Gatewood, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gatewood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast29%—88°71°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain30%0.42″87°70°-1°
- MondayJul 6Showers67%—86°67°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle33%—83°64°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle25%—89°64°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle42%—90°66°+1°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm65%—80°67°-10°
AQI 74 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 68 now. With UV 7.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 50 around 1 PM.
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 68 now. With UV 7.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 50 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 68
- UV peak
- 7.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.1 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 11:15 PM
- Moonset
- 10:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Gatewood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Gatewood
- Sat88°71°29%
- Sun87°70°30%
- Mon86°67°67%
- Tue83°64°33%
- Wed89°64°25%
- Thu90°66°42%
- Fri80°67°65%
- Sat79°64°58%
- Sun74°63°44%
- Mon72°57°24%
- Tue83°57°24%
- Wed86°66°30%
- Thu92°64°39%
- Fri91°66°30%
- Sat71°67°47%
- Sun87°67°46%
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 — Gatewood
SPC has placed Gatewood 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 Gatewood
- 25840