Birchwood Lakes, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Birchwood Lakes weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle34%0.01″93°68°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain92%1.7″86°70°-7°
- MondayJul 6Showers92%1.7″69°60°-17°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers67%0.56″64°54°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast16%—85°53°+21°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle29%0.01″86°59°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle38%—85°66°-1°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 26 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 6 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 26 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 4.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 26
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
- 10:55 PM
- Moonset
- 10:02 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Birchwood Lakes at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Birchwood Lakes
- Sat93°68°34%
- Sun86°70°92%
- Mon69°60°92%
- Tue64°54°67%
- Wed85°53°16%
- Thu86°59°29%
- Fri85°66°38%
- Sat81°65°31%
- Sun67°60°32%
- Mon65°59°20%
- Tue74°59°24%
- Wed86°58°30%
- Thu93°66°23%
- Fri90°68°42%
- Sat83°67°43%
- Sun85°61°36%
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 — Birchwood Lakes
SPC has placed Birchwood Lakes in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Birchwood Lakes
- 18328