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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
Friday, July 3 at 8:44 PM
93
°
Clear
Feels like
98°
Humidity
44%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:57 AM
Sunset
4:51 PM
Morgantown, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMorgantown, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 74°H 93°
Morgantown, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 3
    Overcast
    93°73°
  2. Saturday
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    38%
    93°74°
  3. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Showers
    69%
    0.09″
    86°70°-7°
  4. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    72%
    0.08″
    91°65°+5°
  5. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    51%
    89°65°-2°
  6. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    93°65°+4°
  7. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    0.01″
    84°66°-9°
Morgantown, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
274° · veering 38°
Direction
W
274°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
7
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 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 146SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 38° from the w.
Morgantown, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
975.4
-2.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.80 inHg
Now
975.4
mb
3h
-2.2
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 975979
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW978.5975.4975.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Morgantown, WV
Air quality
82
AQI
Moderate
+16 in 6h

AQI 82 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 16 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 70 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Moderate
14.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
18μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
119μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 70 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 70
UV peak
1.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 70

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.6 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.83
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Morgantown, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
92.8mi
UNLIMITED
94 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
00:44 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
00:44 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 · Friday, July 3
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:25 AM
Sunrise
1:57 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
4:51 PM
Civil dusk
9:24 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Morgantown, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
10:48 PM
Moonset
9:18 AM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Morgantown, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

bird
Jan 150% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Morgantown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 21°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. Fri94°73°5%
  2. Sat93°73°38%
  3. Sun86°70°69%
  4. Mon91°65°72%
  5. Tue89°65°51%
  6. Wed93°65°28%
  7. Thu84°66°37%
  8. Fri88°63°46%
  9. Sat75°67°44%
  10. Sun81°64°40%
  11. Mon84°61°31%
  12. Tue84°62°40%
  13. Wed80°59°55%
  14. Thu86°56°46%
  15. Fri78°69°45%
  16. Sat74°64°37%

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
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

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.