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Birch River, West Virginia Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Birch River weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Birch River, WV
Sunday, July 5 at 5:27 PM
80
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
79°
Humidity
54%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
2:04 AM
Sunset
4:50 PM
Birch River, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBirch River, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 22% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 71°H 86°
Birch River, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    22%
    89°70°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    28%
    0.06″
    86°71°-3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    53%
    84°70°-2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    36%
    84°67°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    52%
    0.33″
    87°68°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    77%
    0.04″
    76°67°-11°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    77%
    83°67°+7°
Birch River, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
291° · veering 148°
Direction
WNW
291°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 4
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 4 · pk 23 @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 235SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 148° from the wnw.
Birch River, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
972.2
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 28.71 inHg
Now
972.2
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 972975
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW975.1972.4972.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Birch River, WV
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
101μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
2.7 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 48

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Birch River, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
51%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
39.8mi
UNLIMITED
73 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
21:27 UTC · Birch River, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
21:27 UTC · Birch River, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Birch River, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Birch River, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Birch River, WV
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:34 AM
Sunrise
2:04 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
4:50 PM
Civil dusk
9:23 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Birch River, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
69% illuminated
Moonrise
11:40 PM
Moonset
11:34 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Birch River, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Birch River at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 26610

16-Day Forecast — Birch River

  1. Sun88°70°22%
  2. Mon86°71°28%
  3. Tue84°70°53%
  4. Wed84°67°36%
  5. Thu87°68°52%
  6. Fri76°67°77%
  7. Sat83°67°77%
  8. Sun89°67°37%
  9. Mon77°62°30%
  10. Tue75°56°18%
  11. Wed81°58°18%
  12. Thu84°58°39%
  13. Fri91°64°35%
  14. Sat90°62°39%
  15. Sun83°63°42%
  16. Mon81°63°52%

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 — Birch River

SPC has placed Birch River in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Birch River

  • 26610

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.