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Pratt, West Virginia Weather

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

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

Pratt, WV
Saturday, July 4 at 11:14 AM
88
°
Clear
Feels like
102°
Humidity
69%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
2:07 AM
Sunset
4:52 PM
Pratt, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPratt, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit with a 33% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 74°H 95°
Pratt, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    33%
    95°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    0.01″
    93°74°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    62%
    93°72°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    86°68°-7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    27%
    94°67°+8°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    38%
    94°70°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    63%
    82°71°-12°
Pratt, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
264° · veering 129°
Direction
W
264°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
5
avg 2
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 2 · pk 5 @ 10:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 173SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Pratt, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
994.9
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.38 inHg
Now
994.9
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 994998
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW997.9993.7994.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Pratt, WV
Air quality
64
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6hPeak ~76 @ 9 PM

AQI 64 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 85 now. With UV 7.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 60 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.

PM 2.5Moderate
15.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
18μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
128μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 85 now. With UV 7.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 60 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 85
UV peak
7.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 60

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 15.6 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Pratt, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
5%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
49.7mi
UNLIMITED
70 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
15:14 UTC · Pratt, 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
15:14 UTC · Pratt, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Pratt, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pratt, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pratt, WV
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:37 AM
Sunrise
2:07 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
4:52 PM
Civil dusk
9:24 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Pratt, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:17 PM
Moonset
10:32 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Pratt, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pratt at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 25162

16-Day Forecast — Pratt

  1. Sat95°75°33%
  2. Sun93°74°40%
  3. Mon93°72°62%
  4. Tue86°68°28%
  5. Wed94°67°27%
  6. Thu94°70°38%
  7. Fri82°71°63%
  8. Sat90°68°60%
  9. Sun77°66°45%
  10. Mon78°60°19%
  11. Tue86°60°20%
  12. Wed94°68°26%
  13. Thu96°67°23%
  14. Fri97°71°26%
  15. Sat80°71°39%
  16. Sun92°69°45%

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 — Pratt

SPC has placed Pratt 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 Pratt

  • 25162

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.