Red Jacket, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Red Jacket weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy18%—90°75°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast23%—91°74°+1°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle47%—94°71°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle30%—84°67°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle15%—88°65°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast38%—94°64°+6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle64%—95°67°+1°
AQI 66 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.89 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 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 7.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 45
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 10:35 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Red Jacket at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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
- Sat90°75°18%
- Sun91°74°23%
- Mon94°71°47%
- Tue84°67°30%
- Wed88°65°15%
- Thu94°64°38%
- Fri95°67°64%
- Sat87°69°56%
- Sun75°64°46%
- Mon82°57°18%
- Tue84°57°18%
- Wed92°63°19%
- Thu88°66°40%
- Fri82°68°50%
- Sat91°68°43%
- Sun88°67°55%
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 — 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