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State College, Pennsylvania Weather

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

State College, PA
Thursday, June 4 at 4:19 AM
62
°
Clear
Feels like
59°
Humidity
48%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:38 PM
State College, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastState College, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 84°
State College, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    84°56°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    87°60°+3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    50%
    81°59°-6°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    81°62°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    67°55°-14°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Mostly Clear
    76°48°+9°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    13%
    79°52°+3°
State College, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
246° · veering 44°
Direction
WSW
246°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 @ 1:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 94SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
State College, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.4
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.95 inHg
Now
980.4
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980985
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.2980.1980.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
State College, PA
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 34 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
73μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 15
State College, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
81.5mi
UNLIMITED
143 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
04:19 UTC ·State College, 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
04:19 UTC ·State College, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
State College, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
State College, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
State College, PA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:10 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
8:38 PM
Civil dusk
1:11 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
State College, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
3:42 AM
Moonset
1:09 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
State College, PA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

State College at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 21 (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 4, 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 State College

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.