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 4Showers70%0.34″86°70°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle43%0.03″81°66°-5°
- MondayJul 6Showers82%—81°67°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle47%—76°66°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——83°65°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm48%—81°63°-2°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle55%0.11″75°64°-6°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 38 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 11:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bessemer at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- 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
- Sat86°70°70%
- Sun82°67°43%
- Mon81°67°82%
- Tue76°66°47%
- Wed83°65°7%
- Thu81°63°48%
- Fri75°64°55%
- Sat78°60°26%
- Sun77°54°16%
- Mon80°53°13%
- Tue80°59°14%
- Wed79°60°37%
- Thu77°53°29%
- Fri88°56°44%
- Sat84°66°43%
- Sun78°67°36%
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 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 Bessemer
- 16112