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Belmont, West Virginia Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Belmont weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Belmont, WV
Saturday, July 4 at 10:26 PM
74
°
Heavy Rain
Feels like
80°
Humidity
88%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
2:03 AM
Sunset
4:55 PM
Belmont, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBelmont, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit with a 48% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 70°H 90°
Belmont, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Showers
    48%
    0.79″
    93°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    48%
    0.06″
    90°70°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    68%
    0.21″
    88°70°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    42%
    81°68°-7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    89°68°+8°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    30%
    0.09″
    90°64°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    71%
    0.13″
    82°69°-8°
Belmont, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
319° · veering 132°
Direction
NW
319°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 26 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 155SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 132° from the nw.
Belmont, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.8
+2.2 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.32 inHg
Now
992.8
mb
3h
+2.2
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990995
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.7990.4992.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Belmont, WV
Air quality
82
AQI
Moderate
+27 in 6h

AQI 82 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 27 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
8.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
97μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.7 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
calm
Recent rain
4h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Belmont, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
45%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
6.1mi
GOOD
71 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
02:26 UTC · Belmont, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
02:26 UTC · Belmont, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Belmont, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Belmont, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Belmont, WV
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:32 AM
Sunrise
2:03 AM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
4:55 PM
Civil dusk
9:28 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Belmont, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:42 PM
Moonset
11:36 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Belmont, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Belmont at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
  • 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: 26134

16-Day Forecast — Belmont

  1. Sat93°73°48%
  2. Sun90°70°48%
  3. Mon88°70°68%
  4. Tue81°68°42%
  5. Wed89°68°12%
  6. Thu90°64°30%
  7. Fri82°69°71%
  8. Sat86°68°55%
  9. Sun80°60°24%
  10. Mon88°55°18%
  11. Tue88°60°15%
  12. Wed86°63°34%
  13. Thu86°57°25%
  14. Fri93°60°29%
  15. Sat92°68°46%
  16. Sun80°69°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 — Belmont

SPC has placed Belmont 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 Belmont

  • 26170
  • 26134

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.