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Pentress, West Virginia Weather

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

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

Pentress, WV
Saturday, July 4 at 4:14 PM
95
°
Clear
Feels like
97°
Humidity
31%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
1:58 AM
Sunset
4:51 PM
Pentress, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPentress, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit with a 43% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 71°H 96°
Pentress, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Drizzle
    41%
    0.06″
    96°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    43%
    0.15″
    91°71°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    84%
    0.08″
    79°69°-12°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    45%
    79°65°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    0.01″
    79°64°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    0.01″
    88°62°+9°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    69%
    0.13″
    70°67°-18°
Pentress, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
223° · backing 59°
Direction
SW
223°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
18
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 18 @ 1:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 402SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 59° from the sw.
Pentress, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.6
-1.9 mb in 3h · falling · 28.84 inHg
Now
976.6
mb
3h
-1.9
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977980
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW979.6976.6976.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Pentress, WV
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
-5 in 6hPeak ~79 @ 11 PM

AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 75 — 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
122μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 75 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 75
UV peak
4.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 75

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Pentress, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
101.7mi
UNLIMITED
103 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
20:14 UTC · Pentress, 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
20:14 UTC · Pentress, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Pentress, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pentress, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pentress, WV
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:26 AM
Sunrise
1:58 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
4:51 PM
Civil dusk
9:25 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Pentress, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:14 PM
Moonset
10:25 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Pentress, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pentress 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: 26544

16-Day Forecast — Pentress

  1. Sat97°72°41%
  2. Sun91°71°43%
  3. Mon79°69°84%
  4. Tue79°65°45%
  5. Wed79°64°9%
  6. Thu88°62°35%
  7. Fri70°67°69%
  8. Sat84°64°54%
  9. Sun79°59°31%
  10. Mon80°54°19%
  11. Tue80°54°20%
  12. Wed86°55°40%
  13. Thu87°59°43%
  14. Fri75°63°42%
  15. Sat81°67°39%
  16. Sun80°66°42%

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 — Pentress

SPC has placed Pentress 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 Pentress

  • 26544

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.