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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

Cairo, WV
Saturday, July 4 at 5:13 PM
93
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
91°
Humidity
36%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
2:03 AM
Sunset
4:54 PM
Cairo, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCairo, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 44% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 72°H 94°
Cairo, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    0.02″
    96°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    0.02″
    93°72°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    70%
    86°70°-7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    48%
    83°67°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    87°61°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    32%
    90°64°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Rain
    71%
    0.25″
    73°69°-17°
Cairo, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
172° · backing 101°
Direction
S
172°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 4
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 18 @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 265SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the s-bound air across the harbor.
Cairo, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.1
-2.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.21 inHg
Now
989.1
mb
3h
-2.3
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-3.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989994
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW993.6989.1989.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Cairo, WV
Air quality
79
AQI
Moderate
+22 in 6hPeak ~88 @ 11 PM

AQI 79 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 22 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 81 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
9.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
126μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 81 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 81
UV peak
2.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 81

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.3 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Cairo, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
31%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
68.7mi
UNLIMITED
92 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
21:13 UTC · Cairo, 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
21:13 UTC · Cairo, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Cairo, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cairo, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cairo, WV
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:32 AM
Sunrise
2:03 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
4:54 PM
Civil dusk
9:27 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Cairo, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:17 PM
Moonset
10:30 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Cairo, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cairo at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 21°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

  1. Sat99°75°44%
  2. Sun93°72°37%
  3. Mon86°70°70%
  4. Tue83°67°48%
  5. Wed87°61°13%
  6. Thu90°64°32%
  7. Fri73°69°71%
  8. Sat88°65°59%
  9. Sun83°63°31%
  10. Mon80°59°20%
  11. Tue82°56°15%
  12. Wed88°57°19%
  13. Thu88°62°28%
  14. Fri88°66°35%
  15. Sat83°69°29%
  16. Sun83°69°42%

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

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.