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 4Overcast21%—92°74°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain30%0.37″95°72°+3°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle59%—92°72°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm39%—83°66°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle10%—88°65°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast21%—93°64°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers68%0.26″95°67°+2°
AQI 101 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 27 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 110 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 110 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 110
- UV peak
- 2.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 110
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 10:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Big Chimney at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Big Chimney
- Sat93°74°21%
- Sun95°73°30%
- Mon92°72°59%
- Tue83°66°39%
- Wed88°65°10%
- Thu93°64°21%
- Fri95°67°68%
- Sat91°69°65%
- Sun78°63°37%
- Mon82°56°22%
- Tue83°56°17%
- Wed91°60°19%
- Thu87°64°29%
- Fri79°68°37%
- Sat87°68°28%
- Sun85°67°45%
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 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 Big Chimney
- 25302