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Kempton, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Kempton, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 7:54 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
65%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:38 AM
Sunset
4:37 PM
Kempton, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKempton, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit with a 37% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 73°H 99°
Kempton, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    37%
    0.22″
    99°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    94%
    0.21″
    90°72°-9°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    94%
    0.33″
    76°63°-14°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    66%
    0.03″
    71°57°-5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Mostly Clear
    16%
    81°55°+10°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    88°61°+7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    85°67°-3°
Kempton, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
196° · backing 62°
Direction
SSW
196°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
49
avg 8
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 8 · pk 49 @ 7:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 413SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 62° from the ssw.
Kempton, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
999.4
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.51 inHg
Now
999.4
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9991002
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1002.1998.7999.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Kempton, PA
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
+3 in 6h

AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
82μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 1.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
1.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 9

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Kempton, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
54.8mi
UNLIMITED
105 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
11:54 UTC · Kempton, 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
11:54 UTC · Kempton, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Kempton, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Kempton, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Kempton, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:05 AM
Sunrise
1:38 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
4:37 PM
Civil dusk
9:11 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Kempton, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
10:57 PM
Moonset
10:06 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Kempton, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kempton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°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.

ZIP code: 19529

16-Day Forecast — Kempton

  1. Sat99°74°37%
  2. Sun90°72°94%
  3. Mon76°63°94%
  4. Tue71°57°66%
  5. Wed81°55°16%
  6. Thu88°61°35%
  7. Fri85°67°37%
  8. Sat83°70°26%
  9. Sun71°65°27%
  10. Mon68°64°17%
  11. Tue79°63°19%
  12. Wed83°63°30%
  13. Thu89°70°29%
  14. Fri92°70°36%
  15. Sat79°70°36%
  16. Sun85°66°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 — Kempton

SPC has placed Kempton 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 Kempton

  • 19529

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.