Jenkintown, Pennsylvania Weather
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Jenkintown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Heavy Rain97%1.7″73°61°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——75°53°+2°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast38%—81°60°+6°
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm29%—92°70°+11°
- FridayJun 19Overcast32%—81°67°-11°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——77°61°-4°
- SundayJun 21Overcast——79°59°+2°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.93 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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).








































Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 6:41 AM
- Moonset
- 9:46 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Honeysuckle sweetens the night
Jenkintown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Jenkintown
- Mon73°61°97%
- Tue75°53°0%
- Wed81°60°38%
- Thu92°70°29%
- Fri81°67°32%
- Sat77°61°8%
- Sun79°59°7%
- Mon80°63°39%
- Tue76°60°39%
- Wed79°60°13%
- Thu87°63°17%
- Fri90°69°28%
- Sat94°74°32%
- Sun84°71°26%
- Mon96°71°23%
- Tue94°74°38%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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.
Microseason · June 16–20
Honeysuckle sweetens the night
Japanese honeysuckle perfumes parks after dark.
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Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| January | — | — |
| February | — | — |
| March | — | — |
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| May | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, radishes |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, beans, summer squash |
| August | — | tomatoes, beans, summer squash |
| September | fall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrots | tomatoes, beans, summer squash |
| October | fall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrots | winter squash, tomatoes (last) |
| November | — | — |
| December | — | — |
A year in weather
The year in Jenkintown tops out in July (~77°F) and dips lowest in January (~31°F), with December wettest at 4.2 inches and February driest at 2.9 inches.
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 3.4″ | 13 |
| February | 33° | 2.9″ | 12 |
| March | 42° | 3.7″ | 15 |
| April | 53° | 3.9″ | 17 |
| May | 61° | 3.7″ | 17 |
| June | 71° | 3.7″ | 17 |
| July | 77° | 3.3″ | 16 |
| August | 75° | 4.0″ | 17 |
| September | 69° | 3.7″ | 13 |
| October | 58° | 3.0″ | 11 |
| November | 45° | 3.6″ | 13 |
| December | 36° | 4.2″ | 13 |
Regional context
Jenkintown's climate, from NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 station normals, pairs 31°F Januarys with 77°F Julys — a 46°F swing. About 43.1 inches of precipitation falls over roughly 173 days a year.
Rainfall in Jenkintown stays even across the calendar: December tops out at 4.2 inches over 13.0 rainy days, and February still logs 2.9 inches across 12.4 — a narrow range for Jenkintown. It is a balanced pattern Jenkintown shares with places like Wyncote, PA, Glenside, PA and Elkins Park, PA.
The cool-season window in Jenkintown starts at mid-April, when nights stop freezing — think peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes. In Jenkintown, warm-season transplants — tomatoes, peppers, basil — wait two weeks past Jenkintown's frost date. Around mid-November, freezing nights resume in Jenkintown and tender crops must come in. Within Jenkintown, cold-air pooling chills low spots by 5-10°F, shifting Jenkintown's local frost dates.
Similar climates: Wyncote, PA, Glenside, PA, Elkins Park, PA, McKinley, PA, Arcadia University, PA.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Jenkintown?
- Jenkintown's last spring frost lands near mid-April, and in Jenkintown the first fall frost follows around mid-November.
- What is the rainy season in Jenkintown?
- Rainfall in Jenkintown peaks in December near 4.2 inches, out of about 43 inches annually.
- What is the warmest month in Jenkintown?
- July is Jenkintown's warmest month, averaging about 77°F.
- What is the coldest month in Jenkintown?
- Jenkintown bottoms out in January, with a mean near 31°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Jenkintown?
- Time tomatoes in Jenkintown for two weeks after mid-April; peas and greens start at Jenkintown's frost line.
- How many rainy days does Jenkintown get?
- Jenkintown averages about 173 days with measurable rain or snow each year.
- What hardiness zone is Jenkintown?
- Jenkintown's hardiness zone tracks its winter low; with January near 31°F, check the USDA ZIP map for the exact zone.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Jenkintown?
- Jenkintown's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Jenkintown?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Jenkintown in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Jenkintown?
- Current conditions for Jenkintown and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Jenkintown forecast updated?
- The Jenkintown forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Jenkintown?
- Day length in Jenkintown peaks around the June solstice — earliest sunrise and latest sunset — and is shortest near the December solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Jenkintown?
- The next few days in Jenkintown's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Climate
Jenkintown's warm-summer humid continental climate in Pennsylvania pairs 31°F Januarys with 77°F Julys, 46°F apart across the seasons.
In a typical year Jenkintown records about 43 inches of precipitation on around 173 days.
At 40.1°N, Jenkintown's 46°F summer-to-winter swing sets when Jenkintown's gardens wake and when frost returns.
ZIP codes in Jenkintown
- 19046