Reading, Pennsylvania Weather Forecast
Today in Reading: moderate rain with a high near 79°F and a low around 58°F. Rain chance 61%. No day tops a 20% rain chance through Thursday. Cooling trend: highs fall from 79°F today to 60°F by Monday.
Forecast updated 10:05 PM EDT, Oct 16
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7-Day Forecast for Reading
Today 10/16
61%
79°58°
Sat 10/17
59°42°
Sun 10/18
58°36°
Mon 10/19
60°39°
Tue 10/20
66°46°
Wed 10/21
12%
65°49°
Thu 10/22
15%
63°46°
Next 24 Hours
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| Wind | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | N 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 13 | N 15 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | NNW 15 | N 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | N 12 | N 11 | NNW 9 | N 8 |
Growing Conditions
Growing degree days
3,559
since Apr 1, base 50°F
Rain, last 30 days
2.80 in
model analysis
Rain, year to date
37.95 in
since Jan 1
2-inch soil temperature
64°F
yesterday, daily average
Reference ET, last 7 days
0.66 in
FAO-56 grass reference
Through Oct 15. Season totals use model analysis for this point and update every morning.
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About Reading Weather
Reading sits at about 262 feet above sea level in Berks County, Pennsylvania. About 267,155 people live in the Reading area. Official forecasts and warnings for the area come from the National Weather Service PHI office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar site is KDIX. The city is in USDA plant hardiness zone 7a, where the coldest winter night typically falls between 0 to 5°F. Over the past ten years the last spring freeze has come around Apr 11 and the first fall freeze around Nov 4.
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