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Slatington, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Slatington, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 2:17 PM
96
°
Clear
Feels like
101°
Humidity
37%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
1:36 AM
Sunset
4:37 PM
Slatington, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSlatington, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit with a 32% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 74°H 98°
Slatington, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    98°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Showers
    63%
    0.24″
    92°73°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    96%
    0.06″
    76°69°-16°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    73%
    0.02″
    72°62°-4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    76°61°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    29%
    87°62°+11°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    55%
    81°67°-6°
Slatington, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
288° · veering 22°
Direction
WNW
288°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
48
avg 7
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 7 · pk 48 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 206SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 22° from the wnw.
Slatington, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.6
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.49 inHg
Now
998.6
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981000
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1000.2997.7998.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Slatington, PA
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
+2 in 6hPeak ~81 @ 10 PM

AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 85 now. With UV 8.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 95 around 1 PM.

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
9.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
128μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 85 now. With UV 8.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 95 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 85
UV peak
8.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 95

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

Visibility
106.0mi
UNLIMITED
111 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
18:17 UTC · Slatington, 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
18:17 UTC · Slatington, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Slatington, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Slatington, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Slatington, 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
15h 01m
Sunset
4:37 PM
Civil dusk
9:11 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Slatington, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:57 PM
Moonset
10:05 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Slatington, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Slatington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 25°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: 18080

16-Day Forecast — Slatington

  1. Sat98°73°32%
  2. Sun92°73°63%
  3. Mon76°69°96%
  4. Tue72°62°73%
  5. Wed76°61°19%
  6. Thu87°62°29%
  7. Fri81°67°55%
  8. Sat82°67°26%
  9. Sun78°64°25%
  10. Mon78°63°25%
  11. Tue84°61°22%
  12. Wed84°58°35%
  13. Thu87°61°33%
  14. Fri88°63°30%
  15. Sat87°67°22%
  16. Sun84°69°32%

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 — Slatington

SPC has placed Slatington 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 Slatington

  • 18080

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.