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Coal Fork, West Virginia Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 13 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Coal Fork weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Coal Fork, WV
Friday, July 3 at 6:53 PM
97
°
Clear
Feels like
103°
Humidity
40%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
2:07 AM
Sunset
4:53 PM
Coal Fork, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCoal Fork, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 77°H 99°
Coal Fork, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 3
    Partly Cloudy
    97°73°
  2. Saturday
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    0.02″
    99°74°+2°
  3. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Thunderstorm
    59%
    95°70°-4°
  4. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    93°67°-2°
  5. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    51%
    91°69°-2°
  6. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    25%
    89°69°-2°
  7. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    91°70°+2°
Coal Fork, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
188° · backing 76°
Direction
S
188°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
7
avg 2
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 2 · pk 7 @ 2:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 116SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Coal Fork, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.9
-2.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.08 inHg
Now
984.9
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984988
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.0984.3984.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Coal Fork, WV
Air quality
118
AQI
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
+33 in 6h

AQI 118 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 33 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 108 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Moderate
15.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
19μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy
143μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 108 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 108
UV peak
1.4 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 108

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 15.9 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Coal Fork, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
12%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
91.3mi
UNLIMITED
93 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
22:53 UTC · Coal Fork, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
22:53 UTC · Coal Fork, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Coal Fork, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Coal Fork, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Coal Fork, WV
Almanac · Friday, July 3
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:36 AM
Sunrise
2:07 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
4:53 PM
Civil dusk
9:26 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Coal Fork, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
10:51 PM
Moonset
9:27 AM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Coal Fork, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

cultural
Jan 150% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Coal Fork at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 24°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.

16-Day Forecast — Coal Fork

  1. Fri97°73°2%
  2. Sat99°74°13%
  3. Sun95°70°59%
  4. Mon93°67°56%
  5. Tue91°69°51%
  6. Wed89°69°25%
  7. Thu91°70°31%
  8. Fri89°67°45%
  9. Sat77°69°50%
  10. Sun86°67°38%
  11. Mon86°64°27%
  12. Tue85°63°33%
  13. Wed83°62°35%
  14. Thu91°57°36%
  15. Fri90°71°42%
  16. Sat78°65°26%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 3, 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 Fork

SPC has placed Coal Fork in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

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 Fork

  • 25306

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.