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Brandywine, West Virginia Weather

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

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

Brandywine, WV
Saturday, July 4 at 10:38 AM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
95°
Humidity
65%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:57 AM
Sunset
4:45 PM
Brandywine, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBrandywine, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 72°H 93°
Brandywine, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    18%
    93°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    54%
    0.02″
    90°72°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    90%
    0.02″
    85°67°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    78°63°-7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    81°60°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    41%
    92°65°+11°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    88°67°-4°
Brandywine, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
135° · veering 11°
Direction
SE
135°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 3 · pk 9 @ 3:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 353SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Brandywine, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
960.5
+0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 28.36 inHg
Now
960.5
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 959964
955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW963.5959.0960.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Brandywine, WV
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
11.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
91μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 6.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
6.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 28

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Brandywine, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
54.4mi
UNLIMITED
78 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
14:38 UTC · Brandywine, 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
14:38 UTC · Brandywine, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Brandywine, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Brandywine, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Brandywine, WV
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:27 AM
Sunrise
1:57 AM
Daylight
14h 48m
Sunset
4:45 PM
Civil dusk
9:17 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Brandywine, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:08 PM
Moonset
10:22 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Brandywine, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Brandywine at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 26802

16-Day Forecast — Brandywine

  1. Sat93°74°18%
  2. Sun90°72°54%
  3. Mon85°67°90%
  4. Tue78°63°56%
  5. Wed81°60°32%
  6. Thu92°65°41%
  7. Fri88°67°43%
  8. Sat88°67°48%
  9. Sun87°65°29%
  10. Mon77°60°15%
  11. Tue78°60°12%
  12. Wed89°63°23%
  13. Thu93°67°39%
  14. Fri94°68°40%
  15. Sat81°69°20%
  16. Sun89°67°39%

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 — Brandywine

SPC has placed Brandywine 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 Brandywine

  • 26802

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.