Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania Weather
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Wilkinsburg weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain46%0.27″94°70°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle79%0.02″88°71°-6°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm72%1.0″81°67°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast36%—86°65°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—88°61°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle49%0.01″90°68°+2°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle55%—81°68°-9°
AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 22.9 µg/m³ (AQI 77) with a 0.99 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 3.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 3.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 22.9 µg/m³ (AQI 77) with a 0.99 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.99
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:14 PM
- Moonset
- 10:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Wilkinsburg at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Wilkinsburg
- Sat94°70°46%
- Sun88°71°79%
- Mon81°67°72%
- Tue86°65°36%
- Wed88°61°11%
- Thu90°68°49%
- Fri81°68°55%
- Sat86°68°39%
- Sun82°65°30%
- Mon73°60°16%
- Tue79°60°16%
- Wed87°65°27%
- Thu93°69°19%
- Fri93°71°45%
- Sat86°69°35%
- Sun88°67°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 — Wilkinsburg
SPC has placed Wilkinsburg 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 Wilkinsburg
- 15221