Bessemer, Pennsylvania Weather
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Bessemer weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Light Rain53%0.10″76°55°—
- ThursdayJun 18Light Rain55%0.12″76°63°0°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle——72°56°-4°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle10%—71°50°-1°
- SundayJun 21Showers56%1.1″60°55°-11°
- MondayJun 22Light Drizzle71%—69°49°+9°
- TuesdayJun 23Mostly Clear16%—74°49°+5°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 49. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 49. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 7.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 25
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 8:17 AM
- Moonset
- 11:02 PM
- In sign
- ♌︎ Leo
Honeysuckle sweetens the night
Bessemer at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Bessemer
- Wed76°55°53%
- Thu76°63°55%
- Fri72°56°4%
- Sat71°50°10%
- Sun60°55°56%
- Mon69°49°71%
- Tue74°49°16%
- Wed74°55°12%
- Thu78°57°22%
- Fri74°59°42%
- Sat87°60°31%
- Sun86°68°39%
- Mon86°68°55%
- Tue78°68°46%
- Wed79°66°36%
- Thu77°60°48%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 — Bessemer
SPC has placed Bessemer in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Bessemer
- 16112