls a minute earlier. Day 43 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Salona weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Heavy Rain67%0.66″78°72°—
- MondayAug 3Showers55%0.25″81°71°+3°
- TuesdayAug 4Overcast——85°62°+4°
- WednesdayAug 5Drizzle24%—84°62°-1°
- ThursdayAug 6Thunderstorm67%—88°69°+4°
- FridayAug 7Thunderstorm54%—90°70°+2°
- SaturdayAug 8Overcast41%—91°68°+1°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.9 µg/m³.
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 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 2.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.9 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 3h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 9:53 PM
- Moonset
- 10:12 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Night falls a minute earlier
Salona at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
16-Day Forecast — Salona
- Sun78°72°67%
- Mon81°71°55%
- Tue85°62°2%
- Wed84°62°24%
- Thu88°69°67%
- Fri90°70°54%
- Sat91°68°41%
- Sun94°70°24%
- Mon94°66°22%
- Tue87°64°20%
- Wed84°57°18%
- Thu86°66°45%
- Fri93°70°40%
- Sat96°70°29%
- Sun91°68°23%
- Mon91°63°19%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of August 2, 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 — Salona
SPC has placed Salona in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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.
Sun & seasons in Salona
Salona sits in Clinton County, where the year’s longest day runs 15h 8m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 13m — a swing of +5h 55m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Philadelphia, the state’s largest city, lies about 143 miles to the ESE. The nearest town Salona tracks is Harrisburg, roughly 63 miles to the SSE.
ZIP codes in Salona
- 17751