Great Cacapon, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Great Cacapon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast23%—102°74°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain74%1.7″95°74°-7°
- MondayJul 6Showers82%0.13″82°66°-13°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle75%0.01″78°63°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast19%—87°59°+9°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast36%—96°64°+9°
- FridayJul 10Overcast33%—88°68°-8°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.2 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.90 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 during the projected peak around 8 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 47 now. With UV 5.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 33 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 5.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 33
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.2 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:06 PM
- Moonset
- 10:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Great Cacapon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 25422
16-Day Forecast — Great Cacapon
- Sat102°74°23%
- Sun95°74°74%
- Mon82°66°82%
- Tue78°63°75%
- Wed87°59°19%
- Thu96°64°36%
- Fri88°68°33%
- Sat90°69°40%
- Sun80°65°26%
- Mon84°63°21%
- Tue75°63°13%
- Wed91°65°29%
- Thu98°67°31%
- Fri97°71°31%
- Sat81°71°16%
- Sun92°68°19%
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 — Great Cacapon
SPC has placed Great Cacapon in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight 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 Great Cacapon
- 25422