Fairmont, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fairmont weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle50%—97°72°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers51%0.58″94°72°-3°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail78%0.06″84°69°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm49%—84°64°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle14%—90°62°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast35%—93°67°+3°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm67%0.04″82°65°-11°
AQI 64 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 80 now. With UV 7.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 80 now. With UV 7.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 78 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 80
- UV peak
- 7.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 78
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
- 11:13 PM
- Moonset
- 10:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Fairmont at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°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
- Sat97°72°50%
- Sun94°72°51%
- Mon84°69°78%
- Tue84°64°49%
- Wed90°62°14%
- Thu93°67°35%
- Fri82°65°67%
- Sat85°66°55%
- Sun75°63°35%
- Mon73°59°19%
- Tue88°59°22%
- Wed90°64°33%
- Thu94°67°29%
- Fri93°69°27%
- Sat79°70°27%
- Sun90°68°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 — Fairmont
SPC has placed Fairmont 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 Fairmont
- 26554
- 26555