Coal City, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Coal City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle36%0.01″85°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast29%—84°68°-1°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm74%—84°64°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle35%—85°63°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle26%—86°64°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle43%—86°63°0°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm60%—79°64°-7°
AQI 69 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 18.3 µg/m³ (AQI 68) with a 0.88 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 31 now. With UV 4.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 4.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 18.3 µg/m³ (AQI 68) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
- 11:15 PM
- Moonset
- 10:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Coal City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 25823
16-Day Forecast — Coal City
- Sat86°70°36%
- Sun84°68°29%
- Mon84°64°74%
- Tue85°63°35%
- Wed86°64°26%
- Thu86°63°43%
- Fri79°64°60%
- Sat78°64°56%
- Sun71°62°36%
- Mon71°56°19%
- Tue79°57°19%
- Wed84°63°29%
- Thu89°63°42%
- Fri87°64°35%
- Sat69°65°44%
- Sun86°65°52%
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 — Coal City
SPC has placed Coal City 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 Coal City
- 25921
- 25813
- 25823