Raleigh, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Raleigh weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle25%0.01″86°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast29%—85°68°-1°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm74%—85°66°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle34%—85°63°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle26%—88°65°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle42%—89°64°+1°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm58%—80°66°-9°
AQI 69 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 16.2 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.85 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 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~86%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 6.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 18
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 16.2 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
Raleigh at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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
- Sat86°70°25%
- Sun85°68°29%
- Mon85°66°74%
- Tue85°63°34%
- Wed88°65°26%
- Thu89°64°42%
- Fri80°66°58%
- Sat80°64°55%
- Sun74°63°35%
- Mon72°56°19%
- Tue81°57°18%
- Wed85°64°30%
- Thu91°66°39%
- Fri89°66°30%
- Sat72°67°47%
- Sun87°67°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 — Raleigh
SPC has placed Raleigh 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 Raleigh
- 25801
- 25911