Ripley, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ripley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Showers30%0.65″91°72°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast30%—91°72°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm40%—84°70°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle16%—91°68°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm22%—90°68°-1°
- FridayJul 10Showers71%0.11″79°69°-11°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle65%—90°68°+11°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 103 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 103 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 103
- UV peak
- 4.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 103
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.7 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 11:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Ripley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 25271
16-Day Forecast — Ripley
- Sun92°72°30%
- Mon91°72°30%
- Tue84°70°40%
- Wed91°68°16%
- Thu90°68°22%
- Fri79°69°71%
- Sat90°68°65%
- Sun88°68°31%
- Mon82°63°14%
- Tue78°57°13%
- Wed84°58°14%
- Thu88°59°22%
- Fri93°61°29%
- Sat94°64°35%
- Sun89°65°39%
- Mon87°63°32%
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 — Ripley
SPC has placed Ripley in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Ripley
- 25271