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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

Charles Town, WV
Sunday, July 5 at 4:27 PM
93
°
Clear
Feels like
101°
Humidity
43%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:50 AM
Sunset
4:41 PM
Charles Town, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCharles Town, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 36% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 72°H 93°
Charles Town, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    36%
    93°69°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Rain
    40%
    1.3″
    87°72°-6°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    65%
    0.06″
    74°67°-13°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    49%
    0.07″
    72°64°-2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    39%
    90°66°+18°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    0.01″
    85°69°-5°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    33%
    83°67°-2°
Charles Town, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
288° · veering 76°
Direction
WNW
288°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 3 · pk 18 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 286SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 76° from the wnw.
Charles Town, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.1
-2.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.33 inHg
Now
993.1
mb
3h
-2.0
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 993996
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW995.9993.1993.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Charles Town, WV
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
+12 in 6hPeak ~70 @ 10 PM

AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 66 — 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 during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5Moderate
13.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
117μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 66 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 66
UV peak
3.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 66

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 13.8 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Charles Town, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
96.6mi
UNLIMITED
96 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
20:27 UTC · Charles Town, 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
20:27 UTC · Charles Town, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Charles Town, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Charles Town, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Charles Town, WV
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:19 AM
Sunrise
1:50 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
4:41 PM
Civil dusk
9:14 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Charles Town, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
69% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 PM
Moonset
11:21 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Charles Town, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Charles Town at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 21°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

  1. Sun93°69°36%
  2. Mon87°72°40%
  3. Tue74°67°65%
  4. Wed72°64°49%
  5. Thu90°66°39%
  6. Fri85°69°39%
  7. Sat83°67°33%
  8. Sun82°69°20%
  9. Mon90°65°20%
  10. Tue69°62°14%
  11. Wed77°64°14%
  12. Thu84°60°26%
  13. Fri87°63°25%
  14. Sat85°63°26%
  15. Sun79°65°23%
  16. Mon75°66°26%

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
  • 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 Charles Town

  • 25414

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.