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Century, West Virginia Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Century weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Century, WV
Sunday, July 5 at 3:14 PM
88
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
94°
Humidity
49%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
2:00 AM
Sunset
4:49 PM
Century, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCentury, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 42% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 68°H 88°
Century, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    42%
    0.09″
    88°67°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    36%
    0.07″
    86°68°-2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    0.02″
    78°67°-8°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    88°64°+10°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    37%
    0.20″
    86°65°-2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    80%
    0.12″
    75°65°-11°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Thunderstorm
    73%
    80°67°+5°
Century, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
233° · veering 110°
Direction
SW
233°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 5 · pk 29 @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 244SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Century, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
958.0
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 28.29 inHg
Now
958.0
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
+1.7
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 956959
950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW959.3956.3958.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Century, WV
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
+1 in 6h

AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy 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
8.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
105μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
7.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 50

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
light
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Century, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
35%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
80.3mi
UNLIMITED
81 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
19:14 UTC · Century, 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
19:14 UTC · Century, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Century, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Century, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Century, WV
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:29 AM
Sunrise
2:00 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
4:49 PM
Civil dusk
9:23 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Century, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:38 PM
Moonset
11:31 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Century, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Century at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°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.

16-Day Forecast — Century

  1. Sun88°67°42%
  2. Mon86°68°36%
  3. Tue78°67°56%
  4. Wed88°64°37%
  5. Thu86°65°37%
  6. Fri75°65°80%
  7. Sat80°67°73%
  8. Sun86°65°33%
  9. Mon71°60°17%
  10. Tue61°54°19%
  11. Wed80°57°19%
  12. Thu82°56°40%
  13. Fri88°59°40%
  14. Sat87°60°39%
  15. Sun83°60°36%
  16. Mon74°60°43%

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 — Century

SPC has placed Century in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Century

  • 26238

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.