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
- TodayJul 4Foggy33%—91°73°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast29%—90°71°-1°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail73%—86°70°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle49%—82°68°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle16%0.04″83°66°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle20%—91°65°+8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle76%—86°67°-5°
AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.92 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 36 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 11:34 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Birch River at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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
- Sat91°73°33%
- Sun90°71°29%
- Mon86°70°73%
- Tue82°68°49%
- Wed83°66°16%
- Thu91°65°20%
- Fri86°67°76%
- Sat73°66°65%
- Sun81°63°43%
- Mon85°59°30%
- Tue86°64°21%
- Wed78°62°42%
- Thu85°62°53%
- Fri91°65°59%
- Sat85°67°56%
- Sun79°67°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 — Birch River
SPC has placed Birch River 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 Birch River
- 26610