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Paden City, West Virginia Weather

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

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

Paden City, WV
Saturday, July 4 at 5:11 PM
95
°
Clear
Feels like
98°
Humidity
39%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
2:01 AM
Sunset
4:54 PM
Paden City, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPaden City, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit with a 51% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 70°H 95°
Paden City, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    51%
    0.50″
    95°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    40%
    1.7″
    91°70°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    73%
    84°70°-7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    46%
    80°66°-4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    10%
    87°63°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    89°62°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Heavy Drizzle
    73%
    0.18″
    72°69°-17°
Paden City, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
223° · backing 47°
Direction
SW
223°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 4
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 15 @ 1:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 305SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 47° from the sw.
Paden City, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.2
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.24 inHg
Now
990.2
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990994
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.3990.2990.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Paden City, WV
Air quality
75
AQI
Moderate
+17 in 6h

AQI 75 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 17 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 56 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
7.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
111μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 56 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 56
UV peak
1.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 56

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Paden City, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
86.0mi
UNLIMITED
87 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
21:11 UTC · Paden City, 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
21:11 UTC · Paden City, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Paden City, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Paden City, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Paden City, WV
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:30 AM
Sunrise
2:01 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
4:54 PM
Civil dusk
9:28 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Paden City, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:17 PM
Moonset
10:28 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Paden City, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Paden City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 23°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 26159

16-Day Forecast — Paden City

  1. Sat96°72°51%
  2. Sun91°70°40%
  3. Mon84°70°73%
  4. Tue80°66°46%
  5. Wed87°63°10%
  6. Thu89°62°32%
  7. Fri72°69°73%
  8. Sat82°65°52%
  9. Sun81°60°22%
  10. Mon79°55°21%
  11. Tue82°55°13%
  12. Wed88°56°26%
  13. Thu90°61°30%
  14. Fri80°64°30%
  15. Sat84°69°29%
  16. Sun82°68°38%

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 — Paden City

SPC has placed Paden City 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 Paden City

  • 26159

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.