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Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Shrewsbury, PA
Sunday, July 5 at 4:29 PM
88
°
Overcast
Feels like
92°
Humidity
50%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:44 AM
Sunset
4:38 PM
Shrewsbury, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastShrewsbury, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 71% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 70°H 89°
Shrewsbury, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    71%
    3.1″
    89°69°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    46%
    0.26″
    76°70°-13°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    60%
    0.11″
    69°62°-7°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    42%
    0.01″
    71°61°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    36%
    0.17″
    86°65°+15°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    0.01″
    81°67°-5°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    37%
    80°64°-1°
Shrewsbury, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
135° · backing 127°
Direction
SE
135°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
26
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 26 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 329SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 127° from the se.
Shrewsbury, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.3
-1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.89 inHg
Now
978.3
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978981
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW980.8977.7978.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Shrewsbury, PA
Air quality
75
AQI
Moderate
+43 in 6hPeak ~100 @ 11 PM

AQI 75 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 43 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 111 — 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.

PM 2.5Moderate
14.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy
145μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 111 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 111
UV peak
2.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 111

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

Visibility
80.3mi
UNLIMITED
116 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
20:29 UTC · Shrewsbury, 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
20:29 UTC · Shrewsbury, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Shrewsbury, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Shrewsbury, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Shrewsbury, PA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:13 AM
Sunrise
1:44 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
4:38 PM
Civil dusk
9:11 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Shrewsbury, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
69% illuminated
Moonrise
11:24 PM
Moonset
11:16 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Shrewsbury, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Shrewsbury at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°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: 17361

16-Day Forecast — Shrewsbury

  1. Sun90°69°71%
  2. Mon76°69°46%
  3. Tue69°62°60%
  4. Wed71°61°42%
  5. Thu86°65°36%
  6. Fri81°67°48%
  7. Sat80°64°37%
  8. Sun75°63°22%
  9. Mon83°64°15%
  10. Tue67°59°15%
  11. Wed71°61°16%
  12. Thu74°58°39%
  13. Fri77°63°30%
  14. Sat77°63°29%
  15. Sun76°64°23%
  16. Mon67°64°26%

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 — Shrewsbury

SPC has placed Shrewsbury in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Shrewsbury

  • 17361

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.