New Columbus, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
New Columbus weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Drizzle48%0.05″82°66°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain68%0.73″72°66°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle55%—66°61°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle23%—81°57°+15°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast40%—88°62°+7°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle55%0.09″70°65°-18°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast33%—82°56°+12°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 16 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 50 — 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 0.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 11:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
New Columbus at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — New Columbus
- Sun83°66°48%
- Mon71°66°68%
- Tue66°61°55%
- Wed81°57°23%
- Thu88°62°40%
- Fri70°65°55%
- Sat82°56°33%
- Sun69°62°16%
- Mon79°61°18%
- Tue63°58°19%
- Wed71°59°18%
- Thu75°57°26%
- Fri84°57°29%
- Sat83°61°29%
- Sun85°60°33%
- Mon70°64°32%
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 Columbus
SPC has placed New Columbus in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 New Columbus
- 17878