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Hinton, West Virginia Weather

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

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

Hinton, WV
Saturday, July 4 at 8:32 PM
74
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
78%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
2:07 AM
Sunset
4:48 PM
Hinton, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHinton, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 25% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 68°H 88°
Hinton, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Snow Shwrs
    64%
    0.50″
    92°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    25%
    88°68°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    73%
    88°67°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    42%
    0.08″
    86°65°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    85°62°-1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    22%
    89°58°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    57%
    0.04″
    85°65°-4°
Hinton, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
174° · backing 6°
Direction
S
174°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
13
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 13 @ 1:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 91SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 6° from the s.
Hinton, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
950.2
-2.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.06 inHg
Now
950.2
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
-3.6
mb
24h
-4.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 950955
945950955960-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW955.2950.2950.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Hinton, WV
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
7.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
87μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 41
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 10

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Hinton, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
33%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
40.4mi
UNLIMITED
82 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
00:32 UTC · Hinton, 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
00:32 UTC · Hinton, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hinton, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hinton, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hinton, 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
2:07 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
4:48 PM
Civil dusk
9:20 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hinton, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:40 PM
Moonset
11:35 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hinton, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hinton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 25951

16-Day Forecast — Hinton

  1. Sat92°71°64%
  2. Sun88°69°25%
  3. Mon88°67°73%
  4. Tue86°65°42%
  5. Wed85°62°17%
  6. Thu89°58°22%
  7. Fri85°65°57%
  8. Sat72°65°54%
  9. Sun79°62°34%
  10. Mon84°58°26%
  11. Tue85°56°15%
  12. Wed80°57°40%
  13. Thu87°61°48%
  14. Fri87°60°71%
  15. Sat86°64°56%
  16. Sun87°67°63%

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 — Hinton

SPC has placed Hinton 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 Hinton

  • 25951

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.