Newtown, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Newtown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast48%—101°74°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain93%0.94″95°72°-6°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail93%0.42″75°64°-20°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle69%0.02″66°60°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast13%—86°57°+20°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle26%—89°67°+3°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle33%0.05″93°70°+4°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 16.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 18.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 27 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 4.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 27
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 16.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 18.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h 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
- 10:53 PM
- Moonset
- 10:03 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Newtown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°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
- Sat101°74°48%
- Sun95°72°93%
- Mon75°64°93%
- Tue66°60°69%
- Wed86°57°13%
- Thu89°67°26%
- Fri93°70°33%
- Sat81°72°31%
- Sun72°67°33%
- Mon71°66°17%
- Tue80°63°19%
- Wed89°67°22%
- Thu94°73°23%
- Fri96°78°33%
- Sat78°72°35%
- Sun87°69°36%
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 — Newtown
SPC has placed Newtown 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 Newtown
- 18940