Palmerton, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Palmerton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast31%—98°72°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain94%0.07″90°71°-8°
- MondayJul 6Showers94%0.66″72°63°-18°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle65%0.09″71°57°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast15%—83°56°+12°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle37%—86°60°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle45%—84°67°-2°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.4 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 26 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 4.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 26
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 10:57 PM
- Moonset
- 10:05 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Palmerton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 18071
16-Day Forecast — Palmerton
- Sat98°72°31%
- Sun90°71°94%
- Mon72°63°94%
- Tue71°57°65%
- Wed83°56°15%
- Thu86°60°37%
- Fri84°67°45%
- Sat82°69°25%
- Sun70°65°28%
- Mon68°64°17%
- Tue80°61°20%
- Wed82°63°29%
- Thu92°68°31%
- Fri92°69°45%
- Sat80°69°42%
- Sun87°65°38%
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 — Palmerton
SPC has placed Palmerton 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 Palmerton
- 18071