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Bell Acres, Pennsylvania Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bell Acres weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Bell Acres, PA
Sunday, July 5 at 4:31 PM
85
°
Overcast
Feels like
94°
Humidity
75%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:56 AM
Sunset
4:54 PM
Bell Acres, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBell Acres, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 34% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 69°H 85°
Bell Acres, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    34%
    0.80″
    85°67°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    0.01″
    84°69°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    57%
    77°66°-7°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    22%
    81°63°+4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    47%
    90°65°+9°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    73%
    0.04″
    73°67°-17°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Foggy
    43%
    78°65°+5°
Bell Acres, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
212° · backing 137°
Direction
SSW
212°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 15 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 242SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 137° from the ssw.
Bell Acres, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
970.5
-1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.66 inHg
Now
970.5
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970972
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW972.4970.2970.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Bell Acres, PA
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
+29 in 6hPeak ~76 @ 10 PM

AQI 65 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 29 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 61 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5Moderate
13.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
114μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 61 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 61
UV peak
2.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 61

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 13.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 14.0 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
light
Recent rain
3h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Bell Acres, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
63.4mi
UNLIMITED
61 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
20:31 UTC · Bell Acres, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
20:31 UTC · Bell Acres, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bell Acres, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bell Acres, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bell Acres, PA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:23 AM
Sunrise
1:56 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
4:54 PM
Civil dusk
9:28 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Bell Acres, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
69% illuminated
Moonrise
11:39 PM
Moonset
11:30 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Bell Acres, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bell Acres at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Bell Acres

  1. Sun85°67°34%
  2. Mon84°69°37%
  3. Tue77°66°57%
  4. Wed81°63°22%
  5. Thu90°65°47%
  6. Fri73°67°73%
  7. Sat78°65°43%
  8. Sun82°66°22%
  9. Mon75°60°19%
  10. Tue62°58°14%
  11. Wed68°59°18%
  12. Thu82°56°25%
  13. Fri88°61°26%
  14. Sat88°61°32%
  15. Sun85°62°29%
  16. Mon78°60°26%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Bell Acres

SPC has placed Bell Acres in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Bell Acres

  • 15143

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.