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Brenton, West Virginia Weather

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

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

Brenton, WV
Saturday, July 4 at 8:23 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
90%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
2:10 AM
Sunset
4:51 PM
Brenton, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBrenton, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit with a 29% chance of precipitation at 1 AM.
L 69°H 90°
Brenton, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    20%
    90°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    62%
    88°69°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    74%
    87°66°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    88°65°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    24%
    91°65°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    49%
    92°66°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    62%
    84°66°-8°
Brenton, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
240° · veering 78°
Direction
WSW
240°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
6
avg 2
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 2 · pk 6 @ 10:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 264SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Brenton, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
960.1
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 28.35 inHg
Now
960.1
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 959964
950955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW963.9958.6960.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Brenton, WV
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
-3 in 6h

AQI 69 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 22.3 µg/m³ (AQI 76) with a 0.93 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
22.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
24μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneGood
56μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.9

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 22.3 µg/m³ (AQI 76) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Brenton, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
9%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.7mi
UNLIMITED
72 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
12:23 UTC · Brenton, 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
12:23 UTC · Brenton, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Brenton, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Brenton, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Brenton, WV
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:40 AM
Sunrise
2:10 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
4:51 PM
Civil dusk
9:23 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Brenton, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:17 PM
Moonset
10:33 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Brenton, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Brenton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 24818

16-Day Forecast — Brenton

  1. Sat90°72°20%
  2. Sun88°69°62%
  3. Mon87°66°74%
  4. Tue88°65°35%
  5. Wed91°65°24%
  6. Thu92°66°49%
  7. Fri84°66°62%
  8. Sat78°66°53%
  9. Sun76°65°42%
  10. Mon75°60°20%
  11. Tue86°57°18%
  12. Wed87°63°24%
  13. Thu92°66°34%
  14. Fri91°66°49%
  15. Sat72°68°47%
  16. Sun89°68°48%

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 — Brenton

SPC has placed Brenton 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 Brenton

  • 24818

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.