Big Creek, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Big Creek weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Showers29%0.53″95°76°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast48%—94°73°-1°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail56%—87°72°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle23%—90°68°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast18%—96°67°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast45%—95°70°-1°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm59%—86°70°-9°
AQI 74 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 19.8 µg/m³ (AQI 71) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 43 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 6.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 35
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 19.8 µg/m³ (AQI 71) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 10:35 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Big Creek at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°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.
ZIP code: 25505
16-Day Forecast — Big Creek
- Sat95°76°29%
- Sun94°73°48%
- Mon87°72°56%
- Tue90°68°23%
- Wed96°67°18%
- Thu95°70°45%
- Fri86°70°59%
- Sat87°68°46%
- Sun76°64°38%
- Mon76°60°20%
- Tue88°59°20%
- Wed93°70°23%
- Thu97°69°19%
- Fri96°71°19%
- Sat80°71°21%
- Sun93°70°48%
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 Creek
SPC has placed Big Creek 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 Creek
- 25505