Red Jacket, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Red Jacket weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Drizzle18%0.07″87°75°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast23%—90°73°+3°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle62%—85°72°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle29%—84°69°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle11%—89°66°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear22%—92°65°+3°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm64%0.05″90°69°-2°
AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.4 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 35 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.4 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 2h 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
- 11:45 PM
- Moonset
- 11:40 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Red Jacket at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 25692
16-Day Forecast — Red Jacket
- Sat87°75°18%
- Sun90°73°23%
- Mon85°72°62%
- Tue84°69°29%
- Wed89°66°11%
- Thu92°65°22%
- Fri90°69°64%
- Sat80°68°56%
- Sun81°64°42%
- Mon90°60°22%
- Tue89°62°16%
- Wed83°62°22%
- Thu88°64°39%
- Fri86°66°36%
- Sat84°69°50%
- Sun92°70°65%
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 — Red Jacket
SPC has placed Red Jacket in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Red Jacket
- 25692
- 25688
- 25686