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Moundsville, West Virginia Weather

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

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

Moundsville, WV
Saturday, July 4 at 9:37 AM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
90°
Humidity
64%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:59 AM
Sunset
4:54 PM
Moundsville, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMoundsville, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit with a 32% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 73°H 98°
Moundsville, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    32%
    0.15″
    98°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Showers
    63%
    0.48″
    94°73°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    71%
    86°66°-8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    30%
    86°65°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    91°61°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    51%
    91°70°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    T-storm w/ Hail
    53%
    80°67°-11°
Moundsville, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
212° · backing 41°
Direction
SSW
212°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
21
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 21 @ 12:00a
01020304050MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 434SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 41° from the ssw.
Moundsville, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.0
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 29.29 inHg
Now
992.0
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991995
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.5990.6991.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Moundsville, WV
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
-4 in 6hPeak ~71 @ 8 PM

AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 4.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 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 8 PM.

PM 2.5Good
6.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
96μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 4.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
4.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 20

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.97
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Moundsville, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
51.4mi
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
13:37 UTC · Moundsville, 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
13:37 UTC · Moundsville, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Moundsville, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Moundsville, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Moundsville, WV
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:28 AM
Sunrise
1:59 AM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
4:54 PM
Civil dusk
9:28 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Moundsville, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:17 PM
Moonset
10:27 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Moundsville, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Moundsville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 26041

16-Day Forecast — Moundsville

  1. Sat98°71°32%
  2. Sun94°73°63%
  3. Mon86°66°71%
  4. Tue86°65°30%
  5. Wed91°61°15%
  6. Thu91°70°51%
  7. Fri80°67°53%
  8. Sat90°68°44%
  9. Sun79°63°28%
  10. Mon77°58°14%
  11. Tue85°58°16%
  12. Wed89°65°27%
  13. Thu94°68°27%
  14. Fri93°69°29%
  15. Sat84°71°27%
  16. Sun89°68°24%

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 — Moundsville

SPC has placed Moundsville 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 Moundsville

  • 26041

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.