Parsons, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Parsons weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy30%—90°72°—
- SundayJul 5Showers58%0.18″87°71°-3°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm83%0.04″82°67°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle43%—80°63°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle26%—86°60°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle49%—90°66°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle61%0.02″81°68°-9°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.9 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.9 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 11:11 PM
- Moonset
- 10:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Parsons at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 26287
16-Day Forecast — Parsons
- Sat90°72°30%
- Sun87°71°58%
- Mon82°67°83%
- Tue80°63°43%
- Wed86°60°26%
- Thu90°66°49%
- Fri81°68°61%
- Sat79°67°51%
- Sun74°65°36%
- Mon69°60°24%
- Tue82°60°20%
- Wed87°62°35%
- Thu91°67°48%
- Fri93°70°33%
- Sat79°68°42%
- Sun86°69°32%
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 — Parsons
SPC has placed Parsons 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 Parsons
- 26287