Nitro, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Nitro weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast21%—95°74°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast28%—97°73°+2°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm49%—94°71°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm27%—81°65°-13°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle14%—89°63°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast31%—94°64°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers63%0.15″95°67°+1°
AQI 67 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 91 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 91 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 91
- UV peak
- 4.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 91
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 10:33 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Nitro at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 25143
16-Day Forecast — Nitro
- Sat95°74°21%
- Sun97°75°28%
- Mon94°71°49%
- Tue81°65°27%
- Wed89°63°14%
- Thu94°64°31%
- Fri95°67°63%
- Sat92°67°58%
- Sun81°64°39%
- Mon82°58°16%
- Tue84°56°17%
- Wed91°59°17%
- Thu85°63°30%
- Fri81°68°35%
- Sat88°67°26%
- Sun85°68°35%
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 — Nitro
SPC has placed Nitro 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 Nitro
- 25143
- 25064