Craigsville, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Craigsville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast20%—90°70°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle87%0.04″91°71°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail80%0.04″84°66°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm64%0.11″74°67°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast30%—91°66°+17°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle33%0.01″91°64°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle45%—75°64°-16°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:34 PM
- Moonset
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Craigsville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 24430
15-Day Forecast — Craigsville
- Sun90°70°20%
- Mon91°71°87%
- Tue84°66°80%
- Wed74°67°64%
- Thu91°66°30%
- Fri91°64°33%
- Sat75°64°45%
- Sun84°67°29%
- Mon83°63°16%
- Tue76°61°15%
- Wed84°61°15%
- Thu89°64°32%
- Fri84°66°33%
- Sat87°64°43%
- Sun88°62°43%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Craigsville
SPC has placed Craigsville in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Craigsville
- 24430