Wakefield, Pennsylvania Weather
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Wakefield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast23%—100°77°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain45%0.09″94°75°-6°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers85%0.04″81°70°-13°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers72%0.13″81°68°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Rain18%0.06″73°64°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy17%—87°65°+14°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle46%—87°70°0°
AQI 71 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 16 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 104 — 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 104 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 104
- UV peak
- 6.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 104
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:57 PM
- Moonset
- 10:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Wakefield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 27°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.
16-Day Forecast — Wakefield
- Sat101°77°23%
- Sun94°74°45%
- Mon81°70°85%
- Tue81°68°72%
- Wed73°64°18%
- Thu87°65°17%
- Fri87°70°46%
- Sat88°68°30%
- Sun80°64°28%
- Mon74°67°24%
- Tue84°63°22%
- Wed87°62°37%
- Thu89°66°45%
- Fri86°70°39%
- Sat92°69°35%
- Sun88°70°48%
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 — Wakefield
SPC has placed Wakefield in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYENHEnhanced Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Numerous severe storms likely. Tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts possible across the area. Track NWS warnings if storms develop.
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 Wakefield
- 17563