West Hills, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Hills weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy43%—93°66°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain72%0.33″87°69°-6°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail75%0.03″78°66°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast26%—82°62°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——85°58°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle45%—87°63°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle51%—81°66°-6°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 14.6 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.97 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.6 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
- 11:13 PM
- Moonset
- 10:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
West Hills at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — West Hills
- Sat93°66°43%
- Sun87°69°72%
- Mon78°66°75%
- Tue82°62°26%
- Wed85°58°9%
- Thu87°63°45%
- Fri81°66°51%
- Sat85°65°38%
- Sun76°64°27%
- Mon73°58°16%
- Tue77°58°17%
- Wed87°64°33%
- Thu91°65°40%
- Fri85°68°45%
- Sat81°68°37%
- Sun84°64°42%
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 — West Hills
SPC has placed West Hills 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 West Hills
- 16201