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Midland, Pennsylvania Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Midland, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 9:10 PM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
83°
Humidity
85%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:56 AM
Sunset
4:56 PM
Midland, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMidland, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit with a 39% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 70°H 90°
Midland, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    71%
    0.02″
    94°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Showers
    42%
    0.75″
    90°70°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    88%
    84°69°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    52%
    76°68°-8°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    89°66°+13°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    28%
    0.06″
    86°63°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    65%
    0.06″
    76°67°-10°
Midland, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
159° · backing 103°
Direction
SSE
159°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 5
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 5 · pk 28 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 285SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 103° from the sse.
Midland, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.0
+1.5 mb in 3h · rising · 29.15 inHg
Now
987.0
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.3984.8987.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Midland, PA
Air quality
68
AQI
Moderate
+9 in 6h

AQI 68 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
83μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Midland, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.6mi
UNLIMITED
82 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
01:10 UTC · Midland, 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
01:10 UTC · Midland, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Midland, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Midland, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Midland, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:24 AM
Sunrise
1:56 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
4:56 PM
Civil dusk
9:30 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Midland, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:40 PM
Moonset
11:32 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Midland, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Midland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°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.

16-Day Forecast — Midland

  1. Sat94°70°71%
  2. Sun90°70°42%
  3. Mon84°69°88%
  4. Tue76°68°52%
  5. Wed89°66°8%
  6. Thu86°63°28%
  7. Fri76°67°65%
  8. Sat83°62°44%
  9. Sun80°54°20%
  10. Mon86°54°20%
  11. Tue84°59°18%
  12. Wed82°61°29%
  13. Thu82°55°26%
  14. Fri89°58°33%
  15. Sat88°67°26%
  16. Sun80°67°42%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — Midland

SPC has placed Midland 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 Midland

  • 15059

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.