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Comfort, West Virginia Weather

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

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

Comfort, WV
Saturday, July 4 at 9:24 AM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
93°
Humidity
79%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
2:08 AM
Sunset
4:52 PM
Comfort, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastComfort, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit with a 25% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 72°H 95°
Comfort, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    25%
    0.94″
    95°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    66%
    0.04″
    93°74°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    66%
    0.01″
    89°68°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    85°67°-4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    21%
    93°66°+8°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    48%
    93°69°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    58%
    81°70°-12°
Comfort, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
236° · veering 74°
Direction
SW
236°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
6
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 @ 1:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 283SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Comfort, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.0
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.03 inHg
Now
983.0
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982987
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.7982.0982.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Comfort, WV
Air quality
81
AQI
Moderate
-4 in 6h

AQI 81 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 25.1 µg/m³ (AQI 81) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
25.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
27μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
69μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 4.6 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
4.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 14

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 25.1 µg/m³ (AQI 81) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
Comfort, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
37.5mi
UNLIMITED
72 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
13:24 UTC · Comfort, 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
13:24 UTC · Comfort, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Comfort, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Comfort, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Comfort, WV
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:38 AM
Sunrise
2:08 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
4:52 PM
Civil dusk
9:25 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Comfort, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:18 PM
Moonset
10:33 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Comfort, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Comfort at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°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.

ZIP code: 25049

16-Day Forecast — Comfort

  1. Sat95°72°25%
  2. Sun93°74°66%
  3. Mon89°68°66%
  4. Tue85°67°28%
  5. Wed93°66°21%
  6. Thu93°69°48%
  7. Fri81°70°58%
  8. Sat87°68°50%
  9. Sun76°64°39%
  10. Mon77°60°22%
  11. Tue85°59°19%
  12. Wed92°69°34%
  13. Thu96°67°23%
  14. Fri96°71°26%
  15. Sat78°70°39%
  16. Sun92°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 — Comfort

SPC has placed Comfort 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 Comfort

  • 25049

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.