Big Sandy, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Big Sandy weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers24%0.06″88°74°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain19%0.57″91°71°+3°
- MondayJul 6Rain62%0.18″85°71°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers50%0.04″88°69°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle15%—88°65°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast25%—93°62°+5°
- FridayJul 10T-storm w/ Hail65%0.07″86°67°-7°
AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.94 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~79%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
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
- 11:43 PM
- Moonset
- 11:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Big Sandy at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 24816
16-Day Forecast — Big Sandy
- Sat88°74°24%
- Sun91°71°19%
- Mon85°71°62%
- Tue88°69°50%
- Wed88°65°15%
- Thu93°62°25%
- Fri86°67°65%
- Sat75°66°63%
- Sun79°65°43%
- Mon89°60°25%
- Tue88°61°18%
- Wed83°60°26%
- Thu88°64°43%
- Fri86°64°42%
- Sat86°68°54%
- Sun86°69°68%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 Sandy
SPC has placed Big Sandy in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Sandy
- 24816