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Elkview, West Virginia Weather

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

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

Elkview, WV
Saturday, July 4 at 11:08 AM
89
°
Clear
Feels like
100°
Humidity
62%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:07 AM
Sunset
4:53 PM
Elkview, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastElkview, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 73°H 98°
Elkview, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    26%
    98°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    52%
    0.02″
    97°73°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    53%
    89°71°-8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    83°66°-6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    25%
    93°66°+10°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    36%
    94°69°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    64%
    0.01″
    82°69°-12°
Elkview, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
253° · veering 19°
Direction
WSW
253°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
7
avg 2
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 2 · pk 7 @ 11:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 205SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Elkview, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.9
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.05 inHg
Now
983.9
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982987
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.0982.2983.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Elkview, WV
Air quality
74
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6hPeak ~101 @ 9 PM

AQI 74 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 115 now. With UV 7.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 78 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 9 PM.

PM 2.5Moderate
16.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
19μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy
147μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 115 now. With UV 7.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 78 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 115
UV peak
7.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 78

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 16.7 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Elkview, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
14%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
55.0mi
UNLIMITED
78 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
15:08 UTC · Elkview, 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
15:08 UTC · Elkview, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Elkview, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Elkview, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Elkview, WV
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:36 AM
Sunrise
2:07 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
4:53 PM
Civil dusk
9:26 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Elkview, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:17 PM
Moonset
10:32 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Elkview, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Elkview at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 25071

16-Day Forecast — Elkview

  1. Sat98°73°26%
  2. Sun97°73°52%
  3. Mon89°71°53%
  4. Tue83°66°27%
  5. Wed93°66°25%
  6. Thu94°69°36%
  7. Fri82°69°64%
  8. Sat91°67°63%
  9. Sun78°64°41%
  10. Mon77°59°16%
  11. Tue87°58°17%
  12. Wed93°71°23%
  13. Thu96°68°26%
  14. Fri96°70°23%
  15. Sat81°71°27%
  16. Sun90°68°41%

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 — Elkview

SPC has placed Elkview 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 Elkview

  • 25071

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.