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West Pittsburg, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

West Pittsburg, PA
Sunday, July 5 at 4:29 PM
71
°
Light Rain
Feels like
74°
Humidity
95%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
1:55 AM
Sunset
4:56 PM
West Pittsburg, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWest Pittsburg, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 59% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 68°H 82°
West Pittsburg, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    59%
    1.6″
    85°69°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    37%
    0.04″
    84°68°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    0.02″
    77°69°-7°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    81°63°+4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    86°66°+5°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    70%
    0.03″
    76°68°-10°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Foggy
    34%
    76°65°
West Pittsburg, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
014° · veering 50°
Direction
NNE
014°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 4 · pk 14 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 204SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 50° from the nne.
West Pittsburg, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.9
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 28.94 inHg
Now
979.9
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980982
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW981.5979.5979.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
West Pittsburg, PA
Air quality
64
AQI
Moderate
+27 in 6hPeak ~84 @ 11 PM

AQI 64 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 27 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 96 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
8.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
135μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 96 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 96
UV peak
2.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 96

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.3 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
light
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
West Pittsburg, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
98%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
13.0mi
UNLIMITED
60 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
20:29 UTC · West Pittsburg, 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
20:29 UTC · West Pittsburg, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
West Pittsburg, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
West Pittsburg, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
West Pittsburg, 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
15h 01m
Sunset
4:56 PM
Civil dusk
9:30 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
West Pittsburg, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
69% illuminated
Moonrise
11:40 PM
Moonset
11:31 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
West Pittsburg, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

West Pittsburg at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 16160

16-Day Forecast — West Pittsburg

  1. Sun85°69°59%
  2. Mon84°68°37%
  3. Tue77°69°46%
  4. Wed81°63°9%
  5. Thu86°66°48%
  6. Fri76°68°70%
  7. Sat76°65°34%
  8. Sun75°66°23%
  9. Mon77°60°16%
  10. Tue62°59°15%
  11. Wed69°60°16%
  12. Thu80°57°27%
  13. Fri82°60°31%
  14. Sat84°61°26%
  15. Sun79°63°42%
  16. Mon80°62°32%

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 Pittsburg

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Pittsburg

  • 16160

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.