Craigsville, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Craigsville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Drizzle42%0.08″86°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast26%—84°66°-2°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail73%—80°66°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle51%—81°64°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle17%0.04″78°62°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle20%—86°62°+8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle74%—81°64°-5°
AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 36 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
Craigsville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°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: 26205
16-Day Forecast — Craigsville
- Sat86°69°42%
- Sun84°66°26%
- Mon80°66°73%
- Tue81°64°51%
- Wed78°62°17%
- Thu86°62°20%
- Fri81°64°74%
- Sat69°63°64%
- Sun77°60°46%
- Mon81°56°31%
- Tue81°60°23%
- Wed74°58°42%
- Thu81°59°53%
- Fri86°62°59%
- Sat80°63°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 — Craigsville
SPC has placed Craigsville 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 Craigsville
- 26205