Charles Town, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Charles Town weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain35%0.45″100°76°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Drizzle40%0.04″95°73°-5°
- MondayJul 6Showers84%0.08″83°72°-12°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers84%0.01″78°68°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle29%0.04″73°66°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast12%—94°66°+21°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle39%0.01″90°70°-4°
AQI 71 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 20 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:28 PM
- Moonset
- 11:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Charles Town at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 25414
16-Day Forecast — Charles Town
- Sat100°76°35%
- Sun95°73°40%
- Mon83°72°84%
- Tue78°68°84%
- Wed73°66°29%
- Thu94°66°12%
- Fri90°70°39%
- Sat80°67°30%
- Sun80°61°22%
- Mon84°55°18%
- Tue89°59°16%
- Wed84°65°39%
- Thu87°59°33%
- Fri90°64°33%
- Sat93°67°31%
- Sun81°68°37%
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 — Charles Town
SPC has placed Charles Town 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 Charles Town
- 25414