Weather in New Castle, Pennsylvania
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
New Castle, PA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:44 AM
63
°
Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
89%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
New Castle, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
50°
11p
49°
12a
48°
1a
46°
2a
45°
3a
44°
4a
43°
5a
42°
6a
43°
7a
47°
8a
53°
9a
57°
10a
61°
11a
62°
12p
64°
1p
66°
2p
68°
3p
68°
4p
68°
5p
67°
6p
66°
7p
65°
8p
61°
9p
58°
10p
New Castle, PA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain44%72°52°
- SundayMay 17Overcast18%85°60°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—90°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle37%84°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle67%66°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast10%66°39°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle25%55°51°
New Castle, PA
Next 24 hours · Cold now
New Castle, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
183° · veering 23°
Direction
S
183°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
New Castle, PA
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 64.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
New Castle, PA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:32 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
1:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
New Castle, PA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:05 AM
- Moonset
- 1:03 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
New Castle, PA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
New Castle at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.