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Mason, West Virginia Weather

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

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

Mason, WV
Saturday, July 4 at 10:24 AM
88
°
Clear
Feels like
98°
Humidity
66%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
2:07 AM
Sunset
4:57 PM
Mason, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMason, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 74°H 97°
Mason, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    19%
    97°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Showers
    52%
    0.62″
    97°74°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    52%
    0.20″
    89°71°-8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    16%
    87°66°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    14%
    95°66°+8°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    47%
    94°68°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    53%
    78°69°-16°
Mason, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
243° · veering 18°
Direction
WSW
243°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
8
avg 3
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 3 · pk 8 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 144SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Mason, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.5
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.43 inHg
Now
996.5
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 995999
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW999.2995.2996.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Mason, WV
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
-8 in 6hPeak ~81 @ 8 PM

AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 91 now. With UV 5.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 70 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
8.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
132μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 91 now. With UV 5.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 70 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 91
UV peak
5.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 70

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Mason, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
51.0mi
UNLIMITED
72 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
14:24 UTC · Mason, 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
14:24 UTC · Mason, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Mason, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Mason, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Mason, WV
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:36 AM
Sunrise
2:07 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
4:57 PM
Civil dusk
9:30 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Mason, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:21 PM
Moonset
10:33 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Mason, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mason at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 25260

16-Day Forecast — Mason

  1. Sat97°74°19%
  2. Sun97°74°52%
  3. Mon89°71°52%
  4. Tue87°66°16%
  5. Wed95°66°14%
  6. Thu94°68°47%
  7. Fri78°69°53%
  8. Sat93°68°42%
  9. Sun78°64°30%
  10. Mon77°58°15%
  11. Tue84°60°14%
  12. Wed89°69°22%
  13. Thu95°71°23%
  14. Fri95°70°20%
  15. Sat83°71°26%
  16. Sun90°70°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 — Mason

SPC has placed Mason 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 Mason

  • 25260

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.