Cheat Lake, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cheat Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain46%0.14″96°72°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle68%0.02″91°71°-5°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail77%1.4″80°69°-11°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle37%—82°65°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle18%—89°60°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle49%—92°67°+3°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm58%—81°65°-11°
AQI 65 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.9 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 49 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 42 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 6.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.9 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:13 PM
- Moonset
- 10:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Cheat Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°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 — Cheat Lake
- Sat96°72°46%
- Sun91°71°68%
- Mon80°69°77%
- Tue82°65°37%
- Wed89°60°18%
- Thu92°67°49%
- Fri81°65°58%
- Sat86°69°48%
- Sun77°64°36%
- Mon72°61°22%
- Tue81°59°24%
- Wed89°66°33%
- Thu94°70°29%
- Fri93°70°27%
- Sat79°70°27%
- Sun88°69°29%
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 — Cheat Lake
SPC has placed Cheat Lake 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 Cheat Lake
- 26508