Cairo, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cairo weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers26%0.15″100°75°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast71%—97°74°-3°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail70%—85°68°-12°
- TuesdayJul 7Foggy33%—87°66°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast15%—93°65°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast51%—94°68°+1°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle58%0.01″80°68°-14°
AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.1 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.95 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 3.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.1 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 10:30 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Cairo at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 26337
16-Day Forecast — Cairo
- Sat100°75°26%
- Sun97°74°71%
- Mon85°68°70%
- Tue87°66°33%
- Wed93°65°15%
- Thu94°68°51%
- Fri80°68°58%
- Sat90°68°43%
- Sun78°63°35%
- Mon75°59°16%
- Tue86°58°14%
- Wed93°70°26%
- Thu95°70°23%
- Fri95°70°26%
- Sat80°71°29%
- Sun92°69°34%
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 — Cairo
SPC has placed Cairo 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 Cairo
- 26337