Ghent, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ghent weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Showers51%1.5″88°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast27%—82°68°-6°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle73%—78°64°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers43%0.03″81°62°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle17%—80°60°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy22%—85°58°+5°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm62%0.20″80°63°-5°
AQI 62 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.96 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 11:35 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ghent at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 25843
16-Day Forecast — Ghent
- Sat88°69°51%
- Sun82°68°27%
- Mon78°64°73%
- Tue81°62°43%
- Wed80°60°17%
- Thu85°58°22%
- Fri80°63°62%
- Sat68°62°58%
- Sun73°59°39%
- Mon80°55°25%
- Tue80°56°17%
- Wed74°55°20%
- Thu80°58°40%
- Fri77°59°53%
- Sat79°62°54%
- Sun81°65°64%
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 — Ghent
SPC has placed Ghent 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 Ghent
- 25843