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 5Light Showers25%0.09″91°71°—
- MondayJul 6Showers29%0.14″88°73°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail48%—83°72°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm27%—88°68°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm34%0.09″90°68°+2°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle75%0.01″79°68°-11°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle75%—87°68°+8°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 85 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 85 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 85
- UV peak
- 3.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 85
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 11:42 PM
- Moonset
- 11:37 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Pinch at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°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
- Sun91°71°25%
- Mon88°73°29%
- Tue83°72°48%
- Wed88°68°27%
- Thu90°68°34%
- Fri79°68°75%
- Sat87°68°75%
- Sun90°68°37%
- Mon78°64°17%
- Tue79°57°14%
- Wed85°59°13%
- Thu88°59°25%
- Fri95°64°29%
- Sat95°64°36%
- Sun87°65°39%
- Mon87°63°39%
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 Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Pinch
- 25071
- 25156