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Quakertown, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Quakertown, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 5:15 PM
94
°
Clear
Feels like
98°
Humidity
41%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:36 AM
Sunset
4:34 PM
Quakertown, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastQuakertown, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 38% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 73°H 94°
Quakertown, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    33%
    0.18″
    94°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Showers
    61%
    0.83″
    88°72°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    94%
    0.26″
    78°70°-10°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    82%
    0.02″
    73°64°-5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    76°61°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    12%
    86°63°+10°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    0.02″
    81°67°-5°
Quakertown, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
288° · veering 29°
Direction
WNW
288°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 19 @ 10:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 266SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 29° from the wnw.
Quakertown, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.3
-2.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.33 inHg
Now
993.3
mb
3h
-2.0
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 993996
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW996.4993.5993.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Quakertown, PA
Air quality
98
AQI
Moderate
+41 in 6hPeak ~104 @ 10 PM

AQI 98 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 41 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 98 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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 2.5Good
8.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
136μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 98 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 98
UV peak
2.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 98

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Quakertown, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
100.3mi
UNLIMITED
100 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
21:15 UTC · Quakertown, 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
21:15 UTC · Quakertown, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Quakertown, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Quakertown, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Quakertown, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:04 AM
Sunrise
1:36 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
4:34 PM
Civil dusk
9:09 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Quakertown, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:55 PM
Moonset
10:04 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Quakertown, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Quakertown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 23°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 18951

16-Day Forecast — Quakertown

  1. Sat94°71°33%
  2. Sun88°71°61%
  3. Mon78°70°94%
  4. Tue73°64°82%
  5. Wed76°61°24%
  6. Thu86°63°12%
  7. Fri81°67°48%
  8. Sat83°68°30%
  9. Sun79°64°27%
  10. Mon77°64°20%
  11. Tue84°63°18%
  12. Wed84°61°34%
  13. Thu87°64°45%
  14. Fri88°66°39%
  15. Sat88°67°39%
  16. Sun86°70°49%

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 — Quakertown

SPC has placed Quakertown 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 Quakertown

  • 18951

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.