New Brighton, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
New Brighton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle46%—96°70°—
- SundayJul 5Rain75%0.28″86°72°-10°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail66%0.58″81°66°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle24%—79°63°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——85°60°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle50%—82°64°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle50%—83°64°+1°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 14.1 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~64%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.1 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 10:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
New Brighton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- 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
15-Day Forecast — New Brighton
- Sat96°70°46%
- Sun86°72°75%
- Mon81°66°66%
- Tue79°63°24%
- Wed85°60°9%
- Thu82°64°50%
- Fri83°64°50%
- Sat84°61°33%
- Sun82°63°25%
- Mon84°59°14%
- Tue84°65°14%
- Wed72°59°27%
- Thu84°56°26%
- Fri86°60°46%
- Sat78°65°35%
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 — 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