New Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania Weather
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New Schaefferstown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Overcast——84°55°—
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle64%0.03″91°67°+7°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——79°55°-12°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——76°53°-3°
- SundayJun 21Light Rain25%0.30″74°54°-2°
- MondayJun 22Drizzle50%0.13″75°57°+1°
- TuesdayJun 23Partly Cloudy35%—80°53°+5°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 17 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 16.5 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.98 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 16.5 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 8:00 AM
- Moonset
- 10:42 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Honeysuckle sweetens the night
New Schaefferstown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 — New Schaefferstown
SPC has placed New Schaefferstown in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk
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 New Schaefferstown
- 19506