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Coal Fork, West Virginia Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Coal Fork, WV
Saturday, July 4 at 2:45 PM
92
°
Overcast
Feels like
99°
Humidity
43%
Wind
7 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 75 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 25% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 75°H 94°
Coal Fork, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    91°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    28%
    96°75°+5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    59%
    92°71°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    27%
    82°65°-10°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    87°65°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    36%
    93°63°+6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    63%
    0.26″
    94°66°+1°
Coal Fork, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
178° · backing 55°
Direction
S
178°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 3
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 3 · pk 25 @ 2:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 254SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 55° from the s.
Coal Fork, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.9
-1.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.05 inHg
Now
983.9
mb
3h
-1.9
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-3.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983987
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.7983.1983.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Coal Fork, WV
Air quality
73
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6hPeak ~116 @ 11 PM

AQI 73 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 117. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~87%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Moderate
14.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy
148μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 117. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~87%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 117
UV peak
4.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 35

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 16.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Coal Fork, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
123.3mi
UNLIMITED
79 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
18:45 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
18:45 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 · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:37 AM
Sunrise
2:07 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
4:53 PM
Civil dusk
9:25 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Coal Fork, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:18 PM
Moonset
10:32 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Coal Fork, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Coal Fork at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°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. Sat91°74°25%
  2. Sun96°75°28%
  3. Mon92°71°59%
  4. Tue82°65°27%
  5. Wed87°65°26%
  6. Thu93°63°36%
  7. Fri94°66°63%
  8. Sat90°68°61%
  9. Sun78°62°43%
  10. Mon82°55°17%
  11. Tue83°55°18%
  12. Wed90°60°19%
  13. Thu86°63°29%
  14. Fri79°68°37%
  15. Sat87°67°28%
  16. Sun85°67°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 — Coal Fork

SPC has placed Coal Fork 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 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.