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Hendricks, West Virginia Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 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 10:17 PM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
64%
Wind
6 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 67 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 42% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 67°H 85°
Hendricks, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    39%
    0.13″
    88°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    42%
    85°67°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    80%
    83°68°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    51%
    79°65°-4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    18%
    78°64°-1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    87°62°+9°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    71%
    81°65°-6°
Hendricks, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
111° · veering 59°
Direction
ESE
111°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 4
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 4 · pk 15 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 226SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Hendricks, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
953.2
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.15 inHg
Now
953.2
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-3.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 953957
945950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW956.8952.9953.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hendricks, WV
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.93 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
69μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~68%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Hendricks, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
52.0mi
UNLIMITED
62 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
02:17 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
02:17 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
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:35 PM
Moonset
11:29 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hendricks, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hendricks at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below 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. Sat88°71°39%
  2. Sun85°67°42%
  3. Mon83°68°80%
  4. Tue79°65°51%
  5. Wed78°64°18%
  6. Thu87°62°17%
  7. Fri81°65°71%
  8. Sat70°64°54%
  9. Sun80°60°41%
  10. Mon83°55°29%
  11. Tue84°59°20%
  12. Wed73°59°44%
  13. Thu84°59°42%
  14. Fri85°63°52%
  15. Sat87°64°52%
  16. Sun74°65°67%

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 — Hendricks

SPC has placed Hendricks in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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.