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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 7:20 PM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
65%
Wind
8 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 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 44% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 68°H 85°
Salisbury, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    33%
    0.05″
    85°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    45%
    85°68°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    90%
    0.10″
    76°65°-9°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    56%
    78°64°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    19%
    0.03″
    73°62°-5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    0.01″
    82°61°+9°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    0.05″
    76°66°-6°
Salisbury, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
208° · backing 34°
Direction
SSW
208°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 23 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 235SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 34° from the ssw.
Salisbury, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
943.1
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 27.85 inHg
Now
943.1
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 941946
935940945950-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW945.8941.2943.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Salisbury, PA
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
+8 in 6h

AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~72%) — 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
6.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
93μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~72%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
0.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
light
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Salisbury, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
50.4mi
UNLIMITED
60 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
23:20 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
23:20 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
78% 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: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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. Sat85°67°33%
  2. Sun85°68°45%
  3. Mon76°65°90%
  4. Tue78°64°56%
  5. Wed73°62°19%
  6. Thu82°61°15%
  7. Fri76°66°60%
  8. Sat76°61°38%
  9. Sun72°59°28%
  10. Mon72°57°24%
  11. Tue75°53°19%
  12. Wed79°56°42%
  13. Thu80°58°45%
  14. Fri76°61°50%
  15. Sat79°66°55%
  16. Sun77°65°52%

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.