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West Nanticoke, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

West Nanticoke, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 8:48 AM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
66%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:36 AM
Sunset
4:40 PM
West Nanticoke, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWest Nanticoke, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit with a 32% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 70°H 97°
West Nanticoke, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    32%
    97°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    92%
    0.03″
    92°70°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    92%
    0.34″
    71°62°-21°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    55%
    0.02″
    78°59°+7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    15%
    84°56°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    0.01″
    90°61°+6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    82°67°-8°
West Nanticoke, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
231° · veering 9°
Direction
SW
231°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 6
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 6 · pk 28 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 226SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 9° from the sw.
West Nanticoke, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.4
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 29.25 inHg
Now
990.4
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989993
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.6988.5989.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
West Nanticoke, PA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
+3 in 6hPeak ~60 @ 7 PM

AQI 50 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 around 1 PM.

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 2.5Good
7.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
4.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 29

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
West Nanticoke, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
51.0mi
UNLIMITED
100 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
12:48 UTC · West Nanticoke, 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
12:48 UTC · West Nanticoke, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
West Nanticoke, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
West Nanticoke, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
West Nanticoke, 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 04m
Sunset
4:40 PM
Civil dusk
9:14 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
West Nanticoke, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:59 PM
Moonset
10:06 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
West Nanticoke, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

West Nanticoke at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — West Nanticoke

  1. Sat97°71°32%
  2. Sun92°70°92%
  3. Mon71°62°92%
  4. Tue78°59°55%
  5. Wed84°56°15%
  6. Thu90°61°39%
  7. Fri82°67°47%
  8. Sat87°68°28%
  9. Sun68°64°28%
  10. Mon73°64°22%
  11. Tue85°62°23%
  12. Wed86°62°29%
  13. Thu93°68°35%
  14. Fri90°70°28%
  15. Sat83°69°21%
  16. Sun88°64°32%

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 Nanticoke

SPC has placed West Nanticoke 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 West Nanticoke

  • 18634

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.