Masontown, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Masontown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle35%0.01″92°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast84%—87°68°-5°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm83%—79°64°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle41%—77°62°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle21%—87°58°+10°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast48%—89°66°+2°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm58%0.02″79°63°-10°
AQI 65 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 17.3 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 17.3 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- light
- 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
Masontown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°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: 26542
16-Day Forecast — Masontown
- Sat92°70°35%
- Sun87°68°84%
- Mon79°64°83%
- Tue77°62°41%
- Wed87°58°21%
- Thu89°66°48%
- Fri79°63°58%
- Sat83°66°49%
- Sun72°62°37%
- Mon68°58°23%
- Tue79°57°24%
- Wed86°63°33%
- Thu91°67°29%
- Fri91°68°27%
- Sat76°67°27%
- Sun86°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 — Masontown
SPC has placed Masontown 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 Masontown
- 26542