Raleigh, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Raleigh weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast25%—84°65°—
- MondayJul 6Showers31%0.28″81°67°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail58%0.14″77°66°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail27%—78°65°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers25%—85°64°+7°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle71%0.01″74°63°-11°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm71%—80°64°+6°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 49 — 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 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 4.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
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
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 11:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Raleigh at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°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: 25911
16-Day Forecast — Raleigh
- Sun84°65°25%
- Mon81°68°31%
- Tue77°66°58%
- Wed78°65°27%
- Thu85°64°25%
- Fri74°63°71%
- Sat80°64°71%
- Sun86°64°36%
- Mon84°60°22%
- Tue73°53°12%
- Wed77°54°16%
- Thu83°55°29%
- Fri87°61°36%
- Sat86°60°42%
- Sun75°61°43%
- Mon82°59°52%
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 — Raleigh
SPC has placed Raleigh 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 Raleigh
- 25801
- 25911