Carpendale, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Carpendale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast21%—99°71°—
- SundayJul 5Light Showers95%0.12″93°73°-6°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm91%0.11″83°69°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle66%0.01″80°63°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast18%—88°59°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast40%—96°66°+8°
- FridayJul 10Overcast32%—89°70°-7°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.8 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 45 now. With UV 5.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 31 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 5.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 31
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.8 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:08 PM
- Moonset
- 10:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Carpendale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°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 — Carpendale
- Sat99°71°21%
- Sun93°73°95%
- Mon83°69°91%
- Tue80°63°66%
- Wed88°59°18%
- Thu96°66°40%
- Fri89°70°32%
- Sat90°69°40%
- Sun82°67°30%
- Mon78°61°16%
- Tue75°63°14%
- Wed92°65°24%
- Thu95°67°39%
- Fri97°71°30%
- Sat81°70°23%
- Sun89°68°26%
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 — Carpendale
SPC has placed Carpendale in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight 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 Carpendale
- 26753