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Weather in Fox Chase, Pennsylvania

Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fox Chase, PA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:05 AM
69
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
69°
Humidity
57%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Fox Chase, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
50°
1a
51°
2a
51°
3a
51°
4a
49°
5a
49°
6a
51°
7a
52°
8a
54°
9a
59°
10a
61°
11a
63°
12p
65°
1p
66°
2p
67°
3p
67°
4p
67°
5p
69°
6p
69°
7p
65°
8p
61°
9p
58°
10p
56°
11p
53°
12a
L 49°H 69°
Fox Chase, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    90°61°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    96°66°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    89°66°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    79%
    86°58°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    15%
    71°49°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    31%
    60°47°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Drizzle
    38%
    54°48°
Fox Chase, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
233° · backing 136°
Direction
SW
233°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 23 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 136° from the sw.
Fox Chase, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.9
-0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 29.59 inHg
Now
1001.9
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
-4.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011008
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Fox Chase, PA
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
12.2 μg/m³
PM 10
12.5 μg/m³
NO₂
9.8 μg/m³
Ozone
65.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Fox Chase, PA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:16 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
12:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fox Chase, PA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:50 AM
Moonset
12:41 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Fox Chase, PA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fox Chase at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Fox Chase

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.