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Hillsboro, West Virginia Weather

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

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

Hillsboro, WV
Saturday, July 4 at 9:37 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
71%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
2:03 AM
Sunset
4:47 PM
Hillsboro, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHillsboro, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 27% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 68°H 88°
Hillsboro, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    0.01″
    88°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    41%
    0.26″
    86°68°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    84%
    83°65°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    43%
    88°62°+5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    79°64°-9°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    45%
    89°63°+10°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    84°65°-5°
Hillsboro, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
117° · backing 32°
Direction
ESE
117°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
8
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 8 @ 3:00p
01020304050MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 451SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Hillsboro, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
938.8
+1.5 mb in 3h · rising · 27.72 inHg
Now
938.8
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 937942
930935940945950-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW942.4937.0938.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Hillsboro, WV
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6h

AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
10.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneGood
50μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.5

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Hillsboro, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
42.4mi
UNLIMITED
71 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
13:37 UTC · Hillsboro, 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
13:37 UTC · Hillsboro, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hillsboro, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hillsboro, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hillsboro, WV
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:32 AM
Sunrise
2:03 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
4:47 PM
Civil dusk
9:19 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hillsboro, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:12 PM
Moonset
10:27 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hillsboro, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hillsboro at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 24946

16-Day Forecast — Hillsboro

  1. Sat88°68°27%
  2. Sun86°68°41%
  3. Mon83°65°84%
  4. Tue88°62°43%
  5. Wed79°64°35%
  6. Thu89°63°45%
  7. Fri84°65°52%
  8. Sat84°65°53%
  9. Sun82°62°29%
  10. Mon72°57°18%
  11. Tue77°58°17%
  12. Wed86°61°15%
  13. Thu90°64°43%
  14. Fri89°65°29%
  15. Sat72°67°48%
  16. Sun90°67°45%

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 — Hillsboro

SPC has placed Hillsboro 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 Hillsboro

  • 24946

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.