Fairmont, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fairmont weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle42%—85°69°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle33%0.02″86°70°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm61%0.01″81°70°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle18%—90°65°+9°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle56%—92°67°+2°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle78%0.04″71°65°-21°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle70%—83°68°+12°
AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 2.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 11:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Fairmont at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 26554
16-Day Forecast — Fairmont
- Sun86°69°42%
- Mon86°70°33%
- Tue81°70°61%
- Wed90°65°18%
- Thu92°67°56%
- Fri71°65°78%
- Sat83°68°70%
- Sun86°67°33%
- Mon73°61°26%
- Tue61°57°17%
- Wed81°59°17%
- Thu83°56°28%
- Fri91°58°33%
- Sat90°61°32%
- Sun87°61°32%
- Mon77°61°35%
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 — Fairmont
SPC has placed Fairmont 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 Fairmont
- 26554
- 26555