New Freedom, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
New Freedom weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Showers79%4.7″90°69°—
- MondayJul 6Showers64%0.20″81°69°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle43%0.15″69°62°-12°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle28%0.01″71°61°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers53%0.17″86°65°+15°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle47%0.01″81°67°-5°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast23%—80°64°-1°
AQI 88 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 52 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 104 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear 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 104 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 104
- UV peak
- 1.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 104
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 14.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 15.3 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 11:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
New Freedom at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°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
- Sun90°69°79%
- Mon81°69°64%
- Tue69°62°43%
- Wed71°61°28%
- Thu86°65°53%
- Fri81°67°47%
- Sat80°64°23%
- Sun75°63°19%
- Mon83°64°19%
- Tue67°59°11%
- Wed72°61°12%
- Thu74°58°26%
- Fri77°63°28%
- Sat77°63°29%
- Sun77°64°24%
- Mon68°64°29%
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 Freedom
SPC has placed New Freedom 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 Freedom
- 17349