Observed 12:45 PM EDT at KABE

Hometown, PA weather

Sunny and 55°13°, jacket by 6 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 55°13°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Light through 1 AM
Dew point: 34°1°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Pressure: 30.56 inHg1035 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° cooler than this time yesterday (56°13° then, 53°12° now)

Good hours for

High 60°16° today at 4 PM
Below 50°10° tonight after 8 PM
Low 36°2° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 58°14° · Clear
TonightDown to 37°3° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 55°13° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 62°17° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 40°4° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 1p	Sunny	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	40%	11%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	36%	0%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	36%	0%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	36%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	38%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	46%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	76%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	82%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	36°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	84%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	36°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	84%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	36°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	82%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	76%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	58%	0%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	51%	0%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	45%	0%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	41%	0%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	39%	1%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	41%	1%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	41%	0%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	46%	0%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	51%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	2%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	17%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	13%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	2%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	96%	36%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	96%	1%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	13%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	7%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	99%	13%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	99%	14%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	11%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	97%	6%	1
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	80%	11%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	63%	6%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	57%	3%	4

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 60°16°, low 36°2°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 60. Southwest wind around 1 mph.
Tonight: Areas of frost after 4am. Clear, with a low around 36. West wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–60°16°
Low, likely
32°0°–38°3°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
4 mph7 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 62°17°, low 39°4°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Areas of frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 62. Southwest wind around 1 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. West wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Low, likely
36°2°–39°4°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 42°6°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 47°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
39°4°–42°6°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 60°16°, low 36°2°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 60.
Night: Areas of frost after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
57°14°–60°16°
Low, likely
36°2°–44°7°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 58°14°, low 41°5°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Areas of frost before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Low, likely
37°3°–41°5°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 65°18°, low 46°8°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
40°4°–46°8°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 69°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 46°8°. Typical 56°13° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–69°21°
Low, likely
38°3°–50°10°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 36°2°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 47°8°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
51°11°–66°19°
Low, likely
35°2°–52°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 58°14°, low 49°9°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
46°8°–65°18°
Low, likely
36°2°–56°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 60°, low 36°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 62°, low 39°.
Monday
Dry, high 66°, low 42°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 58–69°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (CTP) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Lehigh River at Lehighton

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.9 ft
Flow: 512 cfs

Forecast peak 2.8 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Lehigh River at Walnutport

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.4 ft
Flow: 651 cfs

Forecast peak 2.4 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Schuylkill River at Berne

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.0 ft
Flow: 245 cfs

Forecast peak 5.0 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

Little Schuylkill River at Tamaqua

1.3 mi

Level: 2.2 ft
Flow: 26 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 72% less heating than a typical week.

This week 35Typical 124

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 28
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 15 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 34°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 1:00 PM–5:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Lehighton 1ssw · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1970–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−8°−4°SunOct 18
−4°−2°MonOct 19
±0°TueOct 20
+3°+2°WedOct 21
+1°±0°ThuOct 22
+4°+2°FriOct 23
−4°−2°SatOct 24

Hometown weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 45 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 30 min less
Golden hour: 5:32–6:27 PM; Morning 7:08–8:03 AM
Blue hour: 6:27–6:38 PM; Morning 6:57–7:08 AM; first light 6:57 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:38 PM–6:58 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:36 AM · rises 5:07 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Hometown. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,100 ft, 5 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Hometown, PA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Lehigh River at Lehighton

Lehigh River at Walnutport

Schuylkill River at Berne

Little Schuylkill River at Tamaqua

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon