Ranson, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ranson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain30%0.52″102°76°—
- SundayJul 5Rain71%0.13″95°72°-7°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers79%0.14″79°67°-16°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle75%—75°62°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast20%—84°58°+9°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle33%0.01″88°63°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast30%—86°70°-2°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 68 now. With UV 6.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 60 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 68 now. With UV 6.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 60 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 68
- UV peak
- 6.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 60
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 11:04 PM
- Moonset
- 10:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Ranson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 25438
16-Day Forecast — Ranson
- Sat102°76°30%
- Sun95°72°71%
- Mon79°67°79%
- Tue75°62°75%
- Wed84°58°20%
- Thu88°63°33%
- Fri86°70°30%
- Sat89°69°37%
- Sun79°67°31%
- Mon77°65°17%
- Tue79°64°13%
- Wed88°66°25%
- Thu95°68°32%
- Fri95°72°35%
- Sat79°71°10%
- Sun88°69°19%
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 — Ranson
SPC has placed Ranson in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight 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 Ranson
- 25438
- 25430