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Hanover, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Hanover, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 6:31 PM
98
°
Clear
Feels like
97°
Humidity
26%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
1:45 AM
Sunset
4:39 PM
Hanover, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHanover, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit with a 34% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 74°H 99°
Hanover, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    30%
    0.05″
    99°77°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    55%
    95°74°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    86%
    0.01″
    82°70°-13°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    86%
    0.52″
    82°70°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    30%
    0.05″
    75°64°-7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    12%
    87°65°+12°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    85°69°-2°
Hanover, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
246° · backing 23°
Direction
WSW
246°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
23
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 23 @ 3:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 358SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 23° from the wsw.
Hanover, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.2
-2.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.24 inHg
Now
990.2
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990994
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.3990.3990.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Hanover, PA
Air quality
93
AQI
Moderate
+38 in 6h

AQI 93 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 38 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 70 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
5.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
119μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 70 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 70
UV peak
1.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 70

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
light
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Hanover, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
133.7mi
UNLIMITED
130 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
22:31 UTC · Hanover, 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
22:31 UTC · Hanover, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hanover, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hanover, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hanover, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:13 AM
Sunrise
1:45 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
4:39 PM
Civil dusk
9:13 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hanover, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:01 PM
Moonset
10:11 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hanover, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hanover at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 26°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 17331

16-Day Forecast — Hanover

  1. Sat99°77°30%
  2. Sun95°74°55%
  3. Mon82°70°86%
  4. Tue82°70°86%
  5. Wed75°64°30%
  6. Thu87°65°12%
  7. Fri85°69°46%
  8. Sat86°68°28%
  9. Sun77°64°30%
  10. Mon80°65°16%
  11. Tue84°62°16%
  12. Wed86°61°33%
  13. Thu89°65°42%
  14. Fri87°69°38%
  15. Sat89°69°42%
  16. Sun86°69°42%

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 — Hanover

SPC has placed Hanover 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 Hanover

  • 17331
  • 17332
  • 17333
  • 17334

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.