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McConnell, West Virginia Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

McConnell, WV
Saturday, July 4 at 10:14 PM
77
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
86°
Humidity
85%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
2:11 AM
Sunset
4:53 PM
McConnell, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMcConnell, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 24% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 73°H 92°
McConnell, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    21%
    87°76°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    24%
    92°73°+5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    57%
    88°72°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    32%
    85°69°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    88°66°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    19%
    91°65°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    65%
    0.05″
    88°69°-3°
McConnell, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
194° · veering 90°
Direction
SSW
194°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 11 @ 12:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 116SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 90° from the ssw.
McConnell, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.1
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 29.09 inHg
Now
985.1
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
-3.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984989
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW989.1984.2985.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
McConnell, WV
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
-4 in 6h

AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 12.8 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
81μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 38
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 6

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.8 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
McConnell, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
57%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
32.0mi
UNLIMITED
47 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
02:14 UTC · McConnell, 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
02:14 UTC · McConnell, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
McConnell, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
McConnell, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
McConnell, WV
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:40 AM
Sunrise
2:11 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
4:53 PM
Civil dusk
9:25 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
McConnell, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:44 PM
Moonset
11:39 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
McConnell, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

McConnell at a glance

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

16-Day Forecast — McConnell

  1. Sat87°76°21%
  2. Sun92°73°24%
  3. Mon88°72°57%
  4. Tue85°69°32%
  5. Wed88°66°13%
  6. Thu91°65°19%
  7. Fri88°69°65%
  8. Sat77°68°56%
  9. Sun81°64°40%
  10. Mon90°61°24%
  11. Tue89°62°16%
  12. Wed84°63°21%
  13. Thu87°64°35%
  14. Fri89°66°33%
  15. Sat88°68°48%
  16. Sun90°70°49%

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 — McConnell

SPC has placed McConnell in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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 McConnell

  • 25646

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.