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Prichard, West Virginia Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Prichard, WV
Saturday, July 4 at 10:50 PM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
67%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
2:12 AM
Sunset
4:57 PM
Prichard, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPrichard, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 28% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 73°H 91°
Prichard, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Partly Cloudy
    15%
    91°77°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    36%
    91°73°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    35%
    89°71°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    83°68°-6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    91°65°+8°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    18%
    90°65°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    61%
    88°71°-2°
Prichard, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
176° · veering 113°
Direction
S
176°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 4 · pk 16 @ 3:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 132SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 113° from the s.
Prichard, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.2
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 29.33 inHg
Now
993.2
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
-4.2
mb
24h
-3.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992997
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW997.4992.0993.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Prichard, WV
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.94 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
61μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Prichard, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
50.4mi
UNLIMITED
78 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
02:50 UTC · Prichard, 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
02:50 UTC · Prichard, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Prichard, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Prichard, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Prichard, WV
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:42 AM
Sunrise
2:12 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
4:57 PM
Civil dusk
9:29 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Prichard, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:47 PM
Moonset
11:42 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Prichard, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Prichard at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°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: 25555

16-Day Forecast — Prichard

  1. Sat91°77°15%
  2. Sun91°73°36%
  3. Mon89°71°35%
  4. Tue83°68°35%
  5. Wed91°65°7%
  6. Thu90°65°18%
  7. Fri88°71°61%
  8. Sat80°67°49%
  9. Sun82°63°32%
  10. Mon91°56°14%
  11. Tue90°61°13%
  12. Wed83°63°20%
  13. Thu89°60°32%
  14. Fri89°66°32%
  15. Sat92°69°37%
  16. Sun95°71°43%

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 — Prichard

SPC has placed Prichard 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 Prichard

  • 25555

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.