Follansbee, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Follansbee weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Showers52%0.19″87°69°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast39%—86°71°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm43%—79°70°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle15%—86°64°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast45%—91°67°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers72%0.09″75°68°-16°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle51%—82°66°+7°
AQI 84 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 46 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.5 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 56 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 56
- UV peak
- 1.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 56
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 11:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Follansbee at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 26037
16-Day Forecast — Follansbee
- Sun88°69°52%
- Mon86°71°39%
- Tue79°70°43%
- Wed86°64°15%
- Thu91°67°45%
- Fri75°68°72%
- Sat82°66°51%
- Sun82°68°26%
- Mon77°61°21%
- Tue64°57°13%
- Wed76°60°20%
- Thu85°57°23%
- Fri87°61°23%
- Sat88°61°26%
- Sun86°63°32%
- Mon80°62°27%
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 — Follansbee
SPC has placed Follansbee 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 Follansbee
- 26037