Lester, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lester weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast19%—85°67°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle32%0.04″83°69°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail58%0.02″79°68°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail25%—79°65°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers25%—86°65°+7°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle73%0.02″75°64°-11°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle73%—81°65°+6°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 49 — 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 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 4.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 11:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lester at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 25865
16-Day Forecast — Lester
- Sun85°67°19%
- Mon83°69°32%
- Tue79°68°58%
- Wed79°65°25%
- Thu86°65°25%
- Fri75°64°73%
- Sat81°65°73%
- Sun87°65°38%
- Mon85°61°20%
- Tue73°55°13%
- Wed78°55°16%
- Thu84°56°24%
- Fri89°61°33%
- Sat89°62°48%
- Sun78°61°48%
- Mon82°59°42%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Lester
SPC has placed Lester in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Lester
- 25865