Fort Ashby, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fort Ashby weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast23%—101°74°—
- SundayJul 5Rain94%0.20″95°75°-6°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm90%0.09″85°68°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle67%—81°63°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast17%—90°58°+9°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast40%—97°66°+7°
- FridayJul 10Overcast32%—91°70°-6°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.8 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 5.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 31 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 5.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 31
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.8 µg/m³ (AQI 60) 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
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
- 11:08 PM
- Moonset
- 10:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Fort Ashby at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°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: 26719
16-Day Forecast — Fort Ashby
- Sat101°74°23%
- Sun95°75°94%
- Mon85°68°90%
- Tue81°63°67%
- Wed90°58°17%
- Thu97°66°40%
- Fri91°70°32%
- Sat91°69°41%
- Sun86°67°31%
- Mon81°61°18%
- Tue77°62°13%
- Wed93°64°24%
- Thu97°67°39%
- Fri97°70°30%
- Sat85°71°23%
- Sun91°68°26%
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 — Fort Ashby
SPC has placed Fort Ashby in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight 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 Fort Ashby
- 26719