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Honesdale, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Honesdale, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 8:33 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
71%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
1:32 AM
Sunset
4:38 PM
Honesdale, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHonesdale, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 45% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 68°H 94°
Honesdale, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    45%
    0.72″
    94°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    91%
    0.41″
    87°68°-7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    91%
    0.91″
    71°60°-16°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Rain
    56%
    0.78″
    72°57°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    18%
    84°55°+12°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    86°65°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    83°65°-3°
Honesdale, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
270° · steady
Direction
W
270°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 7
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 7 · pk 25 @ 6:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 335SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the w.
Honesdale, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.1
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 28.82 inHg
Now
976.1
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 974979
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW978.6974.3975.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Honesdale, PA
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-4 in 6hPeak ~48 @ 7 PM

AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 24 around 1 PM.

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 2.5Good
4.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
81μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 24 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 38
UV peak
4.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 24
Honesdale, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
42.4mi
UNLIMITED
103 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
12:33 UTC · Honesdale, 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
12:33 UTC · Honesdale, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Honesdale, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Honesdale, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Honesdale, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:59 AM
Sunrise
1:32 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
4:38 PM
Civil dusk
9:13 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Honesdale, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
10:56 PM
Moonset
10:03 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Honesdale, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Honesdale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 18431

16-Day Forecast — Honesdale

  1. Sat94°67°45%
  2. Sun87°68°91%
  3. Mon71°60°91%
  4. Tue72°57°56%
  5. Wed84°55°18%
  6. Thu86°65°33%
  7. Fri83°65°36%
  8. Sat82°65°25%
  9. Sun66°61°31%
  10. Mon65°59°23%
  11. Tue75°59°26%
  12. Wed87°58°27%
  13. Thu91°66°27%
  14. Fri88°67°39%
  15. Sat84°67°40%
  16. Sun84°61°39%

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 — Honesdale

SPC has placed Honesdale in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Honesdale

  • 18431

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.