Baxter, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Baxter weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers47%0.07″92°71°—
- SundayJul 5Showers39%0.33″91°69°-1°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm83%—85°70°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm48%—76°66°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle12%0.01″84°67°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle27%0.02″89°64°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers76%0.24″81°67°-8°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.5 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~84%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.5 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 3h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 11:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Baxter at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 26560
16-Day Forecast — Baxter
- Sat92°71°47%
- Sun91°70°39%
- Mon85°70°83%
- Tue76°66°48%
- Wed84°67°12%
- Thu89°64°27%
- Fri81°67°76%
- Sat77°63°58%
- Sun77°58°30%
- Mon85°54°25%
- Tue86°60°19%
- Wed83°59°36%
- Thu84°57°43%
- Fri90°62°42%
- Sat88°65°39%
- Sun75°68°42%
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 — Baxter
SPC has placed Baxter in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Baxter
- 26560
- 26588