Charleston, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Charleston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle23%0.03″92°71°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers34%2.5″90°72°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail47%—84°72°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm22%—90°69°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail32%—91°69°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers74%—76°68°-15°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm74%—88°68°+12°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 85 — 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 85 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 85
- UV peak
- 3.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 85
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:43 PM
- Moonset
- 11:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Charleston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 25301, 25302, 25304, 25305, 25306, 25311, 25312, 25313 +4 more
16-Day Forecast — Charleston
- Sun92°71°23%
- Mon90°72°34%
- Tue84°72°47%
- Wed90°69°22%
- Thu91°69°32%
- Fri76°68°74%
- Sat88°68°74%
- Sun92°68°36%
- Mon80°67°17%
- Tue80°58°13%
- Wed86°59°12%
- Thu89°59°25%
- Fri96°62°29%
- Sat96°64°36%
- Sun89°65°39%
- Mon88°63°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Charleston
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 — Charleston
SPC has placed Charleston 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 Charleston
- 25387
- 25305
- 25304
- 25303
- 25302
- 25301
- 25311
- 25314
- 25317
- 25321
- 25322
- 25323
- 25324
- 25325
- 25326
- 25327
- 25328
- 25329
- 25330
- 25331
- 25332
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- 25337
- 25338
- 25339
- 25350
- 25364
- 25375
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