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West Elizabeth, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

West Elizabeth, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 8:19 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
64%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:55 AM
Sunset
4:52 PM
West Elizabeth, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWest Elizabeth, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit with a 35% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 70°H 98°
West Elizabeth, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    35%
    1.0″
    98°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    81%
    0.02″
    90°72°-8°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    74%
    0.03″
    83°67°-7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Foggy
    36%
    83°65°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    13%
    88°60°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    90°68°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    55%
    83°67°-7°
West Elizabeth, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
194° · backing 38°
Direction
SSW
194°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 5
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 5 · pk 28 @ 12:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 261SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 38° from the ssw.
West Elizabeth, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.9
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 29.23 inHg
Now
989.9
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989993
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.5988.9990.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
West Elizabeth, PA
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 22.9 µg/m³ (AQI 77) with a 0.99 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
22.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
23μg/m³
NO₂Good
15μg/m³
OzoneModerate
80μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 3.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 38
UV peak
3.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 19

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 22.9 µg/m³ (AQI 77) with a 0.99 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.99
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
West Elizabeth, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
51.4mi
UNLIMITED
79 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
12:19 UTC · West Elizabeth, 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
12:19 UTC · West Elizabeth, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
West Elizabeth, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
West Elizabeth, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
West Elizabeth, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:23 AM
Sunrise
1:55 AM
Daylight
14h 57m
Sunset
4:52 PM
Civil dusk
9:26 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
West Elizabeth, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:14 PM
Moonset
10:23 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
West Elizabeth, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

West Elizabeth at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 15088

16-Day Forecast — West Elizabeth

  1. Sat98°70°35%
  2. Sun90°72°81%
  3. Mon83°67°74%
  4. Tue83°65°36%
  5. Wed88°60°13%
  6. Thu90°68°51%
  7. Fri83°67°55%
  8. Sat87°68°42%
  9. Sun83°65°33%
  10. Mon76°60°19%
  11. Tue79°60°18%
  12. Wed89°66°27%
  13. Thu93°68°19%
  14. Fri90°71°45%
  15. Sat83°70°35%
  16. Sun89°69°35%

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 — West Elizabeth

SPC has placed West Elizabeth 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 West Elizabeth

  • 15088
  • 15025

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.