Pickens, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pickens weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain50%0.42″83°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast36%—80°66°-3°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle84%—78°63°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle54%—78°62°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle19%—75°59°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle19%—83°60°+8°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm78%—78°62°-5°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 11:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Pickens at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 26230
16-Day Forecast — Pickens
- Sat83°67°50%
- Sun80°66°36%
- Mon78°63°84%
- Tue78°62°54%
- Wed75°59°19%
- Thu83°60°19%
- Fri78°62°78%
- Sat67°60°62%
- Sun75°57°47%
- Mon79°53°31%
- Tue79°57°22%
- Wed69°56°44%
- Thu79°57°45%
- Fri82°60°58%
- Sat81°62°55%
- Sun74°63°62%
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 — Pickens
SPC has placed Pickens in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Pickens
- 26230