Beards Fork, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Beards Fork weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast28%—92°74°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle32%—90°73°-2°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm64%—88°70°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle29%—85°66°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast27%—91°66°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle39%—92°68°+1°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm64%—84°69°-8°
AQI 74 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 18.2 µg/m³ (AQI 68) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 38 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 6.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 38
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 18.2 µg/m³ (AQI 68) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 10:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Beards Fork at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Beards Fork
- Sat92°74°28%
- Sun90°73°32%
- Mon88°70°64%
- Tue85°66°29%
- Wed91°66°27%
- Thu92°68°39%
- Fri84°69°64%
- Sat84°67°58%
- Sun77°65°45%
- Mon74°59°22%
- Tue87°60°22%
- Wed88°67°30%
- Thu95°66°39%
- Fri94°69°30%
- Sat74°69°47%
- Sun89°69°46%
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 — Beards Fork
SPC has placed Beards Fork in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Beards Fork
- 25173