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Keyser, West Virginia Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Keyser, WV
Saturday, July 4 at 10:14 AM
91
°
Clear
Feels like
97°
Humidity
48%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:54 AM
Sunset
4:46 PM
Keyser, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKeyser, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit with a 20% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 74°H 100°
Keyser, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    20%
    100°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    72%
    0.03″
    96°74°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    91%
    0.04″
    85°68°-11°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    61%
    0.02″
    80°63°-5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    22%
    87°58°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    42%
    94°65°+7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    0.01″
    88°70°-6°
Keyser, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
288° · backing 14°
Direction
WNW
288°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 4 · pk 16 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 223SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Keyser, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.2
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.03 inHg
Now
983.2
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983986
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.1982.5983.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Keyser, WV
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6hPeak ~66 @ 8 PM

AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 65 now. With UV 6.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 58 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.

PM 2.5Good
10.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
116μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 65 now. With UV 6.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 58 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 65
UV peak
6.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 58

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Keyser, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
78.3mi
UNLIMITED
94 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
14:14 UTC · Keyser, 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
14:14 UTC · Keyser, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Keyser, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Keyser, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Keyser, WV
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:23 AM
Sunrise
1:54 AM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
4:46 PM
Civil dusk
9:19 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Keyser, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:09 PM
Moonset
10:20 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Keyser, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Keyser at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 26726

16-Day Forecast — Keyser

  1. Sat100°74°20%
  2. Sun96°74°72%
  3. Mon85°68°91%
  4. Tue80°63°61%
  5. Wed87°58°22%
  6. Thu94°65°42%
  7. Fri88°70°33%
  8. Sat88°69°39%
  9. Sun85°65°31%
  10. Mon79°61°16%
  11. Tue76°62°14%
  12. Wed92°63°24%
  13. Thu98°67°39%
  14. Fri96°71°30%
  15. Sat81°69°23%
  16. Sun91°68°26%

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 — Keyser

SPC has placed Keyser 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 Keyser

  • 26726

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.