Gilbert Creek, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gilbert Creek weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast29%—88°67°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle66%—84°70°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm65%—80°67°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm21%—87°65°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle32%—91°64°+4°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm67%0.24″87°67°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm59%—82°67°-5°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 19.6 µg/m³ (AQI 71) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 19.6 µg/m³ (AQI 71) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 11:39 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Gilbert Creek at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Gilbert Creek
- Sun88°68°29%
- Mon84°70°66%
- Tue80°67°65%
- Wed87°65°21%
- Thu91°64°32%
- Fri87°67°67%
- Sat82°67°59%
- Sun82°66°34%
- Mon82°57°22%
- Tue83°55°12%
- Wed90°61°14%
- Thu83°63°23%
- Fri81°63°28%
- Sat85°62°36%
- Sun86°63°48%
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 — Gilbert Creek
SPC has placed Gilbert Creek in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Gilbert Creek
- 24846
- 25608