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Brookhaven, West Virginia Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Brookhaven, WV
Saturday, July 4 at 10:16 AM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
95°
Humidity
67%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:57 AM
Sunset
4:50 PM
Brookhaven, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBrookhaven, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit with a 43% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 75°H 95°
Brookhaven, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    0.01″
    95°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Showers
    67%
    0.13″
    92°74°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    78%
    0.10″
    80°68°-12°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    82°63°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    89°60°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    49%
    92°67°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    57%
    0.02″
    83°65°-9°
Brookhaven, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
229° · backing 50°
Direction
SW
229°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
15
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 15 @ 1:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 255SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Brookhaven, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.3
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 28.83 inHg
Now
976.3
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 975979
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW979.2975.4976.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Brookhaven, WV
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
+1 in 6h

AQI 65 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.9 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
13.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
104μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 42 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
6.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 42

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 13.9 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Brookhaven, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
6%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
49.1mi
UNLIMITED
74 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
14:16 UTC · Brookhaven, 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
14:16 UTC · Brookhaven, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Brookhaven, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Brookhaven, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Brookhaven, WV
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:26 AM
Sunrise
1:57 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
4:50 PM
Civil dusk
9:24 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Brookhaven, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:13 PM
Moonset
10:24 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Brookhaven, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Brookhaven at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Brookhaven

  1. Sat95°75°43%
  2. Sun92°74°67%
  3. Mon80°68°78%
  4. Tue82°63°38%
  5. Wed89°60°18%
  6. Thu92°67°49%
  7. Fri83°65°57%
  8. Sat86°68°47%
  9. Sun77°64°36%
  10. Mon73°59°22%
  11. Tue79°58°24%
  12. Wed88°65°33%
  13. Thu93°68°29%
  14. Fri93°69°27%
  15. Sat79°70°27%
  16. Sun88°68°29%

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 — Brookhaven

SPC has placed Brookhaven 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 Brookhaven

  • 26508
  • 26507
  • 26531

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.