Tamaqua, Pennsylvania Weather
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Tamaqua weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Overcast——72°46°—
- WednesdayJun 17Light Drizzle20%0.01″78°56°+6°
- ThursdayJun 18Heavy Rain66%0.44″86°64°+8°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——78°56°-8°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——74°53°-4°
- SundayJun 21Light Drizzle15%0.01″74°50°0°
- MondayJun 22Light Rain50%0.26″74°55°0°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~78%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~78%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 7:57 AM
- Moonset
- 10:42 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Honeysuckle sweetens the night
Tamaqua at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Tamaqua
- Tue72°46°0%
- Wed78°56°20%
- Thu86°64°66%
- Fri78°56°6%
- Sat74°53°4%
- Sun74°50°15%
- Mon74°55°50%
- Tue79°51°41%
- Wed74°52°6%
- Thu73°59°24%
- Fri83°59°26%
- Sat88°58°34%
- Sun89°63°29%
- Mon91°66°52%
- Tue92°68°43%
- Wed87°69°36%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 — Tamaqua
SPC has placed Tamaqua in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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.
ZIP codes in Tamaqua
- 18250
- 18252