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Sewickley Heights, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Sewickley Heights, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 5:58 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
82%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
1:55 AM
Sunset
4:54 PM
Sewickley Heights, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSewickley Heights, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 70°H 93°
Sewickley Heights, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    36%
    93°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    77%
    86°70°-7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    68%
    0.08″
    79°65°-7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Foggy
    29%
    78°62°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    85°59°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    85°63°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    53%
    83°63°-2°
Sewickley Heights, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
180° · backing 81°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 6 · pk 17 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 193SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 81° from the s.
Sewickley Heights, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.6
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.84 inHg
Now
976.6
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 976979
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW979.4975.7976.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Sewickley Heights, PA
Air quality
64
AQI
Moderate
+4 in 6h

AQI 64 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 28.6 µg/m³ (AQI 87) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
28.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
29μg/m³
NO₂Moderate
33μg/m³
OzoneGood
23μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 28.6 µg/m³ (AQI 87) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

Visibility
34.2mi
UNLIMITED
77 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
09:58 UTC · Sewickley Heights, 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
09:58 UTC · Sewickley Heights, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Sewickley Heights, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sewickley Heights, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sewickley Heights, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:23 AM
Sunrise
1:55 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
4:54 PM
Civil dusk
9:28 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Sewickley Heights, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:15 PM
Moonset
10:24 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Sewickley Heights, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sewickley Heights at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Sewickley Heights

  1. Sat93°70°36%
  2. Sun86°70°77%
  3. Mon79°65°68%
  4. Tue78°62°29%
  5. Wed85°59°9%
  6. Thu85°63°50%
  7. Fri83°63°53%
  8. Sat82°61°36%
  9. Sun82°63°28%
  10. Mon82°58°15%
  11. Tue83°64°13%
  12. Wed73°58°27%
  13. Thu84°55°19%
  14. Fri85°60°45%
  15. Sat78°64°35%

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 — Sewickley Heights

SPC has placed Sewickley Heights 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 Sewickley Heights

  • 15143

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.