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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 6:38 PM
82
°
Heavy Rain
Feels like
79°
Humidity
62%
Wind
23 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 69 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 68% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 69°H 89°
Honesdale, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    68%
    0.25″
    91°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    85°69°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    95%
    0.34″
    76°62°-9°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Rain
    74%
    0.24″
    69°59°-7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    74°58°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    0.02″
    86°60°+12°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    0.04″
    80°63°-6°
Honesdale, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
267° · veering 50°
Direction
W
267°
Sustained
23
mph
Gust
54
mph
Peak 24h
54
avg 6
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 54
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 195SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 23 mph with gusts pulsing to 54 — flags snap, branches bend.
Honesdale, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
974.1
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 28.77 inHg
Now
974.1
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 974977
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW976.8974.3974.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Honesdale, PA
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
+17 in 6h

AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 17 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy 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
2.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
93μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
0.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 44
Honesdale, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
85%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
4.1mi
MODERATE
90 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
22:38 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
22:38 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
78% 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: 12°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. Sat91°67°68%
  2. Sun85°69°47%
  3. Mon76°62°95%
  4. Tue69°59°74%
  5. Wed74°58°23%
  6. Thu86°60°16%
  7. Fri80°63°60%
  8. Sat76°66°37%
  9. Sun75°59°27%
  10. Mon78°59°28%
  11. Tue78°57°22%
  12. Wed83°54°30%
  13. Thu82°58°49%
  14. Fri88°61°45%
  15. Sat86°64°44%
  16. Sun80°68°50%

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.