Pinch, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pinch weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast19%—91°74°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain37%0.47″95°71°+4°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm61%0.02″84°71°-11°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle41%—81°68°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle11%0.02″89°67°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy21%—91°65°+2°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle69%—87°68°-4°
AQI 88 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 20 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 11.6 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.93 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 42 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.6 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:42 PM
- Moonset
- 11:37 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Pinch at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 25156
16-Day Forecast — Pinch
- Sat91°74°19%
- Sun95°72°37%
- Mon84°71°61%
- Tue81°68°41%
- Wed89°67°11%
- Thu91°65°21%
- Fri87°68°69%
- Sat80°67°65%
- Sun82°62°37%
- Mon89°59°22%
- Tue89°62°18%
- Wed80°62°19%
- Thu87°60°29%
- Fri93°64°37%
- Sat92°68°28%
- Sun85°68°45%
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 — Pinch
SPC has placed Pinch 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 Pinch
- 25071
- 25156