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Salisbury, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Salisbury, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 7:55 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
80%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:53 AM
Sunset
4:47 PM
Salisbury, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSalisbury, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 28% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 68°H 88°
Salisbury, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    28%
    0.03″
    88°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    84%
    0.09″
    84°68°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    90%
    0.01″
    75°64°-9°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    52%
    74°60°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    78°56°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    45%
    83°63°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    78°65°-5°
Salisbury, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
187° · backing 46°
Direction
S
187°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 6
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 6 · pk 16 @ 2:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 226SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Salisbury, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
944.8
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 27.90 inHg
Now
944.8
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 943948
935940945950955-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW947.9943.4943.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Salisbury, PA
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6h

AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
12.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
55μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Salisbury, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
37.1mi
UNLIMITED
53 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
11:55 UTC · Salisbury, 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
11:55 UTC · Salisbury, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Salisbury, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Salisbury, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Salisbury, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:22 AM
Sunrise
1:53 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
4:47 PM
Civil dusk
9:21 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Salisbury, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:09 PM
Moonset
10:20 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Salisbury, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Salisbury at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 15558

16-Day Forecast — Salisbury

  1. Sat88°67°28%
  2. Sun84°68°84%
  3. Mon75°64°90%
  4. Tue74°60°52%
  5. Wed78°56°20%
  6. Thu83°63°45%
  7. Fri78°65°41%
  8. Sat79°66°44%
  9. Sun76°62°31%
  10. Mon72°59°19%
  11. Tue68°58°20%
  12. Wed78°62°29%
  13. Thu87°67°35%
  14. Fri85°68°46%
  15. Sat75°67°43%
  16. Sun80°65°44%

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 — Salisbury

SPC has placed Salisbury 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 Salisbury

  • 15558

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.