Weather in Newtown, Pennsylvania
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Newtown, PA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:33 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
54%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Newtown, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
47°
9p
46°
10p
46°
11p
46°
12a
46°
1a
46°
2a
46°
3a
46°
4a
46°
5a
45°
6a
47°
7a
49°
8a
51°
9a
53°
10a
55°
11a
59°
12p
61°
1p
63°
2p
63°
3p
64°
4p
66°
5p
68°
6p
66°
7p
62°
8p
Newtown, PA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle14%79°47°
- SundayMay 17Overcast14%84°61°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers16%85°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle16%88°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle81%82°54°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast23%67°45°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle32%54°44°
Newtown, PA
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Newtown, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
238° · backing 90°
Direction
WSW
238°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 7
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Newtown, PA
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 81.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Newtown, PA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:17 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
12:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Newtown, PA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:50 AM
- Moonset
- 12:44 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Newtown, PA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Newtown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 20 (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.