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 5Overcast22%—89°70°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle28%0.06″86°71°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail53%—84°70°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm36%—84°67°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm52%0.33″87°68°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers77%0.04″76°67°-11°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle77%—83°67°+7°
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.
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
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: 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
- Sun88°70°22%
- Mon86°71°28%
- Tue84°70°53%
- Wed84°67°36%
- Thu87°68°52%
- Fri76°67°77%
- Sat83°67°77%
- Sun89°67°37%
- Mon77°62°30%
- Tue75°56°18%
- Wed81°58°18%
- Thu84°58°39%
- Fri91°64°35%
- Sat90°62°39%
- Sun83°63°42%
- 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