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Henderson, West Virginia Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Henderson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Henderson, WV
Saturday, July 4 at 8:31 PM
83
°
Drizzle
Feels like
85°
Humidity
66%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
2:08 AM
Sunset
4:57 PM
Henderson, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHenderson, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit with a 36% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 73°H 95°
Henderson, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Showers
    25%
    0.87″
    94°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    36%
    0.07″
    95°73°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    91°71°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    20%
    0.01″
    84°68°-7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    90°65°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    90°66°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    65%
    87°68°-3°
Henderson, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
312° · veering 87°
Direction
NW
312°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 4
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 17
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 178SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 87° from the nw.
Henderson, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.1
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.30 inHg
Now
992.1
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-4.5
mb
24h
-4.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992997
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW997.1991.9991.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Henderson, WV
Air quality
103
AQI
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
+43 in 6h

AQI 103 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 43 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.7 µg/m³.

CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
102μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.7 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
4h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Henderson, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
43.8mi
UNLIMITED
83 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
00:31 UTC · Henderson, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
00:31 UTC · Henderson, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Henderson, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Henderson, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Henderson, WV
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:37 AM
Sunrise
2:08 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
4:57 PM
Civil dusk
9:30 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Henderson, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:45 PM
Moonset
11:40 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Henderson, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Henderson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 25106

16-Day Forecast — Henderson

  1. Sat94°74°25%
  2. Sun95°73°36%
  3. Mon91°71°44%
  4. Tue84°68°20%
  5. Wed90°65°9%
  6. Thu90°66°18%
  7. Fri87°68°65%
  8. Sat85°69°51%
  9. Sun82°62°29%
  10. Mon90°57°16%
  11. Tue90°61°13%
  12. Wed86°65°23%
  13. Thu88°58°29%
  14. Fri92°61°32%
  15. Sat93°69°29%
  16. Sun86°73°39%

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 — Henderson

SPC has placed Henderson 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 Henderson

  • 25106

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.