Cowen, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cowen weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle20%0.03″88°71°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers71%0.97″83°66°-5°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle76%—86°65°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers64%—80°66°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle46%—81°66°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle46%0.02″79°66°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle56%0.01″84°63°+5°
AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 20.3 µg/m³ (AQI 72) with a 0.89 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 20.3 µg/m³ (AQI 72) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 11:14 PM
- Moonset
- 10:28 AM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
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
15-Day Forecast — Cowen
- Sat88°70°20%
- Sun83°66°71%
- Mon86°65°76%
- Tue80°66°64%
- Wed81°66°46%
- Thu79°66°46%
- Fri84°63°56%
- Sat67°64°62%
- Sun74°63°45%
- Mon77°62°25%
- Tue80°60°44%
- Wed77°59°42%
- Thu84°56°43%
- Fri79°71°58%
- Sat74°64°56%
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 — Cowen
SPC has placed Cowen in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3SLGTSlight 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 Cowen
- 26206