Outdoor conditions in

Roots

Pennsylvania
Now
  1. 61°Partly Sunny6% rain72% humidityGusts 13 mph
  2. 62°Partly Sunny9% rain70% humidityGusts 14 mph
  3. 60°Mostly Cloudy10% rain75% humidityGusts 16 mph
  4. 59°Mostly Cloudy7% rain80% humidityGusts 16 mph
  5. 57°Mostly Cloudy11% rain86% humidityGusts 17 mph
  6. 57°Mostly Cloudy7% rain86% humidityGusts 18 mph
  7. 56°Mostly Cloudy14% rain90% humidityGusts 18 mph
  8. 56°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms31% rain90% humidityGusts 18 mph
  9. 55°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms49% rain96% humidityGusts 18 mph
  10. 55°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms47% rain96% humidityGusts 17 mph
  11. 55°Showers And Thunderstorms80% rain100% humidityGusts 18 mph
  12. 56°Showers And Thunderstorms79% rain100% humidityGusts 20 mph
  13. 56°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely62% rain100% humidityGusts 21 mph
  14. 57°Rain Showers Likely55% rain100% humidityGusts 22 mph
  15. 58°Chance Rain Showers33% rain100% humidityGusts 21 mph
  16. 59°Chance Rain Showers25% rain100% humidityGusts 21 mph
  17. 61°Partly Sunny11% rain100% humidityGusts 20 mph
  18. 64°Mostly Sunny7% rain97% humidityGusts 23 mph
  19. 70°Sunny6% rain84% humidityGusts 24 mph
  20. 73°Mostly Sunny9% rain76% humidityGusts 26 mph
  21. 74°Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms19% rain71% humidityGusts 31 mph
  22. 75°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms35% rain69% humidityGusts 32 mph
  23. 73°Showers And Thunderstorms86% rain73% humidityGusts 32 mph
  24. 70°Showers And Thunderstorms77% rain76% humidityGusts 32 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks fairly quiet.

Rain
31%
Humidity
70–90%
Wind
18 mph
Fri

Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
86%
Humidity
69–100%
Wind
32 mph
Sat

Saturday looks breezy.

Rain
28%
Humidity
42–93%
Wind
31 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
2%
Humidity
42–82%
Wind
8 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
5%
Humidity
46–79%
Wind
8 mph
  1. 62° / 56°Today looks fairly quiet.31% rain · Humidity 70–90% · Wind 18 mph
  2. 75° / 50°Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.86% rain · Humidity 69–100% · Wind 32 mph
  3. 49° / 36°Saturday looks breezy.28% rain · Humidity 42–93% · Wind 31 mph
  4. 57° / 31°Sunday looks fairly quiet.2% rain · Humidity 42–82% · Wind 8 mph
  5. 62° / 35°Monday looks fairly quiet.5% rain · Humidity 46–79% · Wind 8 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Altoona area · Updated Thu 4:26 PM
25GoodUS AQI

Good through Sat 12 PM.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 2:45 PM

Air near ground25 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Roots radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Roots.

Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.

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Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowLower weather concern

Humidity is 72% with light wind and gusts below 14 mph.

Humidity
72%
Wind
6 mph
Gusts
13 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Altoona area, about 7 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Roots, PA, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.