Elk Garden, West Virginia Weather
Queen Anne's lace lines the roads. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elk Garden weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle24%0.01″84°65°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle40%0.03″86°66°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Rain68%0.20″81°67°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle38%—87°66°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm42%0.03″87°63°0°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle53%—77°63°-10°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle50%—83°64°+6°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:56 PM
- Moonset
- 12:34 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Queen Anne's lace lines the roads
Elk Garden at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 26717
16-Day Forecast — Elk Garden
- Sun84°65°24%
- Mon86°66°40%
- Tue81°67°68%
- Wed87°66°38%
- Thu87°63°42%
- Fri77°63°53%
- Sat83°64°50%
- Sun84°65°33%
- Mon91°64°28%
- Tue86°60°14%
- Wed77°53°16%
- Thu81°53°39%
- Fri74°57°29%
- Sat63°57°26%
- Sun72°62°32%
- Mon75°62°24%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Elk Garden
SPC includes Elk Garden in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Elk Garden
- 26717