Utica, Pennsylvania Weather
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Utica weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Partly Cloudy——81°49°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——83°57°+2°
- SaturdayJun 6Showers86%0.21″78°66°-5°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle48%—80°59°+2°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——82°52°+2°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast——85°53°+3°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast26%—86°62°+1°
Ozone at AQI 95 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 38 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 95 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 95
- UV peak
- 2.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 95
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 3:53 AM
- Moonset
- 1:15 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Utica at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 25 (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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Utica
SPC has placed Utica 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.