South Heights, Pennsylvania Weather
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South Heights weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——70°57°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——77°51°+7°
- WednesdayJun 17Light Showers30%0.03″78°57°+1°
- ThursdayJun 18Heavy Showers77%0.46″83°64°+5°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle20%—76°53°-7°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast10%—72°52°-4°
- SundayJun 21Drizzle27%0.11″61°56°-11°
AQI 26 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 4.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 4.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 4.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 5:50 AM
- Moonset
- 9:08 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Solstice approaches — longest light
South Heights at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — South Heights
- Mon70°57°3%
- Tue77°51°6%
- Wed78°57°30%
- Thu83°64°77%
- Fri76°53°20%
- Sat72°52°10%
- Sun61°56°27%
- Mon70°57°37%
- Tue74°46°37%
- Wed81°50°18%
- Thu82°62°16%
- Fri86°61°29%
- Sat85°66°26%
- Sun91°69°35%
- Mon95°71°42%
- Tue87°67°32%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — South Heights
SPC has placed South Heights in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 South Heights
- 15081