Oakvale, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oakvale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain32%0.11″94°72°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast35%—93°74°-1°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle74%—90°69°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle37%—91°66°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle27%—83°67°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle48%—89°66°+6°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm51%—85°68°-4°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) 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 49 now. With UV 7.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 7.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 35
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) 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
- 11:14 PM
- Moonset
- 10:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Oakvale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Oakvale
- Sat94°72°32%
- Sun93°74°35%
- Mon90°69°74%
- Tue91°66°37%
- Wed83°67°27%
- Thu89°66°48%
- Fri85°68°51%
- Sat86°66°52%
- Sun77°66°28%
- Mon75°59°15%
- Tue79°59°22%
- Wed88°65°29%
- Thu91°65°42%
- Fri90°66°35%
- Sat76°67°44%
- Sun86°67°52%
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 — Oakvale
SPC has placed Oakvale 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 Oakvale
- 24739