Bud, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bud weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle38%—88°72°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle21%0.03″88°70°0°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle68%0.06″85°68°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers45%0.04″84°67°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle17%—85°63°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy23%—90°62°+5°
- FridayJul 10T-storm w/ Hail65%0.24″84°67°-6°
AQI 62 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.96 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 11:37 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Bud at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 24716
16-Day Forecast — Bud
- Sat88°72°38%
- Sun90°69°21%
- Mon88°68°68%
- Tue84°67°45%
- Wed85°63°17%
- Thu90°62°23%
- Fri84°67°65%
- Sat72°65°61%
- Sun77°63°44%
- Mon86°59°26%
- Tue85°60°18%
- Wed80°59°26%
- Thu85°62°43%
- Fri85°64°42%
- Sat82°66°54%
- Sun84°68°68%
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 — Bud
SPC has placed Bud in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Bud
- 24716
- 24726