New Freedom, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
New Freedom weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain28%0.38″96°75°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain66%0.82″92°72°-4°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm84%0.02″80°70°-12°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm84%0.40″79°68°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle31%0.05″73°62°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast12%—85°64°+12°
- FridayJul 10Overcast47%—85°69°0°
AQI 95 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 44 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 70. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~96%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 70. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~96%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 70
- UV peak
- 0.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:59 PM
- Moonset
- 10:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
New Freedom at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 23°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 17349
16-Day Forecast — New Freedom
- Sat96°75°28%
- Sun92°72°66%
- Mon80°70°84%
- Tue79°68°84%
- Wed73°62°31%
- Thu85°64°12%
- Fri85°69°47%
- Sat85°66°30%
- Sun76°63°30%
- Mon78°63°17%
- Tue82°61°17%
- Wed84°61°37%
- Thu87°65°45%
- Fri85°69°46%
- Sat87°68°40%
- Sun83°69°46%
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 Freedom
SPC has placed New Freedom in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYENHEnhanced Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Numerous severe storms likely. Tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts possible across the area. Track NWS warnings if storms develop.
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 Freedom
- 17349