Northfork, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Northfork weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast47%—91°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast38%—87°70°-4°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle74%—87°67°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle41%—88°65°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle27%—90°67°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle47%—87°65°-3°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm64%—83°66°-4°
AQI 69 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 16.5 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 25 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 6.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 25
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 16.5 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 10:33 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Northfork at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 24868
16-Day Forecast — Northfork
- Sat91°70°47%
- Sun87°70°38%
- Mon87°67°74%
- Tue88°65°41%
- Wed90°67°27%
- Thu87°65°47%
- Fri83°66°64%
- Sat78°66°60%
- Sun73°65°37%
- Mon72°58°19%
- Tue85°58°20%
- Wed87°66°35%
- Thu91°65°32%
- Fri89°66°30%
- Sat71°67°43%
- Sun89°67°49%
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 — Northfork
SPC has placed Northfork 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 Northfork
- 24868