Holden, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Holden weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy19%—89°69°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast30%—87°72°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm37%—90°70°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers18%—85°69°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle21%—91°68°+6°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle79%0.01″80°67°-11°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle79%—83°69°+3°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 68 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 68 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 68
- UV peak
- 5.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 68
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 11:40 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Holden at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 25625
16-Day Forecast — Holden
- Sun89°69°19%
- Mon87°72°30%
- Tue90°70°37%
- Wed85°69°18%
- Thu91°68°21%
- Fri80°67°79%
- Sat83°69°79%
- Sun92°68°30%
- Mon87°65°22%
- Tue79°57°12%
- Wed83°60°14%
- Thu89°59°25%
- Fri95°64°28%
- Sat93°66°37%
- Sun89°66°39%
- Mon87°63°40%
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 — Holden
SPC has placed Holden in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Holden
- 25625