I hope you all had a great 4th of July! Today could be the start of the first heatwave of the season, The next 3 days we are forecasted to have temps at or above 90º.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 69
Happy Independence Day!!
Please be safe tonight!
Independence Day
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87.
Tuesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 70.
Monday
A chance showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds. Partly sunny, with a high near 90.
Monday Night
Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Have a GREAT weekend. WE hope it’s a BLAST!
Saturday
A slight chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84.
Sunday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has declared a Code Red Air Quality Action Day for all of Pennsylvania for fine particulate matter for June 29, 2023, due to smoke from Canadian wildfires.
The average Air Quality Index readings for the entire day will likely be in the Code Red range, however local conditions could be Code Purple throughout the day.
On a Code Red Air Quality Action Day, young children, the elderly, and those with respiratory problems, such as asthma, emphysema, and bronchitis, are especially vulnerable to the effects of air pollution and should avoid outdoor activities, and everyone else should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion.
In Code Purple conditions, young children, the elderly, and those with respiratory problems should avoid all physical activity outdoors. Everyone else should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion.
Concentrations of smoke will likely be high throughout the day in western Pennsylvania and increasing throughout the day in eastern Pennsylvania.
Smoke due to wildfires in eastern Canada will likely contribute to daily average concentrations of fine particulate matter in the Code Red range. Residents are encouraged to check www.airnow.gov for current conditions in their area.
Smoke from the wildfires is expected to impact Pennsylvania air quality throughout Thursday and Friday, with some possible relief on Saturday. DEP will continue to update the forecast.
Conditions will likely be worse in the morning as a natural weather phenomenon called an atmospheric inversion will keep smoke filled air closer to the surface and prevent air from higher elevations to mix with air closer to the ground.
Fine particulate matter (or PM-2.5) comes in many sizes and shapes and can be made up of hundreds of different chemicals. Some are emitted directly from a source, such as construction sites, unpaved roads, fields, smokestacks, or fires. Most particles form in the atmosphere as a result of complex reactions of chemicals such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides (called “precursors”), which are pollutants emitted from power plants, industries, and automobiles.
Residents and businesses within the Air Quality Action Day areas are strongly encouraged to voluntarily help reduce fine particulate matter air pollution by:
• Avoiding the open burning of leaves, trash, and other materials; and
• Avoiding the use of gas-powered lawn and garden equipment.
AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY JUNE 29
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has issued a Code Red Air Quality Action Day for Fine Particulates, until midnight EDT tonight. An Air Quality Action Day means that air quality within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For more information on current and forecast concentrations of ground-level ozone and fine particulates.
Today we are calling for NO RAIN!
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 85. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Due to smoke from Canadian wildfires the DEP has issued a CODE RED Air Quality Alert until Midnight.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has issued a Code Red Air Quality Action Day for Fine Particulates, until midnight EDT tonight. An Air Quality Action Day means that air quality within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For more information on current and forecast concentrations of ground-level ozone and fine particulates.