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Frank, West Virginia Weather

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

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

Frank, WV
Saturday, July 4 at 9:39 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
68%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
2:00 AM
Sunset
4:46 PM
Frank, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFrank, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 22% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 68°H 87°
Frank, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    22%
    87°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    53%
    0.08″
    85°68°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    87%
    0.04″
    80°64°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    54%
    79°61°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    82°60°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    86°62°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    51%
    0.01″
    78°64°-8°
Frank, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
140° · veering 160°
Direction
SE
140°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 4 · pk 9 @ 4:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 122SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 160° from the se.
Frank, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
925.4
+1.9 mb in 3h · rising · 27.33 inHg
Now
925.4
mb
3h
+1.9
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 923929
915920925930935-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW929.2923.1925.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Frank, WV
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneGood
44μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.5

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Frank, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
46.5mi
UNLIMITED
77 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
13:39 UTC · Frank, 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
13:39 UTC · Frank, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Frank, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Frank, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Frank, WV
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:29 AM
Sunrise
2:00 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
4:46 PM
Civil dusk
9:19 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Frank, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 PM
Moonset
10:25 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Frank, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Frank at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°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.

16-Day Forecast — Frank

  1. Sat87°68°22%
  2. Sun85°68°53%
  3. Mon80°64°87%
  4. Tue79°61°54%
  5. Wed82°60°33%
  6. Thu86°62°45%
  7. Fri78°64°51%
  8. Sat77°65°55%
  9. Sun78°62°37%
  10. Mon70°56°21%
  11. Tue77°57°17%
  12. Wed85°61°28%
  13. Thu89°63°44%
  14. Fri88°66°36%
  15. Sat74°64°45%
  16. Sun85°66°39%

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 — Frank

SPC has placed Frank 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 Frank

  • 24920

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.