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Bradley, West Virginia Weather

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

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

Bradley, WV
Saturday, July 4 at 8:30 PM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
74%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:07 AM
Sunset
4:50 PM
Bradley, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBradley, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 69°H 84°
Bradley, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Drizzle
    42%
    0.04″
    84°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    29%
    84°69°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    72%
    0.06″
    80°66°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    45%
    83°63°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    0.01″
    82°61°-1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    19%
    87°60°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    69%
    0.18″
    82°65°-5°
Bradley, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
156° · veering 178°
Direction
SSE
156°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
16
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 16 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 173SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 178° from the sse.
Bradley, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
933.8
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 27.58 inHg
Now
933.8
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
-3.8
mb
24h
-4.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 934939
925930935940945-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW938.7933.6933.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Bradley, WV
Air quality
68
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6h

AQI 68 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
72μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Bradley, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
40.0mi
UNLIMITED
53 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
00:30 UTC · Bradley, 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
00:30 UTC · Bradley, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bradley, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bradley, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bradley, WV
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:37 AM
Sunrise
2:07 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
4:50 PM
Civil dusk
9:22 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Bradley, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:41 PM
Moonset
11:36 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Bradley, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bradley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 25818

16-Day Forecast — Bradley

  1. Sat84°71°42%
  2. Sun84°70°29%
  3. Mon80°66°72%
  4. Tue83°63°45%
  5. Wed82°61°18%
  6. Thu87°60°19%
  7. Fri82°65°69%
  8. Sat71°63°59%
  9. Sun75°60°38%
  10. Mon83°56°25%
  11. Tue82°58°18%
  12. Wed78°57°31%
  13. Thu81°59°47%
  14. Fri82°61°67%
  15. Sat83°64°51%
  16. Sun80°65°59%

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 — Bradley

SPC has placed Bradley 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 Bradley

  • 25880
  • 25818

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.