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Hopewell, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Hopewell, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 3:55 PM
96
°
Clear
Feels like
99°
Humidity
34%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
1:49 AM
Sunset
4:45 PM
Hopewell, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHopewell, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit with a 39% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 71°H 96°
Hopewell, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    0.01″
    96°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    48%
    0.06″
    90°71°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    90%
    0.24″
    78°68°-12°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    72%
    82°66°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    74°65°-8°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    86°62°+12°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    0.02″
    81°67°-5°
Hopewell, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
266° · steady
Direction
W
266°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
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 5 · pk 17 @ 3:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 4123SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the w.
Hopewell, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.7
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 28.93 inHg
Now
979.7
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980983
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW982.8979.9980.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Hopewell, PA
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
+4 in 6hPeak ~78 @ 10 PM

AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 80 — 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 during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5Good
6.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
125μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 80 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 80
UV peak
6.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 80

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Hopewell, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
106.2mi
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
19:55 UTC · Hopewell, 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
19:55 UTC · Hopewell, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hopewell, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hopewell, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hopewell, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:17 AM
Sunrise
1:49 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
4:45 PM
Civil dusk
9:19 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hopewell, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:07 PM
Moonset
10:16 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hopewell, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hopewell at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 24°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 16650

16-Day Forecast — Hopewell

  1. Sat96°68°33%
  2. Sun90°72°48%
  3. Mon78°68°90%
  4. Tue82°66°72%
  5. Wed74°65°19%
  6. Thu86°62°23%
  7. Fri81°67°51%
  8. Sat82°65°30%
  9. Sun79°60°25%
  10. Mon77°60°23%
  11. Tue78°57°21%
  12. Wed83°57°42%
  13. Thu85°58°36%
  14. Fri81°62°41%
  15. Sat87°67°46%
  16. Sun81°69°45%

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 — Hopewell

SPC has placed Hopewell 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 Hopewell

  • 16650

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.