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Kopperston, West Virginia Weather

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

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

Kopperston, WV
Saturday, July 4 at 6:56 PM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
80%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
2:09 AM
Sunset
4:51 PM
Kopperston, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKopperston, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 83°
Kopperston, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    28%
    0.03″
    81°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Showers
    23%
    0.57″
    83°66°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Rain
    65%
    1.4″
    86°65°+3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    77°63°-9°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    81°62°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    19%
    87°60°+6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    69%
    0.06″
    88°63°+1°
Kopperston, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
140° · veering 170°
Direction
SE
140°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
18
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 18 @ 4:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 112SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 170° from the se.
Kopperston, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
938.7
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 27.72 inHg
Now
938.7
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-3.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 939943
930935940945950-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW942.9938.9938.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Kopperston, WV
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
-3 in 6h

AQI 63 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.89 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
1.4 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 46

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Kopperston, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
9%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
36.9mi
UNLIMITED
81 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
22:56 UTC · Kopperston, 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
22:56 UTC · Kopperston, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Kopperston, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Kopperston, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Kopperston, WV
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:39 AM
Sunrise
2:09 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
4:51 PM
Civil dusk
9:23 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Kopperston, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:17 PM
Moonset
10:33 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Kopperston, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kopperston at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 24854

16-Day Forecast — Kopperston

  1. Sat81°69°28%
  2. Sun83°66°23%
  3. Mon86°65°65%
  4. Tue77°63°46%
  5. Wed81°62°16%
  6. Thu87°60°19%
  7. Fri88°63°69%
  8. Sat77°63°61%
  9. Sun70°60°41%
  10. Mon76°53°27%
  11. Tue79°54°16%
  12. Wed86°60°29%
  13. Thu81°62°32%
  14. Fri77°64°52%
  15. Sat80°64°36%
  16. Sun80°62°56%

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 — Kopperston

SPC has placed Kopperston 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 Kopperston

  • 24854

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.