Grafton, West Virginia Weather
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Grafton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast55%—94°71°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle56%0.06″91°71°-3°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail83%—84°69°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle49%—83°65°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle18%—89°62°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast33%—93°68°+4°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm68%0.06″82°65°-11°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 73 now. With UV 7.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 74 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 73 now. With UV 7.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 74 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 73
- UV peak
- 7.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 74
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
- 11:13 PM
- Moonset
- 10:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Grafton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 26354
16-Day Forecast — Grafton
- Sat94°71°55%
- Sun91°71°56%
- Mon84°69°83%
- Tue83°65°49%
- Wed89°62°18%
- Thu93°68°33%
- Fri82°65°68%
- Sat82°66°57%
- Sun74°64°37%
- Mon71°59°22%
- Tue87°59°24%
- Wed90°64°33%
- Thu94°67°29%
- Fri93°69°27%
- Sat81°69°27%
- Sun88°68°29%
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 — Grafton
SPC has placed Grafton 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 Grafton
- 26354