Rock Cave, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rock Cave weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain26%0.09″93°73°—
- SundayJul 5Rain53%0.17″91°71°-2°
- MondayJul 6Showers83%—83°67°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle52%—82°63°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle18%—88°63°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast35%—91°67°+3°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm67%—80°63°-11°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 80 now. With UV 7.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 83 around 1 PM.
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 80 now. With UV 7.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 83 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 80
- UV peak
- 7.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 83
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.0 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 11:13 PM
- Moonset
- 10:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Rock Cave at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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: 26234
16-Day Forecast — Rock Cave
- Sat93°73°26%
- Sun91°71°53%
- Mon83°67°83%
- Tue82°63°52%
- Wed88°63°18%
- Thu91°67°35%
- Fri80°63°67%
- Sat80°65°59%
- Sun79°62°40%
- Mon70°58°24%
- Tue84°57°23%
- Wed88°64°30%
- Thu93°67°25%
- Fri93°68°30%
- Sat77°66°29%
- Sun86°67°29%
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 — Rock Cave
SPC has placed Rock Cave 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 Rock Cave
- 26234