Athens, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Athens weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast19%—91°71°—
- SundayJul 5Light Showers76%0.24″92°64°+1°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle79%—87°64°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers62%—86°64°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle47%—77°65°-9°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle39%0.05″84°65°+7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle49%0.01″85°63°+1°
AQI 71 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 21.9 µg/m³ (AQI 75) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 21.9 µg/m³ (AQI 75) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:14 PM
- Moonset
- 10:31 AM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Athens at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 24712
15-Day Forecast — Athens
- Sat91°71°19%
- Sun92°64°76%
- Mon87°64°79%
- Tue86°64°62%
- Wed77°65°47%
- Thu84°65°39%
- Fri85°63°49%
- Sat67°63°55%
- Sun79°62°34%
- Mon81°62°20%
- Tue81°59°29%
- Wed79°58°32%
- Thu87°52°32%
- Fri83°64°46%
- Sat78°63°58%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Athens
SPC has placed Athens in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Athens
- 24712