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Middletown, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Middletown, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 8:24 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
73%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:35 AM
Sunset
4:35 PM
Middletown, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMiddletown, 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°
Middletown, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    37%
    0.03″
    99°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    93%
    1.5″
    94°72°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    93%
    0.32″
    73°62°-21°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    69%
    0.05″
    72°58°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    13%
    84°56°+12°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    0.01″
    87°62°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    88°67°+1°
Middletown, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
260° · steady
Direction
W
260°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
19
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 19 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 222SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the w.
Middletown, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.8
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.55 inHg
Now
1000.8
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001004
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1003.51000.11000.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Middletown, PA
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
+9 in 6h

AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
10.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
88μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 26 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
4.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 26

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
Middletown, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
42.2mi
UNLIMITED
106 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
12:24 UTC · Middletown, 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
12:24 UTC · Middletown, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Middletown, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Middletown, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Middletown, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:03 AM
Sunrise
1:35 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
4:35 PM
Civil dusk
9:09 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Middletown, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
10:55 PM
Moonset
10:04 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Middletown, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Middletown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°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: 17057

16-Day Forecast — Middletown

  1. Sat99°72°37%
  2. Sun94°72°93%
  3. Mon73°62°93%
  4. Tue72°58°69%
  5. Wed84°56°13%
  6. Thu87°62°35%
  7. Fri88°67°43%
  8. Sat84°70°27%
  9. Sun70°66°31%
  10. Mon69°64°17%
  11. Tue81°63°18%
  12. Wed88°64°30%
  13. Thu92°69°27%
  14. Fri93°70°36%
  15. Sat80°70°45%
  16. Sun87°67°36%

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 — Middletown

SPC has placed Middletown 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 Middletown

  • 18020

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.