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Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Weather

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

Bethlehem, PA
Thursday, June 4 at 2:29 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
36%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Bethlehem, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBethlehem, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 90°
Bethlehem, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Mostly Clear
    83°52°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    90°59°+7°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    93°64°+3°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    86°64°-7°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    51%
    86°64°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    77°58°-9°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Mostly Clear
    11%
    81°53°+4°
Bethlehem, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
148° · backing 68°
Direction
SSE
148°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 @ 1:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 116SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Bethlehem, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.4
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.75 inHg
Now
1007.4
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071012
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1011.91007.11009.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Bethlehem, PA
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 31 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 5 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
14μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
65μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 5 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 5
Bethlehem, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
113.6mi
UNLIMITED
149 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
02:29 UTC ·Bethlehem, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
02:29 UTC ·Bethlehem, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Bethlehem, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bethlehem, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bethlehem, PA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:00 AM
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
1:01 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Bethlehem, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
3:31 AM
Moonset
12:59 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Bethlehem, PA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bethlehem at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 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.

ZIP codes in Bethlehem

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.