Kanawha, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kanawha weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain28%0.08″97°74°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle38%0.02″92°72°-5°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle66%—91°70°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm42%—83°66°-8°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle10%—88°61°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast31%—90°64°+2°
- FridayJul 10Rain69%0.34″74°70°-16°
AQI 87 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 39 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 90 — 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 90 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 90
- UV peak
- 2.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 90
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 10:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Kanawha at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 25°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Kanawha
- Sat97°74°28%
- Sun92°72°38%
- Mon91°70°66%
- Tue83°66°42%
- Wed88°61°10%
- Thu90°64°31%
- Fri74°70°69%
- Sat88°66°56%
- Sun83°62°31%
- Mon81°57°18%
- Tue82°56°14%
- Wed89°57°23%
- Thu88°62°26%
- Fri88°66°35%
- Sat84°69°35%
- Sun82°69°39%
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 — Kanawha
SPC has placed Kanawha 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 Kanawha
- 26142