Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania Weather
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Schaefferstown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Drizzle46%0.02″74°62°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——77°52°+3°
- WednesdayJun 17Light Drizzle31%—78°62°+1°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle34%0.02″86°65°+8°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle28%0.02″77°61°-9°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——75°54°-2°
- SundayJun 21Overcast——75°53°0°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 36 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy 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 36 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 1.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 36
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
- 5:35 AM
- Moonset
- 8:51 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Solstice approaches — longest light
Schaefferstown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Schaefferstown
- Mon74°62°46%
- Tue77°52°0%
- Wed78°62°31%
- Thu86°65°34%
- Fri77°61°28%
- Sat75°54°4%
- Sun75°53°9%
- Mon62°57°37%
- Tue73°56°33%
- Wed66°54°11%
- Thu72°59°21%
- Fri65°60°42%
- Sat79°59°32%
- Sun84°56°22%
- Mon88°67°26%
- Tue81°68°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 — Schaefferstown
SPC has placed Schaefferstown in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Schaefferstown
- 17073
- 17088