Covel, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Covel weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain44%1.1″91°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast39%—86°70°-5°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers60%—87°67°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle39%—87°65°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast28%—89°67°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle44%—88°65°-1°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm69%—82°66°-6°
AQI 69 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 15.1 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 50 now. With UV 7.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 7.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 37
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.1 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- light
- 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
Covel at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 24719
16-Day Forecast — Covel
- Sat91°71°44%
- Sun86°70°39%
- Mon87°67°60%
- Tue87°65°39%
- Wed89°67°28%
- Thu88°65°44%
- Fri82°66°69%
- Sat79°66°60%
- Sun73°64°36%
- Mon72°58°20%
- Tue84°58°23%
- Wed86°65°35%
- Thu91°64°32%
- Fri89°66°30%
- Sat73°67°43%
- Sun88°67°49%
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 — Covel
SPC has placed Covel 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 Covel
- 24719