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Forty Fort, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Forty Fort, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 2:33 PM
96
°
Clear
Feels like
101°
Humidity
35%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
1:35 AM
Sunset
4:39 PM
Forty Fort, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastForty Fort, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit with a 42% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 72°H 97°
Forty Fort, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    97°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    50%
    0.20″
    92°72°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    87%
    0.13″
    75°66°-17°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    68%
    0.04″
    78°62°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    77°61°-1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    26%
    0.05″
    88°62°+11°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    62%
    0.02″
    82°66°-6°
Forty Fort, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
294° · veering 53°
Direction
WNW
294°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 6
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 6 · pk 26 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 242SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 53° from the wnw.
Forty Fort, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.8
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.41 inHg
Now
995.8
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 995997
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW997.2994.5995.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Forty Fort, PA
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6hPeak ~73 @ 10 PM

AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 73 now. With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 81 around 1 PM.

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
9.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
121μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 73 now. With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 81 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 73
UV peak
8.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 81

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Forty Fort, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
13%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
105.0mi
UNLIMITED
105 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
18:33 UTC · Forty Fort, 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
18:33 UTC · Forty Fort, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Forty Fort, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Forty Fort, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Forty Fort, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:03 AM
Sunrise
1:35 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
4:39 PM
Civil dusk
9:14 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Forty Fort, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
10:58 PM
Moonset
10:05 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Forty Fort, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Forty Fort at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 26°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Forty Fort

  1. Sat98°71°42%
  2. Sun92°72°50%
  3. Mon75°66°87%
  4. Tue78°62°68%
  5. Wed77°61°19%
  6. Thu88°62°26%
  7. Fri82°66°62%
  8. Sat78°67°28%
  9. Sun78°62°26%
  10. Mon82°60°27%
  11. Tue82°60°26%
  12. Wed85°57°26%
  13. Thu87°60°23%
  14. Fri89°63°19%
  15. Sat87°67°20%
  16. Sun79°70°29%

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 — Forty Fort

SPC has placed Forty Fort 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 Forty Fort

  • 18704

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.