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Highland Park, Pennsylvania Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Highland Park, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 9:17 PM
76
°
Light Rain
Feels like
80°
Humidity
79%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:44 AM
Sunset
4:44 PM
Highland Park, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHighland Park, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 42% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 71°H 93°
Highland Park, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    42%
    0.05″
    96°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    42%
    93°71°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    88%
    0.01″
    81°68°-12°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    88%
    0.01″
    72°65°-9°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    20%
    0.05″
    67°63°-5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    14%
    90°64°+23°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    58%
    0.01″
    86°68°-4°
Highland Park, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
207° · veering 41°
Direction
SSW
207°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 6
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 6 · pk 33 @ 2:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 205SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 41° from the ssw.
Highland Park, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.1
+2.4 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.33 inHg
Now
993.1
mb
3h
+2.4
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991995
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW995.1990.5992.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Highland Park, PA
Air quality
64
AQI
Moderate
+10 in 6h

AQI 64 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~84%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
91μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~84%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5
Highland Park, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
18.6mi
UNLIMITED
102 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
01:17 UTC · Highland Park, 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
01:17 UTC · Highland Park, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Highland Park, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Highland Park, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Highland Park, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:12 AM
Sunrise
1:44 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
4:44 PM
Civil dusk
9:18 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Highland Park, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 PM
Moonset
11:19 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Highland Park, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Highland Park at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Highland Park

  1. Sat96°71°42%
  2. Sun93°71°42%
  3. Mon81°68°88%
  4. Tue72°65°88%
  5. Wed67°63°20%
  6. Thu90°64°14%
  7. Fri86°68°58%
  8. Sat86°61°30%
  9. Sun82°59°19%
  10. Mon84°53°24%
  11. Tue88°59°21%
  12. Wed85°61°35%
  13. Thu84°58°45%
  14. Fri88°58°45%
  15. Sat87°66°45%
  16. Sun84°68°39%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — Highland Park

SPC has placed Highland Park 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 Highland Park

  • 17009
  • 17044

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.