Friendly, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Friendly weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast23%—98°72°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast60%—95°72°-3°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm73%0.03″89°69°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast29%—82°65°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast15%—93°63°+11°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast52%—93°69°0°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm53%0.01″79°68°-14°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 78 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 63 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 8 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 78 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 63 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 78
- UV peak
- 6.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 63
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 10:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Friendly at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°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: 26146
16-Day Forecast — Friendly
- Sat98°72°23%
- Sun95°72°60%
- Mon89°69°73%
- Tue82°65°29%
- Wed93°63°15%
- Thu93°69°52%
- Fri79°68°53%
- Sat91°68°41%
- Sun78°63°27%
- Mon77°59°14%
- Tue85°58°14%
- Wed92°65°23%
- Thu94°68°26%
- Fri94°70°20%
- Sat86°71°26%
- Sun92°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 — Friendly
SPC has placed Friendly 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 Friendly
- 26146
- 26175