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Hendricks, West Virginia Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Hendricks, WV
Saturday, July 4 at 11:15 AM
84
°
Overcast
Feels like
95°
Humidity
68%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:58 AM
Sunset
4:47 PM
Hendricks, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHendricks, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit with a 22% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 71°H 90°
Hendricks, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    22%
    90°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    88°71°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    89%
    0.01″
    82°66°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    56%
    80°63°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    85°60°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    89°66°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    64%
    0.02″
    81°67°-8°
Hendricks, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
283° · backing 14°
Direction
WNW
283°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 3
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 3 · pk 11 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 253SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Hendricks, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
956.3
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 28.24 inHg
Now
956.3
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 954959
950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW959.1954.4956.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hendricks, WV
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6h

AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 61 now. With UV 7.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 45 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
10.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
114μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 61 now. With UV 7.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 45 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 61
UV peak
7.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 45

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Hendricks, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
84%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
51.6mi
UNLIMITED
54 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
15:15 UTC · Hendricks, 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
15:15 UTC · Hendricks, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hendricks, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hendricks, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hendricks, WV
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:27 AM
Sunrise
1:58 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
4:47 PM
Civil dusk
9:21 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hendricks, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 PM
Moonset
10:23 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hendricks, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hendricks at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 26271

16-Day Forecast — Hendricks

  1. Sat90°72°22%
  2. Sun88°71°52%
  3. Mon82°66°89%
  4. Tue80°63°56%
  5. Wed85°60°19%
  6. Thu89°66°25%
  7. Fri81°67°64%
  8. Sat78°67°52%
  9. Sun74°64°36%
  10. Mon68°59°28%
  11. Tue82°59°24%
  12. Wed87°62°35%
  13. Thu91°66°48%
  14. Fri93°69°33%
  15. Sat78°68°42%
  16. Sun85°68°32%

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 — Hendricks

SPC has placed Hendricks 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 Hendricks

  • 26271
  • 26269

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.