Cowen, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cowen weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle41%0.02″86°69°—
- SundayJul 5Partly Cloudy29%—84°66°-2°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail74%—80°66°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle51%—83°64°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle18%0.05″78°63°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle21%—86°63°+8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle76%—81°65°-5°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 35 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 11:39 PM
- Moonset
- 11:33 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Cowen at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 26206
16-Day Forecast — Cowen
- Sat86°68°41%
- Sun84°66°29%
- Mon80°66°74%
- Tue83°64°51%
- Wed78°63°18%
- Thu86°63°21%
- Fri81°65°76%
- Sat70°64°63%
- Sun77°60°47%
- Mon82°57°31%
- Tue82°61°24%
- Wed74°58°42%
- Thu82°60°53%
- Fri86°63°59%
- Sat80°64°56%
- Sun80°63°68%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Cowen
SPC has placed Cowen 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 Cowen
- 26206