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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 8:11 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
68%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:48 AM
Sunset
4:46 PM
Fredericksburg, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFredericksburg, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 71°H 94°
Fredericksburg, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    26%
    0.12″
    94°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    85%
    0.38″
    88°70°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    86%
    0.28″
    76°65°-12°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    64%
    0.11″
    74°61°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    17%
    81°57°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    88°61°+7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    38%
    84°65°-4°
Fredericksburg, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
225° · backing 28°
Direction
SW
225°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
26
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 26 @ 1:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 295SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 28° from the sw.
Fredericksburg, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
969.0
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 28.61 inHg
Now
969.0
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 968972
960965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW972.0967.8969.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Fredericksburg, PA
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
-3 in 6h

AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.7 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
84μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 4.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 21 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
4.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 21

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Fredericksburg, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
50.6mi
UNLIMITED
82 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
12:11 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
12:11 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
5:16 AM
Sunrise
1:48 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
4:46 PM
Civil dusk
9:20 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fredericksburg, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:07 PM
Moonset
10:16 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: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 17026

16-Day Forecast — Fredericksburg

  1. Sat94°68°26%
  2. Sun88°70°85%
  3. Mon76°65°86%
  4. Tue74°61°64%
  5. Wed81°57°17%
  6. Thu88°61°42%
  7. Fri84°65°38%
  8. Sat82°67°34%
  9. Sun76°62°28%
  10. Mon76°59°17%
  11. Tue74°62°12%
  12. Wed81°62°32%
  13. Thu89°66°32%
  14. Fri89°69°39%
  15. Sat81°68°40%
  16. Sun84°64°43%

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

  • 16662

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.