New Kensington, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
New Kensington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain38%0.14″95°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast79%—88°71°-7°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail75%0.09″80°67°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast29%—85°65°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy——87°60°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle46%—90°65°+3°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle54%—81°67°-9°
AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 20.1 µg/m³ (AQI 71) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~66%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 1.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 20.1 µg/m³ (AQI 71) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
- 11:13 PM
- Moonset
- 10:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
New Kensington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 15068
16-Day Forecast — New Kensington
- Sat95°69°38%
- Sun88°71°79%
- Mon80°67°75%
- Tue85°65°29%
- Wed87°60°9%
- Thu90°65°46%
- Fri81°67°54%
- Sat85°67°39%
- Sun82°64°28%
- Mon74°60°16%
- Tue78°59°16%
- Wed88°65°27%
- Thu93°66°19%
- Fri92°69°45%
- Sat83°69°35%
- Sun88°66°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 Kensington
SPC has placed New Kensington in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Kensington
- 15068
- 15069