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Valencia, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Valencia, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 8:29 PM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
87%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
1:54 AM
Sunset
4:54 PM
Valencia, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastValencia, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 43% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 68°H 86°
Valencia, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    74%
    89°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Showers
    43%
    0.74″
    86°68°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    91%
    82°69°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    51%
    74°65°-8°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    85°66°+11°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    0.01″
    85°62°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    67%
    0.05″
    73°65°-12°
Valencia, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
170° · backing 31°
Direction
S
170°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 5
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 5 · pk 18 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 278SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 31° from the s.
Valencia, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
975.1
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.79 inHg
Now
975.1
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 974980
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW979.9974.3974.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Valencia, PA
Air quality
81
AQI
Moderate
+33 in 6h

AQI 81 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 33 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — 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
6.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
84μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.97
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Valencia, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
97%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.2mi
UNLIMITED
71 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
00:29 UTC · Valencia, 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
00:29 UTC · Valencia, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Valencia, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Valencia, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Valencia, 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
1:54 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
4:54 PM
Civil dusk
9:28 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Valencia, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:38 PM
Moonset
11:30 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Valencia, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Valencia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 16059

16-Day Forecast — Valencia

  1. Sat89°69°74%
  2. Sun86°67°43%
  3. Mon82°69°91%
  4. Tue74°65°51%
  5. Wed85°66°10%
  6. Thu85°62°25%
  7. Fri73°65°67%
  8. Sat82°61°41%
  9. Sun81°53°22%
  10. Mon84°53°24%
  11. Tue82°58°20%
  12. Wed81°60°32%
  13. Thu81°54°29%
  14. Fri89°58°39%
  15. Sat88°66°25%
  16. Sun76°68°42%

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 — Valencia

SPC has placed Valencia 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 Valencia

  • 16059

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.