Chesapeake, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Chesapeake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle24%0.02″98°76°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle45%0.01″96°75°-2°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers62%—92°72°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle28%—87°68°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast21%—94°67°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast48%—95°72°+1°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm59%—82°71°-13°
AQI 74 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 71 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 41 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 71 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 41 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 71
- UV peak
- 6.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 41
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 19.4 µg/m³ (AQI 70) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 10:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Chesapeake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Chesapeake
- Sat98°76°24%
- Sun96°75°45%
- Mon92°72°62%
- Tue87°68°28%
- Wed94°67°21%
- Thu95°72°48%
- Fri82°71°59%
- Sat90°68°51%
- Sun77°65°38%
- Mon79°60°21%
- Tue86°60°18%
- Wed94°68°26%
- Thu97°67°23%
- Fri98°71°26%
- Sat81°71°39%
- Sun93°69°45%
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 — Chesapeake
SPC has placed Chesapeake 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 Chesapeake
- 25214
- 25315