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Delta, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Delta, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 3:32 PM
100
°
Clear
Feels like
103°
Humidity
27%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
1:42 AM
Sunset
4:36 PM
Delta, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDelta, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit with a 34% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 75°H 100°
Delta, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    22%
    100°78°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    44%
    0.15″
    95°74°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    86%
    0.03″
    79°70°-16°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    73%
    0.19″
    82°69°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Rain
    18%
    0.07″
    73°64°-9°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    17%
    87°65°+14°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    87°70°
Delta, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
231° · backing 31°
Direction
SW
231°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 5 · pk 21 @ 4:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 347SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 31° from the sw.
Delta, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.4
-1.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.45 inHg
Now
997.4
mb
3h
-1.9
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971000
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1000.0997.6997.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Delta, PA
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
+13 in 6hPeak ~95 @ 10 PM

AQI 69 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 98 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5Good
9.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
136μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 98 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 98
UV peak
5.5 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 98

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

Visibility
119.9mi
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
19:32 UTC · Delta, 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
19:32 UTC · Delta, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Delta, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Delta, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Delta, 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 54m
Sunset
4:36 PM
Civil dusk
9:10 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Delta, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
10:58 PM
Moonset
10:09 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Delta, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Delta at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 28°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 17314

16-Day Forecast — Delta

  1. Sat101°78°22%
  2. Sun95°74°44%
  3. Mon79°70°86%
  4. Tue82°69°73%
  5. Wed73°64°18%
  6. Thu87°65°17%
  7. Fri87°70°47%
  8. Sat88°68°31%
  9. Sun79°64°26%
  10. Mon75°66°24%
  11. Tue84°62°22%
  12. Wed87°62°37%
  13. Thu89°66°45%
  14. Fri86°70°46%
  15. Sat92°69°40%
  16. Sun87°70°46%

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 — Delta

SPC has placed Delta in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYENHEnhanced Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Numerous severe storms likely. Tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts possible across the area. Track NWS warnings if storms develop.

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 Delta

  • 17314

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.