Fort Washington, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fort Washington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast58%—89°73°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain58%0.89″77°68°-12°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast59%—70°65°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast37%—83°65°+13°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle28%—88°70°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast38%—88°71°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Foggy37%—85°69°-3°
AQI 102 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 61 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 133 — 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 133 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 133
- UV peak
- 1.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 133
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.3 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 11:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Fort Washington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°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
- Sun89°73°58%
- Mon77°68°58%
- Tue70°65°59%
- Wed83°65°37%
- Thu88°70°28%
- Fri88°71°38%
- Sat85°69°37%
- Sun80°69°18%
- Mon88°68°17%
- Tue72°65°12%
- Wed76°65°15%
- Thu77°63°23%
- Fri87°67°21%
- Sat89°69°23%
- Sun79°70°26%
- Mon69°66°25%
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 — Fort Washington
SPC has placed Fort Washington in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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