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Bulger, Pennsylvania Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bulger weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Bulger, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 8:27 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
65%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:56 AM
Sunset
4:54 PM
Bulger, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBulger, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 35% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 72°H 94°
Bulger, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    35%
    0.36″
    94°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    78%
    0.03″
    87°72°-7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    72%
    0.45″
    81°66°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Foggy
    31%
    83°64°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Partly Cloudy
    10%
    84°59°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    86°66°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    52%
    81°66°-5°
Bulger, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
212° · backing 58°
Direction
SSW
212°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 7 · pk 19 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 224SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 58° from the ssw.
Bulger, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.2
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 28.83 inHg
Now
976.2
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 975979
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW979.0974.7976.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Bulger, PA
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6h

AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneModerate
80μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 38
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 12

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.98
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Bulger, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
51.6mi
UNLIMITED
80 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
12:27 UTC · Bulger, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
12:27 UTC · Bulger, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bulger, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bulger, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bulger, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:24 AM
Sunrise
1:56 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
4:54 PM
Civil dusk
9:28 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Bulger, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:16 PM
Moonset
10:25 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Bulger, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bulger at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 15019

16-Day Forecast — Bulger

  1. Sat94°69°35%
  2. Sun87°72°78%
  3. Mon81°66°72%
  4. Tue83°64°31%
  5. Wed84°59°10%
  6. Thu86°66°50%
  7. Fri81°66°52%
  8. Sat84°66°37%
  9. Sun79°62°30%
  10. Mon73°57°15%
  11. Tue80°58°14%
  12. Wed84°64°27%
  13. Thu89°67°26%
  14. Fri88°68°46%
  15. Sat82°68°35%
  16. Sun86°66°37%

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 — Bulger

SPC has placed Bulger 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 Bulger

  • 15019

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.