Kingwood, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kingwood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain40%0.43″92°70°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle62%0.02″88°69°-4°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm85%—80°65°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm43%—77°62°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle23%—86°58°+9°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast48%—89°67°+3°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm60%0.02″80°64°-9°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 14.1 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.90 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 5.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 24 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 5.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 24
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.1 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 10:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Kingwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°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: 26537
16-Day Forecast — Kingwood
- Sat92°70°40%
- Sun88°69°62%
- Mon80°65°85%
- Tue77°62°43%
- Wed86°58°23%
- Thu89°67°48%
- Fri80°64°60%
- Sat83°67°50%
- Sun72°62°39%
- Mon69°58°24%
- Tue81°57°23%
- Wed85°62°42%
- Thu91°67°48%
- Fri91°68°32%
- Sat76°67°29%
- Sun85°67°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 — Kingwood
SPC has placed Kingwood 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 Kingwood
- 26537