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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
Sunday, July 5 at 4:26 PM
85
°
Overcast
Feels like
90°
Humidity
62%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
1:57 AM
Sunset
4:53 PM
Midland, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMidland, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 30% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 70°H 86°
Midland, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Foggy
    30%
    86°70°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Showers
    28%
    1.2″
    85°70°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    58%
    78°68°-7°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    82°64°+4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    42%
    87°67°+5°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    79%
    0.15″
    74°68°-13°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    57%
    80°66°+6°
Midland, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
224° · backing 28°
Direction
SW
224°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
24
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 24 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 173SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 28° from the sw.
Midland, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
977.4
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 28.86 inHg
Now
977.4
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977980
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW979.7977.5977.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Midland, PA
Air quality
74
AQI
Moderate
+38 in 6hPeak ~88 @ 10 PM

AQI 74 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 38 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 78 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast 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 2.5Moderate
12.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
124μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 78 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 78
UV peak
2.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 78

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Midland, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
58.5mi
UNLIMITED
83 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
20:26 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
20:26 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 · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:25 AM
Sunrise
1:57 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
4:53 PM
Civil dusk
9:27 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Midland, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
69% illuminated
Moonrise
11:39 PM
Moonset
11:31 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: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 15059

16-Day Forecast — Midland

  1. Sun86°70°30%
  2. Mon85°70°28%
  3. Tue78°68°58%
  4. Wed82°64°27%
  5. Thu87°67°42%
  6. Fri74°68°79%
  7. Sat80°66°57%
  8. Sun79°68°22%
  9. Mon75°61°17%
  10. Tue63°56°13%
  11. Wed71°59°17%
  12. Thu80°57°25%
  13. Fri84°60°26%
  14. Sat85°61°32%
  15. Sun83°62°29%
  16. Mon78°61°26%

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 Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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

  • 15342

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.