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Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Fredericksburg, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 8:31 AM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
88°
Humidity
48%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:40 AM
Sunset
4:39 PM
Fredericksburg, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFredericksburg, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit with a 35% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 72°H 98°
Fredericksburg, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    35%
    0.11″
    98°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    95%
    2.0″
    90°72°-8°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    95%
    0.22″
    74°64°-16°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Foggy
    65%
    72°59°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Partly Cloudy
    15%
    81°56°+9°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    87°61°+6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    85°67°-2°
Fredericksburg, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
282° · backing 6°
Direction
WNW
282°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 7
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 7 · pk 29 @ 3:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 274SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 6° from the wnw.
Fredericksburg, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.0
+1.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.47 inHg
Now
998.0
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
+1.1
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971000
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1000.1996.7997.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Fredericksburg, PA
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
+1 in 6hPeak ~74 @ 7 PM

AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI projected to climb to 74 over the next 6 hours. PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
97μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 4.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 27 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
4.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 27

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Fredericksburg, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
85.6mi
UNLIMITED
100 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
12:31 UTC · Fredericksburg, 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
12:31 UTC · Fredericksburg, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fredericksburg, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fredericksburg, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fredericksburg, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:08 AM
Sunrise
1:40 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
4:39 PM
Civil dusk
9:13 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fredericksburg, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
10:59 PM
Moonset
10:08 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fredericksburg, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fredericksburg at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Fredericksburg

  1. Sat98°74°35%
  2. Sun90°72°95%
  3. Mon74°64°95%
  4. Tue72°59°65%
  5. Wed81°56°15%
  6. Thu87°61°33%
  7. Fri85°67°36%
  8. Sat85°70°32%
  9. Sun73°65°29%
  10. Mon70°65°19%
  11. Tue78°63°15%
  12. Wed84°64°29%
  13. Thu90°70°30%
  14. Fri93°73°36%
  15. Sat81°71°42%
  16. Sun85°67°34%

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 — Fredericksburg

SPC has placed Fredericksburg 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 Fredericksburg

  • 17026

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.