Plan! needs attention 5 days Air + smoke Radar! needs attention Outdoor planning 1
Now
Temperature Rain Humidity Gusts 70° 3 PM 69° 6 PM 63° 10 PM 63° 11 PM 63° 1 AM 68° 4 AM 70° 6 AM 70° 7 AM 70° 11 AM 65° 2 PM
62% 72% 95% 97% 100% 98% 91% 91% 84% 83%
9 mph 9 mph 9 mph 10 mph 12 mph 13 mph 14 mph 16 mph 18 mph 20 mph 21 mph 22 mph 24 mph 25 mph 26 mph 28 mph 28 mph 26 mph 28 mph 26 mph 26 mph 26 mph 25 mph 23 mph
Thu 3:00 PM 70° Partly Sunny 3% rain 62% humidity Gusts 9 mph Thu 4:00 PM 70° Mostly Cloudy 7% rain 65% humidity Gusts 9 mph Thu 5:00 PM 70° Mostly Cloudy 7% rain 68% humidity Gusts 9 mph Thu 6:00 PM 69° Mostly Cloudy 8% rain 72% humidity Gusts 10 mph Thu 7:00 PM 65° Mostly Cloudy 5% rain 82% humidity Gusts 12 mph Thu 8:00 PM 64° Mostly Cloudy 8% rain 88% humidity Gusts 13 mph Thu 9:00 PM 63° Mostly Cloudy 9% rain 92% humidity Gusts 14 mph Thu 10:00 PM 63° Isolated Rain Showers 18% rain 95% humidity Gusts 16 mph Thu 11:00 PM 63° Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 27% rain 97% humidity Gusts 18 mph Fri 12:00 AM 64° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 57% rain 99% humidity Gusts 20 mph Fri 1:00 AM 63° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 59% rain 100% humidity Gusts 21 mph Fri 2:00 AM 66° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 73% rain 100% humidity Gusts 22 mph Fri 3:00 AM 67° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 64% rain 100% humidity Gusts 24 mph Fri 4:00 AM 68° Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 45% rain 98% humidity Gusts 25 mph Fri 5:00 AM 70° Scattered Rain Showers 44% rain 93% humidity Gusts 26 mph Fri 6:00 AM 70° Rain Showers Likely 66% rain 91% humidity Gusts 28 mph Fri 7:00 AM 70° Chance Rain Showers 42% rain 91% humidity Gusts 28 mph Fri 8:00 AM 70° Slight Chance Rain Showers 23% rain 90% humidity Gusts 26 mph Fri 9:00 AM 68° Chance Rain Showers 26% rain 92% humidity Gusts 28 mph Fri 10:00 AM 69° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 58% rain 89% humidity Gusts 26 mph Fri 11:00 AM 70° Showers And Thunderstorms 90% rain 84% humidity Gusts 26 mph Fri 12:00 PM 68° Showers And Thunderstorms 79% rain 86% humidity Gusts 26 mph Fri 1:00 PM 66° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 60% rain 85% humidity Gusts 25 mph Fri 2:00 PM 65° Rain Showers Likely 60% rain 83% humidity Gusts 23 mph 1 Next best time outsideThu 4:00 PM–9:00 PM 2 hours outside within this window Mild temperatures, light wind, rain unlikely. Watch for: thunder and lightning, limited daylight. Not checked: UV.
A little farther out
The next five days
Today 70° 52°
Fri 70° 48°
Sat 51° 37°
Sun 61° 32°
Mon 65° 34°
Today Today looks fairly quiet.
Rain 27%
Humidity 62–97%
Wind 18 mph Fri Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.
Rain 90%
Humidity 81–100%
Wind 28 mph Sat Saturday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.
Rain 74%
Humidity 42–100%
Wind 26 mph Sun Sunday looks fairly quiet.
Rain 5%
Humidity 37–91%
Wind 12 mph Mon Monday looks fairly quiet.
Rain 5%
Humidity 43–97%
Wind 9 mph Today 70° / 52° Today looks fairly quiet. 27% rain · Humidity 62–97% · Wind 18 mph Fri 70° / 48° Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch. 90% rain · Humidity 81–100% · Wind 28 mph Sat 51° / 37° Saturday looks wet for a meaningful stretch. 74% rain · Humidity 42–100% · Wind 26 mph Sun 61° / 32° Sunday looks fairly quiet. 5% rain · Humidity 37–91% · Wind 12 mph Mon 65° / 34° Monday looks fairly quiet. 5% rain · Humidity 43–97% · Wind 9 mph Environmental watch
Air quality + smoke 24 Good US AQI No fresh outlook yet.
Today 16 Good fine particles Now 24 Good fine particles Sky check
No plume detected overhead Satellite view · Updated Thu 2:45 PM Air near ground 24 · Good US AQI
Rain, in motion · Past four hours
New Castle radar
Ready when you are See what is moving toward New Castle. Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.
Radar animation for New Castle, covering the past four hours. A marked spot changes the map view, not the forecast on this page.
Outdoor fire check
Thinking about a backyard fire? Use extra caution. There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.
Next 12 hours Choose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Now Lower concern 4 PM Lower concern 5 PM Use caution 6 PM Use caution 7 PM Use caution 8 PM Use caution 9 PM Use caution 10 PM Use caution 11 PM Use caution 12 AM Use caution 1 AM Use caution 2 AM Use caution Selected time Now Lower weather concern Humidity is 62% with light wind and gusts below 10 mph.
Humidity 62%
Wind 5 mph
Gusts 9 mph Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.
About these readings Sources and local limits Weather Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.
Air quality This reading describes Mercer County area, about 20 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.
Smoke Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.