Dangerous Heat Builds and Expands; Critical Fire Weather for the Southwest; Severe Thunderstorms for Plains and Midwest

Dangerous to record breaking heat will build across the center of the nation and slowly build eastward this week. Wildfire conditions remain critical for the Southwest and portions of the Great Basin through Monday. For the northern Plains and upper Midwest, severe thunderstorms with the potential for large to very large hail and severe winds are the primary hazards. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Extreme Heat Watch in effect from July 1, 12:00 PM EDT until July 3, 08:00 PM EDT

Current conditions at

Schuylkill County/Joe Zerbey Airport (KZER)

Lat: 40.71° N Lon: 76.37° W Elev: 1730 ft.

Fair

64°F

18°C

Humidity	94%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.10 in
Dewpoint	63°F (17°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	29 Jun 2:55 am EDT

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Detailed forecast for

Schuylkill County

Rest Of Tonight

Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Near steady temperature in the lower 60s. Light and variable winds.

Monday

Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly sunny. Very warm. Humid with highs in the mid 80s. Light and variable winds, becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Light and variable winds, becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.

Tuesday

Sunny. Very warm. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds around 5 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the evening.

Wednesday

Sunny hot with highs in the mid 90s. Heat index values up to 105 in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear. Humid, warm with lows in the lower 70s. Heat index values up to 105 early in the evening.

Thursday

Sunny . Very hot with highs in the upper 90s.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear. Humid, warm with lows in the lower 70s. Heat index values around 100 early in the evening.

Friday

Sunny . Very hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 110.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Humid, warm with lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent. Heat index values up to 105 early in the evening.

Independence Day

Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Humid, hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers. Humid with lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Sunday

Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Humid, hot with highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.