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Westwood, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Westwood, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 5:09 PM
90
°
Clear
Feels like
93°
Humidity
44%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
1:51 AM
Sunset
4:49 PM
Westwood, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWestwood, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit with a 62% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 66°H 90°
Westwood, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    62%
    0.30″
    90°65°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    44%
    84°66°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    76%
    0.01″
    80°65°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    57%
    78°63°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    0.04″
    75°63°-3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    83°60°+8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    68%
    0.11″
    80°65°-3°
Westwood, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
230° · backing 11°
Direction
SW
230°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 6
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 6 · pk 23 @ 1:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 241SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 11° from the sw.
Westwood, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
954.1
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 28.17 inHg
Now
954.1
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 954957
950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW957.2954.1954.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Westwood, PA
Air quality
79
AQI
Moderate
+23 in 6hPeak ~91 @ 11 PM

AQI 79 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 23 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 96 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy 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
6.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
135μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

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

Present
AQI 96
UV peak
1.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 96

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
light
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Westwood, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
17%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
83.6mi
UNLIMITED
86 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
21:09 UTC · Westwood, 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
21:09 UTC · Westwood, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Westwood, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Westwood, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Westwood, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:19 AM
Sunrise
1:51 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
4:49 PM
Civil dusk
9:23 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Westwood, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:10 PM
Moonset
10:19 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Westwood, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Westwood at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°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.

16-Day Forecast — Westwood

  1. Sat91°65°62%
  2. Sun84°66°44%
  3. Mon80°65°76%
  4. Tue78°63°57%
  5. Wed75°63°20%
  6. Thu83°60°20%
  7. Fri80°65°68%
  8. Sat76°61°51%
  9. Sun75°58°26%
  10. Mon76°56°29%
  11. Tue75°53°24%
  12. Wed79°55°40%
  13. Thu81°56°37%
  14. Fri78°59°42%
  15. Sat82°65°46%
  16. Sun75°66°48%

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 — Westwood

SPC has placed Westwood in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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 Westwood

  • 15906
  • 15905

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.