Big Chimney, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Big Chimney weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy22%—99°74°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle56%—93°68°-6°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm51%—94°67°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle38%0.01″82°65°-12°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast30%—89°59°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast37%—91°63°+2°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm50%—79°67°-12°
AQI 78 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 19 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 23.6 µg/m³ (AQI 78) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 23.6 µg/m³ (AQI 78) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 10:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Big Chimney at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Big Chimney
- Sat98°74°22%
- Sun93°68°56%
- Mon94°67°51%
- Tue82°65°38%
- Wed89°59°30%
- Thu91°63°37%
- Fri79°67°50%
- Sat88°68°53%
- Sun91°68°36%
- Mon90°61°20%
- Tue91°67°19%
- Wed81°59°17%
- Thu87°58°24%
- Fri84°62°35%
- Sat77°67°32%
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 — Big Chimney
SPC has placed Big Chimney in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Big Chimney
- 25302