Reader, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Reader weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain55%1.8″93°73°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle50%0.01″92°71°-1°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm73%—84°71°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle45%—82°66°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle10%—87°64°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle35%—89°63°+2°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle74%0.20″72°69°-17°
AQI 74 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 17 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.3 µg/m³.
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 48 now. With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 0.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.3 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 3h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 10:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Reader at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°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: 26167
16-Day Forecast — Reader
- Sat93°73°55%
- Sun92°71°50%
- Mon84°71°73%
- Tue82°66°45%
- Wed87°64°10%
- Thu89°63°35%
- Fri72°69°74%
- Sat86°65°55%
- Sun81°61°26%
- Mon80°57°23%
- Tue82°55°14%
- Wed87°57°26%
- Thu88°61°39%
- Fri79°65°35%
- Sat85°69°30%
- Sun80°68°41%
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 — Reader
SPC has placed Reader 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 Reader
- 26167