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 4Overcast36%—93°68°—
- SundayJul 5Light Showers64%0.57″86°69°-7°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers93%0.63″69°63°-17°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle75%0.19″65°58°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle22%—72°57°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle15%—88°61°+16°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle58%0.01″82°63°-6°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 65 now. With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 72 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 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 65 now. With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 72 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 65
- UV peak
- 8.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 72
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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: 21°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°36%
- Sun86°69°64%
- Mon69°63°93%
- Tue65°58°75%
- Wed72°57°22%
- Thu88°61°15%
- Fri82°63°58%
- Sat77°67°27%
- Sun76°61°31%
- Mon79°59°24%
- Tue80°60°25%
- Wed85°54°29%
- Thu85°60°26%
- Fri89°61°29%
- Sat86°64°19%
- Sun81°67°32%
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
- 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 Birchwood Lakes
- 18328