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 4Overcast19%—98°74°—
- SundayJul 5Rain59%0.22″96°75°-2°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm66%—91°68°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast28%—87°66°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast14%—93°66°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast49%—94°68°+1°
- FridayJul 10T-storm w/ Hail58%—79°68°-15°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 4.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 30 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 4.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 30 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 4.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 30
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 10:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Kanawha at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°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
- Sat99°74°19%
- Sun96°75°59%
- Mon91°68°66%
- Tue87°66°28%
- Wed93°66°14%
- Thu94°68°49%
- Fri79°68°58%
- Sat91°68°42%
- Sun79°63°38%
- Mon77°59°13%
- Tue86°58°13%
- Wed93°70°22%
- Thu95°69°23%
- Fri95°70°19%
- Sat81°71°29%
- Sun92°69°29%
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