Helvetia, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Helvetia weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain48%0.25″86°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast37%—85°68°-1°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm84%—78°66°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle54%—79°63°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle19%0.03″73°62°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast19%—84°62°+11°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers78%0.22″85°63°+1°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.0 µg/m³.
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 39 now. With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 0.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.0 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 10:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Helvetia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 26224
16-Day Forecast — Helvetia
- Sat86°70°48%
- Sun85°68°37%
- Mon78°66°84%
- Tue79°63°54%
- Wed73°62°19%
- Thu84°62°19%
- Fri85°63°78%
- Sat80°62°61%
- Sun66°56°46%
- Mon73°55°31%
- Tue77°55°21%
- Wed83°60°49%
- Thu81°63°49%
- Fri72°64°67%
- Sat76°67°74%
- Sun82°65°74%
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 — Helvetia
SPC has placed Helvetia 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 Helvetia
- 26224