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Rock Cave, West Virginia Weather

Queen Anne's lace lines the roads. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rock Cave weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Rock Cave, WV
Monday, July 6 at 4:03 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
93%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
2:02 AM
Sunset
4:49 PM
Rock Cave, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRock Cave, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 25% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 68°H 85°
Rock Cave, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 6
    Rain
    25%
    0.17″
    85°68°
  2. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    63%
    81°68°-4°
  3. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    29%
    87°66°+6°
  4. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    63%
    80°66°-7°
  5. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    81%
    0.08″
    78°66°-2°
  6. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Thunderstorm
    81%
    0.01″
    77°64°-1°
  7. Sunday
    Jul 12
    Light Showers
    40%
    0.29″
    76°63°-1°
Rock Cave, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
174° · backing 6°
Direction
S
174°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4 mph
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 mph · pk 14 mph @ 5:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 145SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Rock Cave, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
952.2
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.12 inHg
Now
952.2
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 952955
945950955960-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW955.2951.9952.2
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rock Cave, WV
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-10 in 6h

AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
2.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
67μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 10
Rock Cave, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.9mi
UNLIMITED
66 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
08:03 UTC · Rock Cave, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
08:03 UTC · Rock Cave, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Rock Cave, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rock Cave, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rock Cave, WV
Almanac · Monday, July 6
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:31 AM
Sunrise
2:02 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
4:49 PM
Civil dusk
9:22 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Rock Cave, WV
The moon
Last Quarter
65% illuminated
Moonrise
12:01 AM
Moonset
12:39 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Rock Cave, WV
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Queen Anne's lace lines the roads

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

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Rock Cave at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

ZIP code: 26234

15-Day Forecast — Rock Cave

  1. Mon85°68°25%
  2. Tue81°68°63%
  3. Wed87°66°29%
  4. Thu80°66°63%
  5. Fri78°66°81%
  6. Sat77°64°81%
  7. Sun76°63°40%
  8. Mon87°64°28%
  9. Tue90°65°16%
  10. Wed87°65°31%
  11. Thu73°59°31%
  12. Fri79°59°45%
  13. Sat78°55°46%
  14. Sun82°55°55%
  15. Mon80°57°55%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 6, 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 — Rock Cave

SPC includes Rock Cave in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Rock Cave

  • 26234

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.