Bessemer, Pennsylvania Weather
Bessemer, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bessemer, Allegheny County.
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About Bessemer, Pennsylvania
Bessemer unfolds across a landscape of rolling hills and modest valleys, where the persistent green of summer foliage gives way to the stark, skeletal beauty of winter. It lies 3.9 miles west-south-west of Monroeville, PA (from Monroeville, PA: bearing 242°T), and is situated 8.1 miles east-south-east of Pittsburgh. The air, often carrying the damp scent of earth after a spring rain, can feel heavy with the memory of industry, yet it also possesses a crispness that hints at the clear, cold skies of January. Streams, sometimes no more than trickles in drier months, meander through ravines, their banks lined with tenacious scrub and the occasional defiant oak, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers towards the heavens. The character of Bessemer is one of quiet endurance, a place where the land holds its secrets close, revealing them only to those who take the time to observe the subtle shifts in light across its slopes and the steadfast way the native flora clings to its contours. The story of Bessemer is deeply entwined with the iron and steel that once defined this region, its founding fueled by the promise of mineral wealth and the relentless drive of industrial expansion. While the clang of the furnaces has long since faded, the echoes of that era remain, visible in the sturdy, brick-built structures that still line its main thoroughfares and the enduring spirit of its people, many of whom carry generations of this heritage. The local economy, having weathered the storms of deindustrialization, now finds its footing in a more diversified footing, yet the legacy of hard work and resourcefulness persists. The proximity to larger urban centers offers a connection to broader opportunities, but Bessemer itself retains a distinct pulse, a rhythm of life dictated not by the frantic pace of the metropolis, but by the enduring, earthy cadence of its own history.
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| Location | Bessemer, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.394514°N, 79.854215°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15104, 15666, 16112 |
| Area Code | 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bessemer, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bessemer, Pennsylvania, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Bessemer includes coordinates 40.394514°N, 79.854215°W, situated in Allegheny County. ZIP code 15104, 15666, 16112. Telephone area code: 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
