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West Mifflin, Pennsylvania Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

West Mifflin, PA
Sunday, July 5 at 12:23 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
75°
Humidity
92%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:55 AM
Sunset
4:52 PM
West Mifflin, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWest Mifflin, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 43% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 68°H 84°
West Mifflin, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    43%
    0.03″
    84°68°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    85%
    0.02″
    87°69°+3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    59%
    75°66°-12°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    22%
    85°68°+10°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    44%
    0.06″
    85°64°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    75%
    75°67°-10°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    81°63°+6°
West Mifflin, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
182° · backing 178°
Direction
S
182°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 6
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 6 · pk 21 @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 283SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 178° from the s.
West Mifflin, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.4
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.83 inHg
Now
976.4
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 976980
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW979.5975.6976.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
West Mifflin, PA
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
-59 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 59 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) 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 2.5DRIVERGood
9.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
13μg/m³
OzoneGood
59μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) 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
West Mifflin, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
98%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.1mi
UNLIMITED
74 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
04:23 UTC · West Mifflin, 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
04:23 UTC · West Mifflin, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
West Mifflin, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
West Mifflin, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
West Mifflin, PA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
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 57m
Sunset
4:52 PM
Civil dusk
9:27 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
West Mifflin, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:37 PM
Moonset
11:29 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
West Mifflin, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

West Mifflin at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • 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: 15122

15-Day Forecast — West Mifflin

  1. Sun84°68°43%
  2. Mon87°69°85%
  3. Tue75°66°59%
  4. Wed85°68°22%
  5. Thu85°64°44%
  6. Fri75°67°75%
  7. Sat81°63°45%
  8. Sun80°57°28%
  9. Mon82°56°15%
  10. Tue82°61°15%
  11. Wed83°64°32%
  12. Thu81°57°23%
  13. Fri89°61°39%
  14. Sat88°67°43%
  15. Sun75°66°35%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 Mifflin

SPC has placed West Mifflin in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Mifflin

  • 15122
  • 15123

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.