Gary, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gary weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy33%—86°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast21%—89°67°+3°
- MondayJul 6Rain76%0.11″83°68°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers66%0.04″85°66°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle25%—85°63°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy37%—90°62°+5°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm66%0.13″85°65°-5°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:42 PM
- Moonset
- 11:37 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Gary at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 24836
16-Day Forecast — Gary
- Sat86°70°33%
- Sun89°67°21%
- Mon83°68°76%
- Tue85°66°66%
- Wed85°63°25%
- Thu90°62°37%
- Fri85°65°66%
- Sat73°64°59%
- Sun75°63°36%
- Mon86°59°20%
- Tue85°60°13%
- Wed82°59°26%
- Thu86°62°43%
- Fri84°64°42%
- Sat81°66°54%
- Sun86°67°68%
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 — Gary
SPC has placed Gary in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Gary
- 24830
- 24888
- 24836