Fort Washington, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fort Washington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain51%0.25″98°74°—
- SundayJul 5Light Showers51%0.98″92°73°-6°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers92%0.20″80°72°-12°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle87%0.01″76°67°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle35%—80°65°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast12%—90°68°+10°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle42%—88°72°-2°
AQI 125 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 58 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 93 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 93 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 93
- UV peak
- 0.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 93
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:54 PM
- Moonset
- 10:04 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Fort Washington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 26°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 19034
16-Day Forecast — Fort Washington
- Sat98°74°51%
- Sun92°73°51%
- Mon80°72°92%
- Tue76°67°87%
- Wed80°65°35%
- Thu90°68°12%
- Fri88°72°42%
- Sat87°74°36%
- Sun83°70°26%
- Mon81°69°20%
- Tue87°68°19%
- Wed90°68°38%
- Thu90°71°40%
- Fri94°75°42%
- Sat92°74°35%
- Sun90°76°40%
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 — Fort Washington
SPC has placed Fort Washington 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 Fort Washington
- 19034