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Morgantown, West Virginia Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Morgantown, WV
Saturday, July 4 at 12:19 PM
89
°
Clear
Feels like
99°
Humidity
57%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:57 AM
Sunset
4:50 PM
Morgantown, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMorgantown, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit with a 40% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 71°H 95°
Morgantown, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    40%
    95°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Showers
    37%
    0.11″
    92°71°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    78%
    0.17″
    80°68°-12°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    82°63°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    89°60°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    36%
    91°67°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    67%
    0.02″
    83°64°-8°
Morgantown, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
213° · veering 26°
Direction
SSW
213°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 4
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 4 · pk 17 @ 1:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 266SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Morgantown, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
975.4
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.80 inHg
Now
975.4
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 975979
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW978.5974.5975.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Morgantown, WV
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6hPeak ~78 @ 10 PM

AQI 63 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 93 now. With UV 8.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 107 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 10 PM.

PM 2.5Good
9.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
133μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 93 now. With UV 8.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 107 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 93
UV peak
8.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 107

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Morgantown, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
67.1mi
UNLIMITED
85 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
16:19 UTC · Morgantown, 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
16:19 UTC · Morgantown, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Morgantown, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Morgantown, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Morgantown, WV
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:26 AM
Sunrise
1:57 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
4:50 PM
Civil dusk
9:24 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Morgantown, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:13 PM
Moonset
10:24 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Morgantown, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Morgantown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 26501, 26505, 26506, 26508

16-Day Forecast — Morgantown

  1. Sat95°71°40%
  2. Sun92°71°37%
  3. Mon80°68°78%
  4. Tue82°63°48%
  5. Wed89°60°15%
  6. Thu91°67°36%
  7. Fri83°64°67%
  8. Sat86°68°55%
  9. Sun76°64°34%
  10. Mon73°59°21%
  11. Tue79°58°21%
  12. Wed88°65°33%
  13. Thu93°68°29%
  14. Fri93°69°27%
  15. Sat79°69°27%
  16. Sun88°67°29%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near Morgantown

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 — Morgantown

SPC has placed Morgantown 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 Morgantown

  • 26501
  • 26505
  • 26506
  • 26504

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.