Carolina, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Carolina weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle48%0.04″94°72°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain41%0.06″90°69°-4°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm82%—84°69°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm49%—75°66°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle11%0.01″84°66°+9°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle26%0.07″88°63°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers76%0.21″80°67°-8°
AQI 62 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.2 µg/m³.
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 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~62%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.2 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 11:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Carolina at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 26563
16-Day Forecast — Carolina
- Sat94°72°48%
- Sun90°70°41%
- Mon84°69°82%
- Tue75°66°49%
- Wed84°66°11%
- Thu88°63°26%
- Fri80°67°76%
- Sat77°63°58%
- Sun77°58°30%
- Mon85°53°25%
- Tue86°59°17%
- Wed84°59°26%
- Thu84°56°39%
- Fri89°61°35%
- Sat88°65°30%
- Sun74°67°41%
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 — Carolina
SPC has placed Carolina 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 Carolina
- 26563
- 26591