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New Wilmington, Pennsylvania Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

New Wilmington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

New Wilmington, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 5:09 PM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
80°
Humidity
84%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
1:54 AM
Sunset
4:57 PM
New Wilmington, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNew Wilmington, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 38% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 67°H 83°
New Wilmington, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    59%
    0.09″
    88°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    30%
    0.07″
    83°67°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    90%
    79°67°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    52%
    78°65°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    81°64°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    79°62°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    65%
    0.11″
    76°68°-3°
New Wilmington, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
169° · backing 131°
Direction
S
169°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 5
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 22 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2111SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the s-bound air across the harbor.
New Wilmington, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.4
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 28.89 inHg
Now
978.4
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978983
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW983.1978.4978.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
New Wilmington, PA
Air quality
82
AQI
Moderate
+39 in 6hPeak ~88 @ 10 PM

AQI 82 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 39 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.3 µg/m³.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
108μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 51 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 51
UV peak
1.5 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 51

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.3 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
3h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
New Wilmington, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.2mi
UNLIMITED
69 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
21:09 UTC · New Wilmington, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
21:09 UTC · New Wilmington, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
New Wilmington, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
New Wilmington, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
New Wilmington, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:21 AM
Sunrise
1:54 AM
Daylight
15h 03m
Sunset
4:57 PM
Civil dusk
9:31 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
New Wilmington, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:17 PM
Moonset
10:24 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
New Wilmington, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

New Wilmington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°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.

ZIP codes: 16142, 16172

16-Day Forecast — New Wilmington

  1. Sat89°67°59%
  2. Sun83°67°30%
  3. Mon79°67°90%
  4. Tue78°65°52%
  5. Wed81°64°9%
  6. Thu79°62°35%
  7. Fri76°68°65%
  8. Sat76°61°36%
  9. Sun74°58°21%
  10. Mon73°56°25%
  11. Tue76°52°23%
  12. Wed79°55°29%
  13. Thu82°58°27%
  14. Fri83°61°40%
  15. Sat80°66°26%
  16. Sun73°67°45%

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 Wilmington

SPC has placed New Wilmington 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 Wilmington

  • 16142
  • 16172

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.