Parkersburg, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Parkersburg weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain15%0.12″96°73°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast40%—93°74°-3°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm63%0.04″89°70°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast27%—86°65°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——93°65°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast34%—93°69°0°
- FridayJul 10T-storm w/ Hail60%—80°68°-13°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 106 now. With UV 7.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 100 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 106 now. With UV 7.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 100 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 106
- UV peak
- 7.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 100
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 10:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Parkersburg at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 26101, 26104
16-Day Forecast — Parkersburg
- Sat96°73°15%
- Sun93°74°40%
- Mon89°70°63%
- Tue86°65°27%
- Wed93°65°7%
- Thu93°69°34%
- Fri80°68°60%
- Sat92°68°54%
- Sun80°63°28%
- Mon76°58°13%
- Tue84°59°17%
- Wed92°70°24%
- Thu94°69°23%
- Fri94°70°19%
- Sat83°71°26%
- Sun93°69°20%
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 — Parkersburg
SPC has placed Parkersburg 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 Parkersburg
- 26104
- 26101
- 26103