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 5Overcast29%—87°70°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast29%—86°73°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail56%0.03″82°72°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail21%—82°68°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm24%—90°69°+8°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm77%0.01″78°68°-12°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle77%—85°68°+7°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear 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 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 60
- UV peak
- 2.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 60
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 11:42 PM
- Moonset
- 11:37 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Dorothy at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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
- Sun87°70°29%
- Mon86°73°29%
- Tue82°72°56%
- Wed82°68°21%
- Thu90°69°24%
- Fri78°68°77%
- Sat85°68°77%
- Sun90°68°38%
- Mon89°64°20%
- Tue78°57°12%
- Wed81°59°14%
- Thu87°59°23%
- Fri92°66°29%
- Sat93°66°38%
- Sun83°65°45%
- Mon85°63°39%
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 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 Dorothy
- 25060
- 25048