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Mitchell Heights, West Virginia Weather

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

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

Mitchell Heights, WV
Saturday, July 4 at 9:42 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
88°
Humidity
77%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
2:10 AM
Sunset
4:53 PM
Mitchell Heights, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMitchell Heights, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 74°H 94°
Mitchell Heights, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Drizzle
    26%
    0.05″
    94°76°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    0.01″
    93°74°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    58%
    85°68°-8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    24%
    88°67°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    20%
    94°66°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    46%
    93°70°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    59%
    85°69°-8°
Mitchell Heights, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
227° · veering 56°
Direction
SW
227°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
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 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 285SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Mitchell Heights, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.1
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.97 inHg
Now
981.1
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-3.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980985
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW984.7980.2980.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mitchell Heights, WV
Air quality
74
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6h

AQI 74 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 23.4 µg/m³ (AQI 78) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
23.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
25μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
62μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.1

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 23.4 µg/m³ (AQI 78) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Mitchell Heights, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
5%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.4mi
UNLIMITED
82 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
13:42 UTC · Mitchell Heights, 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
13:42 UTC · Mitchell Heights, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Mitchell Heights, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Mitchell Heights, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Mitchell Heights, 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
2:10 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
4:53 PM
Civil dusk
9:26 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Mitchell Heights, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:19 PM
Moonset
10:35 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Mitchell Heights, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mitchell Heights at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°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 — Mitchell Heights

  1. Sat94°75°26%
  2. Sun93°74°48%
  3. Mon85°68°58%
  4. Tue88°67°24%
  5. Wed94°66°20%
  6. Thu93°70°46%
  7. Fri85°69°59%
  8. Sat86°67°48%
  9. Sun76°64°40%
  10. Mon76°59°20%
  11. Tue88°58°20%
  12. Wed91°68°23%
  13. Thu95°67°19%
  14. Fri94°70°19%
  15. Sat78°71°21%
  16. Sun92°70°48%

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 — Mitchell Heights

SPC has placed Mitchell Heights 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 Mitchell Heights

  • 25601

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.