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New Brighton, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

New Brighton, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 8:33 PM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
82%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:55 AM
Sunset
4:55 PM
New Brighton, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNew Brighton, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 45% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 70°H 89°
New Brighton, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    75%
    0.05″
    93°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Showers
    45%
    0.38″
    89°70°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    90%
    0.02″
    83°69°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    53%
    0.01″
    76°67°-7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    0.01″
    86°67°+10°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    28%
    0.02″
    86°63°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    66%
    0.05″
    77°66°-9°
New Brighton, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
160° · backing 108°
Direction
SSE
160°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
30
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 30 @ 11:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 113SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 108° from the sse.
New Brighton, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.8
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.08 inHg
Now
984.8
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984990
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.3984.2984.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
New Brighton, PA
Air quality
78
AQI
Moderate
+19 in 6h

AQI 78 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 19 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 44. 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
6.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
93μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.5 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
light
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
New Brighton, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
33.4mi
UNLIMITED
73 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
00:33 UTC · New Brighton, 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
00:33 UTC · New Brighton, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
New Brighton, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
New Brighton, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
New Brighton, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:23 AM
Sunrise
1:55 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
4:55 PM
Civil dusk
9:30 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
New Brighton, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:39 PM
Moonset
11:31 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
New Brighton, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

New Brighton 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.

ZIP code: 15066

16-Day Forecast — New Brighton

  1. Sat93°70°75%
  2. Sun89°69°45%
  3. Mon83°69°90%
  4. Tue76°67°53%
  5. Wed86°67°8%
  6. Thu86°63°28%
  7. Fri77°66°66%
  8. Sat82°61°41%
  9. Sun80°53°20%
  10. Mon85°53°20%
  11. Tue83°59°19%
  12. Wed82°60°29%
  13. Thu79°54°26%
  14. Fri89°58°33%
  15. Sat88°67°26%
  16. Sun78°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 — New Brighton

SPC has placed New Brighton 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 New Brighton

  • 15066

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.