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East Freedom, Pennsylvania Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

East Freedom, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 9:20 PM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
79°
Humidity
83%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:49 AM
Sunset
4:47 PM
East Freedom, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastEast Freedom, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 50% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 69°H 88°
East Freedom, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    50%
    0.67″
    93°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Showers
    45%
    0.09″
    88°69°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    85%
    80°69°-8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    73%
    75°68°-5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    19%
    0.06″
    69°66°-6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    15%
    88°63°+19°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    84°66°-4°
East Freedom, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
287° · backing 122°
Direction
WNW
287°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 6
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 6 · pk 28
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2514SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 122° from the wnw.
East Freedom, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.7
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 28.90 inHg
Now
978.7
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977982
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW981.5977.4978.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
East Freedom, PA
Air quality
81
AQI
Moderate
+31 in 6h

AQI 81 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 31 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
2.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
100μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 47
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 6
East Freedom, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
36.9mi
UNLIMITED
85 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
01:20 UTC · East Freedom, 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
01:20 UTC · East Freedom, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
East Freedom, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
East Freedom, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
East Freedom, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:17 AM
Sunrise
1:49 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
4:47 PM
Civil dusk
9:21 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
East Freedom, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:31 PM
Moonset
11:23 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
East Freedom, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

East Freedom at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°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.

ZIP code: 16637

16-Day Forecast — East Freedom

  1. Sat93°68°50%
  2. Sun88°69°45%
  3. Mon80°69°85%
  4. Tue75°68°73%
  5. Wed69°66°19%
  6. Thu88°63°15%
  7. Fri84°66°51%
  8. Sat83°62°34%
  9. Sun81°59°20%
  10. Mon82°54°23%
  11. Tue86°60°22%
  12. Wed82°61°35%
  13. Thu83°56°43%
  14. Fri86°57°42%
  15. Sat86°65°45%
  16. Sun79°68°52%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — East Freedom

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

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal 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 East Freedom

  • 16637

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.