Clay, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Clay weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle28%—91°72°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast35%—91°67°0°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle63%—88°69°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm46%—78°66°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle15%0.01″86°66°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast24%—91°63°+5°
- FridayJul 10T-storm w/ Hail74%—86°66°-5°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 41 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
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
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 11:35 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Clay at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 25043
16-Day Forecast — Clay
- Sat91°72°28%
- Sun91°67°35%
- Mon88°69°63%
- Tue78°66°46%
- Wed86°66°15%
- Thu91°63°24%
- Fri86°66°74%
- Sat75°65°68%
- Sun81°60°40%
- Mon87°57°26%
- Tue87°60°19%
- Wed78°60°32%
- Thu85°58°39%
- Fri91°61°39%
- Sat90°66°50%
- Sun85°66°63%
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 — Clay
SPC has placed Clay in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Clay
- 25043