Philadelphia, PA Weather Forecast
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Philadelphia, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Philadelphia, PA at a glance
Philadelphia is home to about 1,550,542 people in Philadelphia County, across 134 square miles. It is the largest of 970 places in Pennsylvania with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Cheltenham, 5 miles away.
- County
- Philadelphia County
- Population
- 1,550,542 2023 est.
- Land area
- 134 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 11,541
- Forecast point
- 40.0094°N, 75.1333°W
How well can the network see Philadelphia?
The nearest Doppler radar is KDIX (Philadelphia, PA), to the E. Its lowest scan passes about 2,500 ft above Philadelphia. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form. Philadelphia is closer to its radar than 58% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KPNE (Philadelphia/NE Arpt). Representative on most days, though a thunderstorm can hit one and miss the other.
Forecasts near Philadelphia
- Cheltenham, PA5 mi
- Pennsauken, NJ5 mi
- Camden, NJ5 mi
- Palmyra, NJ5 mi
- Rockledge, PA6 mi
- Merchantville, NJ6 mi
- Jenkintown, PA6 mi
- Riverton, NJ6 mi
Elsewhere in Pennsylvania
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