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Weather in Big Creek, West Virginia

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Big Creek, WV
Sunday, May 17 at 4:07 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
66°
Humidity
79%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Big Creek, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
45°
12a
45°
1a
44°
2a
43°
3a
42°
4a
41°
5a
40°
6a
40°
7a
44°
8a
50°
9a
57°
10a
62°
11a
66°
12p
68°
1p
70°
2p
71°
3p
71°
4p
71°
5p
69°
6p
68°
7p
67°
8p
63°
9p
60°
10p
58°
11p
L 40°H 71°
Big Creek, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    89°60°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    92°68°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    93°64°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    89%
    86°60°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    54%
    74°58°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    68°62°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    79°63°
Big Creek, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
114° · backing 31°
Direction
ESE
114°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
18
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 18 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 31° from the ese.
Big Creek, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.4
-0.6 mb in 3h · steady · 29.25 inHg
Now
990.4
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990993
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Big Creek, WV
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
9.1 μg/m³
PM 10
9.3 μg/m³
NO₂
2.5 μg/m³
Ozone
80.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Big Creek, WV
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:48 AM
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
1:03 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Big Creek, WV
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:24 AM
Moonset
12:59 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Big Creek, WV
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Big Creek at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Big Creek

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.