Junior, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Junior weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle27%0.03″92°73°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast75%—90°73°-2°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers84%0.04″83°67°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle41%—81°63°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle24%—87°61°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle48%—90°65°+3°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle62%0.02″81°67°-9°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:12 PM
- Moonset
- 10:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Junior at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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: 26275
16-Day Forecast — Junior
- Sat92°73°27%
- Sun90°73°75%
- Mon83°67°84%
- Tue81°63°41%
- Wed87°61°24%
- Thu90°65°48%
- Fri81°67°62%
- Sat81°65°53%
- Sun74°64°37%
- Mon71°59°26%
- Tue84°58°20%
- Wed87°64°33%
- Thu91°65°40%
- Fri94°69°36%
- Sat74°67°34%
- Sun85°68°33%
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 — Junior
SPC has placed Junior 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 Junior
- 26275