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Elizabeth, West Virginia Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Elizabeth weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Elizabeth, WV
Saturday, July 4 at 10:15 AM
90
°
Clear
Feels like
99°
Humidity
63%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
2:05 AM
Sunset
4:54 PM
Elizabeth, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastElizabeth, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit with a 24% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 75°H 100°
Elizabeth, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    24%
    100°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    59%
    0.20″
    98°75°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    64%
    88°70°-10°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    30%
    88°66°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    15%
    93°66°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    48%
    94°68°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    59%
    80°68°-14°
Elizabeth, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
241° · veering 52°
Direction
WSW
241°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
8
avg 3
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 3 · pk 8 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 156SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Elizabeth, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
994.7
+1.4 mb in 3h · rising · 29.37 inHg
Now
994.7
mb
3h
+1.4
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 993997
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW997.1993.0994.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Elizabeth, WV
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6hPeak ~67 @ 8 PM

AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 68 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 55 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 PM.

PM 2.5Good
6.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
118μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 68 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 55 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 68
UV peak
6.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 55

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Elizabeth, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
8%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
53.8mi
UNLIMITED
100 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
14:15 UTC · Elizabeth, 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
14:15 UTC · Elizabeth, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Elizabeth, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Elizabeth, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Elizabeth, WV
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:34 AM
Sunrise
2:05 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
4:54 PM
Civil dusk
9:28 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Elizabeth, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:18 PM
Moonset
10:31 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Elizabeth, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Elizabeth at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 26143

16-Day Forecast — Elizabeth

  1. Sat100°74°24%
  2. Sun98°75°59%
  3. Mon88°70°64%
  4. Tue88°66°30%
  5. Wed93°66°15%
  6. Thu94°68°48%
  7. Fri80°68°59%
  8. Sat89°68°45%
  9. Sun79°63°38%
  10. Mon76°59°15%
  11. Tue86°58°15%
  12. Wed93°69°22%
  13. Thu95°70°23%
  14. Fri96°70°19%
  15. Sat80°71°29%
  16. Sun91°70°29%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 — Elizabeth

SPC has placed Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth

  • 26143

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.