Scranton, South Carolina Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Scranton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Light Rain45%0.06″87°71°—
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm20%—98°74°+11°
- FridayJun 19Thunderstorm82%0.02″87°75°-11°
- SaturdayJun 20Drizzle36%—92°71°+5°
- SundayJun 21Light Showers15%0.03″98°71°+6°
- MondayJun 22Thunderstorm18%—97°74°-1°
- TuesdayJun 23Light Drizzle40%—85°70°-12°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 34 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. 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 34 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 2.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 34
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
- 8:36 AM
- Moonset
- 10:35 PM
- In sign
- ♌︎ Leo
Heat settles and the rain begins
Scranton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Scranton
- Wed87°71°45%
- Thu98°74°20%
- Fri87°75°82%
- Sat92°71°36%
- Sun98°71°15%
- Mon97°74°18%
- Tue85°70°40%
- Wed89°70°32%
- Thu96°71°23%
- Fri98°75°32%
- Sat98°74°20%
- Sun99°79°33%
- Mon99°73°52%
- Tue94°74°42%
- Wed97°73°53%
- Thu102°78°49%
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 — Scranton
SPC has placed Scranton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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.
ZIP codes in Scranton
- 29591