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 5Overcast16%—84°65°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast31%—83°68°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm62%—77°67°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm38%—76°64°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers31%0.18″83°65°+7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle81%0.06″73°64°-10°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm78%—77°64°+4°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 6.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:39 PM
- Moonset
- 11:33 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Cowen at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°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.
ZIP code: 26206
16-Day Forecast — Cowen
- Sun84°65°16%
- Mon83°68°31%
- Tue77°67°62%
- Wed76°64°38%
- Thu83°65°31%
- Fri73°64°81%
- Sat77°64°78%
- Sun84°65°40%
- Mon78°59°20%
- Tue69°53°19%
- Wed76°56°17%
- Thu80°56°39%
- Fri86°62°35%
- Sat86°62°39%
- Sun77°61°42%
- Mon75°60°52%
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 Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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