Richwood, West Virginia Weather
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Richwood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle44%0.03″85°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast27%—84°67°-1°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail71%—79°67°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers50%—83°65°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle17%0.03″78°63°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle23%—86°63°+8°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm70%—81°66°-5°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 33 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 33
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 11:33 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Richwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 26261
16-Day Forecast — Richwood
- Sat85°68°44%
- Sun84°67°27%
- Mon79°67°71%
- Tue83°65°50%
- Wed78°63°17%
- Thu86°63°23%
- Fri81°66°70%
- Sat70°65°59%
- Sun77°61°44%
- Mon82°58°31%
- Tue82°61°20%
- Wed75°58°41%
- Thu82°60°45%
- Fri84°64°69%
- Sat80°65°62%
- Sun80°64°59%
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 — Richwood
SPC has placed Richwood 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 Richwood
- 26261