Bessemer, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bessemer weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Showers63%0.96″82°68°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle39%0.03″83°68°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle41%—75°67°-8°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——81°62°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle48%—86°65°+5°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle66%0.03″76°67°-10°
- SaturdayJul 11Foggy31%—76°64°0°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 16 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 100 — 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 100 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 100
- UV peak
- 2.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 100
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.2 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 4h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 11:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bessemer at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 16112
16-Day Forecast — Bessemer
- Sun82°68°63%
- Mon83°68°39%
- Tue75°67°41%
- Wed81°62°8%
- Thu86°65°48%
- Fri76°67°66%
- Sat76°64°31%
- Sun73°66°22%
- Mon77°60°14%
- Tue62°58°15%
- Wed69°60°15%
- Thu80°57°27%
- Fri83°60°31%
- Sat84°61°26%
- Sun80°62°42%
- Mon81°61°32%
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 — Bessemer
SPC has placed Bessemer in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Bessemer
- 16112