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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

Cowen, WV
Saturday, July 4 at 8:37 PM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
67%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
2:03 AM
Sunset
4:49 PM
Cowen, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCowen, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 29% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 66°H 84°
Cowen, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    41%
    0.02″
    86°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Partly Cloudy
    29%
    84°66°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    74%
    80°66°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    51%
    83°64°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    18%
    0.05″
    78°63°-5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    86°63°+8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    76%
    81°65°-5°
Cowen, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
153° · backing 5°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 4 · pk 20 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 132SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Cowen, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
937.3
-2.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 27.68 inHg
Now
937.3
mb
3h
-2.3
mb
12h
-3.9
mb
24h
-4.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 937942
930935940945950-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW942.3936.9936.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Cowen, WV
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6h

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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
74μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

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
Cowen, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
9%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
44.0mi
UNLIMITED
57 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
00:37 UTC · Cowen, 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
00:37 UTC · Cowen, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Cowen, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cowen, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cowen, WV
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:33 AM
Sunrise
2:03 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
4:49 PM
Civil dusk
9:22 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Cowen, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:39 PM
Moonset
11:33 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Cowen, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

  1. Sat86°68°41%
  2. Sun84°66°29%
  3. Mon80°66°74%
  4. Tue83°64°51%
  5. Wed78°63°18%
  6. Thu86°63°21%
  7. Fri81°65°76%
  8. Sat70°64°63%
  9. Sun77°60°47%
  10. Mon82°57°31%
  11. Tue82°61°24%
  12. Wed74°58°42%
  13. Thu82°60°53%
  14. Fri86°63°59%
  15. Sat80°64°56%
  16. 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

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.