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Colonial Park, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Colonial Park, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 7:51 AM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
57%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:42 AM
Sunset
4:40 PM
Colonial Park, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastColonial Park, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 101 degrees Fahrenheit with a 34% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 73°H 101°
Colonial Park, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    34%
    0.20″
    101°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    94%
    0.27″
    94°72°-7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Rain
    94%
    0.23″
    72°63°-22°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    65%
    0.02″
    72°61°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Mostly Clear
    12%
    83°55°+11°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    89°64°+6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    86°68°-3°
Colonial Park, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
259° · backing 11°
Direction
W
259°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 8
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 8 · pk 31 @ 2:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 281SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 11° from the w.
Colonial Park, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.8
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.44 inHg
Now
996.8
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
+1.1
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 995999
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW999.0995.4996.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Colonial Park, PA
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
+1 in 6hPeak ~64 @ 6 PM

AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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 2.5DRIVERGood
9.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
93μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 1.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
1.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 11

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

Visibility
63.2mi
UNLIMITED
96 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
11:51 UTC · Colonial Park, 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
11:51 UTC · Colonial Park, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Colonial Park, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Colonial Park, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Colonial Park, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:11 AM
Sunrise
1:42 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
4:40 PM
Civil dusk
9:14 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Colonial Park, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:01 PM
Moonset
10:10 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Colonial Park, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Colonial Park at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Colonial Park

  1. Sat101°74°34%
  2. Sun94°72°94%
  3. Mon72°63°94%
  4. Tue72°61°65%
  5. Wed83°55°12%
  6. Thu89°64°31%
  7. Fri86°68°34%
  8. Sat86°70°33%
  9. Sun75°65°27%
  10. Mon69°64°16%
  11. Tue79°63°13%
  12. Wed84°66°19%
  13. Thu92°68°22%
  14. Fri93°72°31%
  15. Sat82°71°39%
  16. Sun85°67°25%

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 — Colonial Park

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

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • 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 Colonial Park

  • 17109
  • 17112
  • 17177

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.