Newtown, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Newtown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain59%0.75″99°74°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain57%1.7″91°71°-8°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain92%0.78″79°68°-12°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle87%—72°65°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast28%—75°62°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle11%—90°66°+15°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle40%0.12″91°74°+1°
AQI 101 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 45 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 65. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 65. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 65
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- 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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 11:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Newtown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 22°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Newtown
- Sat99°74°59%
- Sun91°71°57%
- Mon79°68°92%
- Tue72°65°87%
- Wed75°62°28%
- Thu90°66°11%
- Fri91°74°40%
- Sat86°65°36%
- Sun77°64°27%
- Mon85°62°22%
- Tue89°67°19%
- Wed91°70°38%
- Thu88°68°40%
- Fri90°67°42%
- Sat87°68°35%
- Sun94°77°40%
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 — Newtown
SPC has placed Newtown in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight 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 Newtown
- 18940