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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 8:38 AM
83
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
60%
Wind
6 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 73 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit with a 31% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 73°H 99°
Slatington, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    99°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    93%
    0.10″
    89°71°-10°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    93%
    0.52″
    73°63°-16°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    66%
    0.10″
    69°57°-4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Partly Cloudy
    14%
    81°55°+12°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    87°60°+6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    85°67°-2°
Slatington, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
276° · steady
Direction
W
276°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
48
avg 7
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 7 · pk 48 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 221SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the w.
Slatington, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.5
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.49 inHg
Now
998.5
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-3.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981001
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1001.3997.8997.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Slatington, PA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
+5 in 6hPeak ~57 @ 7 PM

AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 during the projected peak around 7 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
86μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 26 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 41
UV peak
4.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 26

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) 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
Slatington, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
32%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
60.3mi
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
12:38 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
12:38 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
81% 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: 12°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. Sat99°73°30%
  2. Sun89°71°93%
  3. Mon73°63°93%
  4. Tue69°57°66%
  5. Wed81°55°14%
  6. Thu87°60°37%
  7. Fri85°67°44%
  8. Sat83°69°24%
  9. Sun70°66°28%
  10. Mon68°64°17%
  11. Tue78°61°19%
  12. Wed83°63°29%
  13. Thu90°68°31%
  14. Fri92°69°45%
  15. Sat79°69°42%
  16. Sun86°66°38%

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.