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UV index in Pittsburgh, PA today

Today's peak UV index in Pittsburgh is 3 (moderate), around 2pm. It is 3 or above from 1pm to 3pm, which is when the EPA recommends protecting your skin. Tomorrow's peak is 4 (moderate).

  • UV now0 (low)
  • Peak today3 (moderate)
  • Time of peakAround 2pm
  • Hours at 3 or above2
  • Sunrise6:51 am
  • Sunset5:15 pm

UV index in Pittsburgh by hour, next 7 days

Each square is one daylight hour and the number in it is the UV index for that hour. The numbers across the top are the hour of the day.

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Today000121233210
Tue, Nov 3000123443210
Wed, Nov 4000123421100
Thu, Nov 5000123343210
Fri, Nov 6000112311100
Sat, Nov 7000001111110
Sun, Nov 8000123333210
  • Low (1 to 2)
  • Moderate (3 to 5)
  • High (6 to 7)
  • Very high (8 to 10)

Day by day

DayPeak UVLevelAt 3 or aboveSunriseSunset
Today3moderate1pm to 3pm6:51 am5:15 pm
Tue, Nov 34moderate11am to 3pm6:52 am5:14 pm
Wed, Nov 44moderate11am to 1pm6:53 am5:13 pm
Thu, Nov 54moderate11am to 3pm6:54 am5:12 pm
Fri, Nov 63moderate12pm to 1pm6:55 am5:11 pm
Sat, Nov 71lowNone6:57 am5:10 pm
Sun, Nov 83moderate11am to 3pm6:58 am5:09 pm

What today's level means

Today's peak of 3 is in the moderate band. The guidance for that band is: seek shade around midday, cover up and wear sunscreen. The EPA recommends protecting your skin whenever the index is 3 or higher, and you can burn even when it is cloudy.

The UV index depends mostly on how high the sun is in the sky, so it peaks around the middle of the day and is far higher in summer than in winter. It is not the same as temperature. For the full scale and what it means for tanning and burning, see what the UV index numbers mean.

UV tells you how strong the sun is, not whether it will be out. For that, see the sunshine forecast for Pittsburgh.

UV index in other cities

UV forecast for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Updated November 2 at 8:33 AM. This is a forecast, not a measurement. Weather data by Open-Meteo.