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Archbald, Pennsylvania Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Archbald weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Archbald, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 8:24 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
79%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:33 AM
Sunset
4:39 PM
Archbald, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastArchbald, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 41% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 68°H 94°
Archbald, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    41%
    0.33″
    94°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    88%
    0.10″
    89°68°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    88%
    0.21″
    71°61°-18°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Foggy
    54%
    76°58°+5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Foggy
    18%
    83°55°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    85°63°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    81°65°-4°
Archbald, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
230° · steady
Direction
SW
230°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 7 · pk 21 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 244SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the sw.
Archbald, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
975.0
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 28.79 inHg
Now
975.0
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 974978
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW977.9973.6974.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Archbald, PA
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-2 in 6hPeak ~48 @ 6 PM

AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 27 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 6 PM.

PM 2.5Good
4.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
92μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 27 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
4.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 27

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Archbald, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
7%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.9mi
UNLIMITED
119 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
12:24 UTC · Archbald, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
12:24 UTC · Archbald, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Archbald, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Archbald, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Archbald, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:01 AM
Sunrise
1:33 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
4:39 PM
Civil dusk
9:14 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Archbald, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
10:57 PM
Moonset
10:04 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Archbald, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Archbald at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 18403

16-Day Forecast — Archbald

  1. Sat94°71°41%
  2. Sun89°68°88%
  3. Mon71°61°88%
  4. Tue76°58°54%
  5. Wed83°55°18%
  6. Thu85°63°41%
  7. Fri81°65°42%
  8. Sat86°65°26%
  9. Sun67°61°33%
  10. Mon65°60°25%
  11. Tue78°59°27%
  12. Wed86°60°27%
  13. Thu90°67°27%
  14. Fri89°68°39%
  15. Sat82°67°40%
  16. Sun85°61°39%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 — Archbald

SPC has placed Archbald in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Archbald

  • 18403
  • 18433

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.