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South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Weather

Honeysuckle sweetens the night. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

South Bethlehem, PA
Wednesday, June 17 at 4:00 PM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
43%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
1:44 AM
Sunset
4:51 PM
South Bethlehem, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSouth Bethlehem, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit with a 50% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 65°H 77°
South Bethlehem, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 17
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    0.04″
    76°55°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Rain
    50%
    0.32″
    78°64°+2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 19
    Light Drizzle
    73°54°-5°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    70°51°-3°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Rain
    48%
    0.95″
    68°52°-2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 22
    Light Rain
    71%
    0.07″
    71°49°+3°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 23
    Overcast
    22%
    74°48°+3°
South Bethlehem, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
235° · veering 38°
Direction
SW
235°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
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 7 · pk 20 @ 12:00p
01020304050MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 4322SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 38° from the sw.
South Bethlehem, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
969.5
+1.7 mb in 3h · rising · 28.63 inHg
Now
969.5
mb
3h
+1.7
mb
12h
+2.6
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 967971
960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW970.5967.3970.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
South Bethlehem, PA
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
+6 in 6hPeak ~52 @ 11 PM

AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 60 — 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
4.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
113μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 60
UV peak
4.4 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 60
South Bethlehem, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
89%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
97.0mi
UNLIMITED
100 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
20:00 UTC · South Bethlehem, 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
20:00 UTC · South Bethlehem, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
South Bethlehem, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
South Bethlehem, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
South Bethlehem, PA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 17
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:12 AM
Sunrise
1:44 AM
Daylight
15h 07m
Sunset
4:51 PM
Civil dusk
9:26 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
South Bethlehem, PA
The moon
Waxing Crescent
10% illuminated
Moonrise
8:12 AM
Moonset
10:58 PM
In sign
♌︎ Leo
South Bethlehem, PA
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Honeysuckle sweetens the night

plant
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

South Bethlehem at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
  • 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.

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 — South Bethlehem

SPC has placed South Bethlehem in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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 South Bethlehem

  • 16242

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.