Oceana, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oceana weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle27%0.02″86°67°—
- MondayJul 6Light Rain34%0.06″82°70°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm58%—88°68°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm22%—82°66°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers24%—89°66°+7°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle78%0.01″79°65°-10°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm78%—76°66°-3°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 56 — 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 during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 56 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 56
- UV peak
- 6.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 56
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:43 PM
- Moonset
- 11:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Oceana at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 24870
16-Day Forecast — Oceana
- Sun86°67°27%
- Mon82°70°34%
- Tue88°68°58%
- Wed82°66°22%
- Thu89°66°24%
- Fri79°65°78%
- Sat76°66°78%
- Sun91°66°40%
- Mon88°64°21%
- Tue76°57°14%
- Wed80°58°14%
- Thu86°57°24%
- Fri94°62°33%
- Sat93°63°48%
- Sun85°64°48%
- Mon85°60°42%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Oceana
SPC has placed Oceana in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Oceana
- 24870
- 24857