Matewan, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Matewan weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle18%0.02″84°72°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle23%0.02″88°72°+4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast62%—91°70°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle29%—82°65°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle11%—86°63°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast22%—91°62°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle64%—93°65°+2°
AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 44 now. With UV 0.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 0.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 10:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Matewan at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°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: 25678
16-Day Forecast — Matewan
- Sat84°72°18%
- Sun88°72°23%
- Mon91°70°62%
- Tue82°65°29%
- Wed86°63°11%
- Thu91°62°22%
- Fri93°65°64%
- Sat85°66°56%
- Sun73°62°42%
- Mon80°54°22%
- Tue82°55°16%
- Wed89°61°19%
- Thu86°63°40%
- Fri80°66°50%
- Sat89°66°43%
- Sun86°65°55%
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 — Matewan
SPC has placed Matewan 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 Matewan
- 25688
- 25678