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
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain31%1.6″94°71°—
- SundayJul 5Rain57%0.13″87°71°-7°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers92%0.23″76°66°-11°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle77%0.03″80°62°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle29%—75°61°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle20%0.02″88°61°+13°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle67%0.02″82°65°-6°
AQI 71 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 20 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 68 — 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 68 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 68
- UV peak
- 1.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 68
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 10:59 PM
- Moonset
- 10:06 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
West Nanticoke at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 22°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
- Sat94°71°31%
- Sun87°71°57%
- Mon76°66°92%
- Tue80°62°77%
- Wed75°61°29%
- Thu88°61°20%
- Fri82°65°67%
- Sat79°66°38%
- Sun79°62°32%
- Mon81°59°28%
- Tue82°58°21%
- Wed85°55°29%
- Thu88°57°43%
- Fri88°60°42%
- Sat87°65°48%
- Sun79°69°52%
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
- 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 Nanticoke
- 18634