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Belva, West Virginia Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Belva, WV
Saturday, July 4 at 8:31 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
90°
Humidity
86%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
2:06 AM
Sunset
4:51 PM
Belva, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBelva, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 28% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 72°H 92°
Belva, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    24%
    0.09″
    92°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    61%
    90°72°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    69%
    0.06″
    87°68°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    86°67°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    23%
    92°66°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    50%
    93°69°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    59%
    82°70°-11°
Belva, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
211° · veering 98°
Direction
SSW
211°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
6
avg 2
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 2 · pk 6 @ 10:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 222SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 98° from the ssw.
Belva, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.8
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.14 inHg
Now
986.8
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986990
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.2985.5986.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Belva, WV
Air quality
64
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6h

AQI 64 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 17.9 µg/m³ (AQI 67) with a 0.94 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
17.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
19μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
42μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.9

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 17.9 µg/m³ (AQI 67) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Belva, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
32.2mi
UNLIMITED
60 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
12:31 UTC · Belva, 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
12:31 UTC · Belva, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Belva, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Belva, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Belva, WV
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:36 AM
Sunrise
2:06 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
4:51 PM
Civil dusk
9:24 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Belva, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:16 PM
Moonset
10:31 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Belva, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Belva at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 26656

16-Day Forecast — Belva

  1. Sat92°73°24%
  2. Sun90°72°61%
  3. Mon87°68°69%
  4. Tue86°67°32%
  5. Wed92°66°23%
  6. Thu93°69°50%
  7. Fri82°70°59%
  8. Sat90°68°53%
  9. Sun78°66°40%
  10. Mon76°61°22%
  11. Tue87°60°18%
  12. Wed93°69°25%
  13. Thu96°67°35%
  14. Fri96°70°48%
  15. Sat79°70°42%
  16. Sun89°70°47%

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 — Belva

SPC has placed Belva 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 Belva

  • 26656

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.