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Northwood, Pennsylvania Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Northwood, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 11:35 PM
70
°
Heavy Drizzle
Feels like
76°
Humidity
88%
Wind
0 mph
Sunrise
1:47 AM
Sunset
4:47 PM
Northwood, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNorthwood, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 42% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 67°H 84°
Northwood, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    72%
    0.12″
    93°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    42%
    0.03″
    84°67°-9°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    94%
    83°68°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    85%
    0.02″
    74°65°-9°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    0.01″
    69°65°-5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    41%
    0.05″
    87°64°+18°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    0.01″
    80°65°-7°
Northwood, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
315° · veering 20°
Direction
NW
315°
Sustained
0
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
42
avg 6
Beaufort · 0 · CALM
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 6 · pk 42 @ 1:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 195SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The air is still. Smoke rises straight up.
Northwood, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.8
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 28.84 inHg
Now
976.8
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 976980
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW980.0975.9977.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Northwood, PA
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
-16 in 6h

AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI down 16 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
4.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
89μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5
Northwood, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
23.9mi
UNLIMITED
98 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
03:35 UTC · Northwood, 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
03:35 UTC · Northwood, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Northwood, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Northwood, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Northwood, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:15 AM
Sunrise
1:47 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
4:47 PM
Civil dusk
9:21 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Northwood, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:31 PM
Moonset
11:22 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Northwood, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Northwood at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Northwood

  1. Sat93°67°72%
  2. Sun85°67°42%
  3. Mon83°68°94%
  4. Tue74°65°85%
  5. Wed69°65°38%
  6. Thu87°64°41%
  7. Fri80°65°51%
  8. Sat83°59°28%
  9. Sun81°57°17%
  10. Mon82°52°14%
  11. Tue85°59°17%
  12. Wed82°60°34%
  13. Thu83°56°30%
  14. Fri85°57°42%
  15. Sat87°65°44%
  16. Sun82°67°45%

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 — Northwood

SPC has placed Northwood in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Northwood

  • 16686

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.