Altoona, Pennsylvania Weather
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Altoona weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Clear——79°51°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——82°60°+3°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——83°61°+1°
- SaturdayJun 6Showers40%—83°63°0°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers40%—77°62°-6°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle18%0.01″74°56°-3°
- TuesdayJun 9Partly Cloudy10%—78°48°+4°
Ozone at AQI 44 now. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 7.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 46 by mid-afternoon.
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 44 now. With UV 7.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 46 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 7.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 3:05 AM
- Moonset
- 12:08 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Altoona at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 19 (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 3, 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.