Wakefield, Pennsylvania Weather
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Wakefield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast29%—102°78°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain87%0.17″96°72°-6°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm87%0.45″80°64°-16°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast74%—69°58°-11°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear13%—82°55°+13°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy23%—87°64°+5°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle31%0.02″88°68°+1°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 4.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 23 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 4.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 23
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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: 11°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
- Sat102°78°29%
- Sun96°72°87%
- Mon80°64°87%
- Tue69°58°74%
- Wed82°55°13%
- Thu87°64°23%
- Fri88°68°31%
- Sat83°69°32%
- Sun75°65°32%
- Mon71°63°13%
- Tue78°63°16%
- Wed87°67°22%
- Thu91°71°24%
- Fri93°72°39%
- Sat77°70°36%
- Sun84°66°43%
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