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Bolivar, West Virginia Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Bolivar, WV
Saturday, July 4 at 10:19 AM
90
°
Clear
Feels like
98°
Humidity
51%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:49 AM
Sunset
4:41 PM
Bolivar, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBolivar, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 102 degrees Fahrenheit with a 36% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 74°H 102°
Bolivar, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    36%
    0.18″
    102°76°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    71%
    0.62″
    96°72°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    78%
    0.11″
    80°67°-16°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    75%
    74°62°-6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    20%
    84°58°+10°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    0.01″
    90°64°+6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    87°70°-3°
Bolivar, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
270° · steady
Direction
W
270°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 4
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 4 · pk 19 @ 3:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 304SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Bolivar, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.3
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.45 inHg
Now
997.3
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971000
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1000.0996.5997.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bolivar, WV
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6hPeak ~72 @ 8 PM

AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 68 now. With UV 6.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 60 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 PM.

PM 2.5Moderate
12.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
118μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 68 now. With UV 6.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 60 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 68
UV peak
6.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 60

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.1 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Bolivar, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
73.0mi
UNLIMITED
104 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
14:19 UTC · Bolivar, 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
14:19 UTC · Bolivar, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bolivar, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bolivar, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bolivar, WV
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:18 AM
Sunrise
1:49 AM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
4:41 PM
Civil dusk
9:14 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Bolivar, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:03 PM
Moonset
10:15 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Bolivar, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bolivar at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Bolivar

  1. Sat102°76°36%
  2. Sun96°72°71%
  3. Mon80°67°78%
  4. Tue74°62°75%
  5. Wed84°58°20%
  6. Thu90°64°32%
  7. Fri87°70°30%
  8. Sat88°69°37%
  9. Sun79°67°32%
  10. Mon78°65°17%
  11. Tue79°65°13%
  12. Wed89°66°25%
  13. Thu95°68°32%
  14. Fri96°71°35%
  15. Sat78°71°10%
  16. Sun88°69°19%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 — Bolivar

SPC has placed Bolivar in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight 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 Bolivar

  • 25425

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.