Bayard, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bayard weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Showers26%0.11″84°64°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle36%0.02″81°67°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm63%0.04″74°66°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle36%—84°64°+10°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers34%0.10″84°64°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers70%0.15″73°64°-11°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast66%—77°65°+4°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 5.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
Bayard at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 26707
16-Day Forecast — Bayard
- Sun84°64°26%
- Mon81°67°36%
- Tue74°66°63%
- Wed84°64°36%
- Thu84°64°34%
- Fri73°64°70%
- Sat77°65°66%
- Sun79°64°34%
- Mon69°58°24%
- Tue58°53°16%
- Wed68°56°20%
- Thu77°54°32%
- Fri78°59°34%
- Sat82°58°39%
- Sun75°57°39%
- Mon72°60°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 — Bayard
SPC has placed Bayard in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Bayard
- 26707