Rachel, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rachel weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast34%—96°72°—
- SundayJul 5Showers74%0.17″93°71°-3°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail77%0.23″82°69°-11°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm37%—84°64°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle17%—89°61°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast50%—92°67°+3°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm55%0.02″82°65°-10°
AQI 67 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 12.8 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 47 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 40 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 6.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 40
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.8 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:14 PM
- Moonset
- 10:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Rachel at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 26587
16-Day Forecast — Rachel
- Sat96°72°34%
- Sun93°71°74%
- Mon82°69°77%
- Tue84°64°37%
- Wed89°61°17%
- Thu92°67°50%
- Fri82°65°55%
- Sat87°67°47%
- Sun75°63°33%
- Mon74°58°18%
- Tue86°58°23%
- Wed89°64°27%
- Thu93°67°26%
- Fri93°69°26%
- Sat80°69°26%
- Sun90°67°26%
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 — Rachel
SPC has placed Rachel 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 Rachel
- 26587