Piedmont, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Piedmont weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast20%—98°72°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle71%—95°74°-3°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail90%0.02″81°68°-14°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers57%—80°63°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast23%—84°58°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast43%—92°65°+8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle36%0.01″85°70°-7°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 6.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 43 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 6.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 43
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 11:09 PM
- Moonset
- 10:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Piedmont at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 26750
16-Day Forecast — Piedmont
- Sat98°72°20%
- Sun95°74°71%
- Mon81°68°90%
- Tue80°63°57%
- Wed84°58°23%
- Thu92°65°43%
- Fri85°70°36%
- Sat87°69°41%
- Sun83°64°31%
- Mon77°61°17%
- Tue74°62°16%
- Wed86°64°24%
- Thu95°68°39%
- Fri95°71°30%
- Sat78°69°23%
- Sun90°69°26%
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 — Piedmont
SPC has placed Piedmont 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 Piedmont
- 26750