Dorothy, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dorothy weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Showers31%1.3″87°74°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle26%0.02″88°71°+1°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm70%0.13″89°72°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle44%—85°69°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle14%0.01″87°66°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy19%—89°65°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers71%0.18″86°70°-3°
AQI 72 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.93 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 39 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:42 PM
- Moonset
- 11:37 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Dorothy at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 25060
16-Day Forecast — Dorothy
- Sat87°75°31%
- Sun88°71°26%
- Mon89°72°70%
- Tue85°69°44%
- Wed87°66°14%
- Thu89°65°19%
- Fri86°70°71%
- Sat75°68°59%
- Sun80°64°42%
- Mon88°61°26%
- Tue87°63°17%
- Wed82°63°29%
- Thu85°64°32%
- Fri86°67°52%
- Sat88°68°36%
- Sun85°71°56%
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 — Dorothy
SPC has placed Dorothy 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 Dorothy
- 25060
- 25048