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Raysal, West Virginia Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Raysal weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Raysal, WV
Saturday, July 4 at 8:03 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
86%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
2:11 AM
Sunset
4:51 PM
Raysal, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRaysal, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 29% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 71°H 94°
Raysal, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Drizzle
    29%
    0.04″
    94°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    69%
    0.02″
    91°71°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    80%
    0.01″
    89°66°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    38%
    89°67°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    93°66°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    87°68°-6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    63%
    84°69°-3°
Raysal, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
261° · veering 117°
Direction
W
261°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
7
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 3 · pk 7 @ 8:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 283SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 117° from the w.
Raysal, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
968.5
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 28.60 inHg
Now
968.5
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 967972
960965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW972.3967.0968.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Raysal, WV
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6h

AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 17.1 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.90 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
17.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
19μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
54μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.9

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 17.1 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Raysal, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.6mi
UNLIMITED
93 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
12:03 UTC · Raysal, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
12:03 UTC · Raysal, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Raysal, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Raysal, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Raysal, WV
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:41 AM
Sunrise
2:11 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
4:51 PM
Civil dusk
9:23 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Raysal, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:17 PM
Moonset
10:34 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Raysal, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Raysal at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 24879

16-Day Forecast — Raysal

  1. Sat94°73°29%
  2. Sun91°71°69%
  3. Mon89°66°80%
  4. Tue89°67°38%
  5. Wed93°66°22%
  6. Thu87°68°49%
  7. Fri84°69°63%
  8. Sat82°67°59%
  9. Sun81°67°40%
  10. Mon74°61°20%
  11. Tue88°60°19%
  12. Wed88°67°21%
  13. Thu93°68°30%
  14. Fri91°68°45%
  15. Sat72°69°40%
  16. Sun90°69°49%

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 — Raysal

SPC has placed Raysal 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 Raysal

  • 24879

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.