Bellwood, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bellwood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle32%0.01″94°69°—
- SundayJul 5Rain94%0.32″88°71°-6°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail86%0.14″78°64°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers71%0.05″77°62°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast14%—83°58°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle43%—89°64°+6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle45%—84°66°-5°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 4.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 4.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:08 PM
- Moonset
- 10:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bellwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°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.
ZIP code: 16617
16-Day Forecast — Bellwood
- Sat94°69°32%
- Sun88°71°94%
- Mon78°64°86%
- Tue77°62°71%
- Wed83°58°14%
- Thu89°64°43%
- Fri84°66°45%
- Sat86°67°36%
- Sun79°62°28%
- Mon79°61°18%
- Tue75°63°15%
- Wed83°64°32%
- Thu91°66°32%
- Fri92°70°39%
- Sat83°69°40%
- Sun88°65°43%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Bellwood
SPC has placed Bellwood in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Bellwood
- 16617