Prosperity, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Prosperity weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle29%0.01″85°70°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle29%0.02″84°68°-1°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm76%—84°63°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle34%—84°63°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle25%—87°64°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle45%—88°63°+1°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm57%—79°65°-9°
AQI 74 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 19.8 µg/m³ (AQI 71) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 30 now. With UV 4.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 4.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 19.8 µg/m³ (AQI 71) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
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
- 11:15 PM
- Moonset
- 10:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Prosperity at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 25909
16-Day Forecast — Prosperity
- Sat86°70°29%
- Sun84°68°29%
- Mon84°63°76%
- Tue84°63°34%
- Wed87°64°25%
- Thu88°63°45%
- Fri79°65°57%
- Sat79°64°55%
- Sun73°62°37%
- Mon71°56°21%
- Tue80°56°18%
- Wed84°63°30%
- Thu90°65°39%
- Fri88°65°30%
- Sat71°66°47%
- Sun87°66°46%
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 — Prosperity
SPC has placed Prosperity 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 Prosperity
- 25801
- 25880
- 25909