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Rupert, West Virginia Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Rupert, WV
Saturday, July 4 at 10:12 PM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
86%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
2:05 AM
Sunset
4:48 PM
Rupert, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRupert, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 29% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 67°H 85°
Rupert, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    0.02″
    86°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Showers
    29%
    0.13″
    85°67°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    62%
    83°66°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    38%
    82°64°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    0.01″
    79°62°-3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    28%
    86°60°+7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    64%
    81°64°-5°
Rupert, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
301° · backing 42°
Direction
WNW
301°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 · pk 13 @ 5:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 103SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Rupert, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
931.3
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 27.50 inHg
Now
931.3
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-4.4
mb
24h
-4.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 931936
925930935940-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW936.0930.9931.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rupert, WV
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6h

AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.92 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
69μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

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 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Rupert, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.6mi
UNLIMITED
65 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
02:12 UTC · Rupert, 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
02:12 UTC · Rupert, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Rupert, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rupert, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rupert, WV
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:35 AM
Sunrise
2:05 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
4:48 PM
Civil dusk
9:21 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Rupert, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:39 PM
Moonset
11:34 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Rupert, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rupert at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 25984

16-Day Forecast — Rupert

  1. Sat86°70°50%
  2. Sun85°66°29%
  3. Mon83°66°62%
  4. Tue82°64°38%
  5. Wed79°62°15%
  6. Thu86°60°28%
  7. Fri81°64°64%
  8. Sat69°63°53%
  9. Sun76°60°37%
  10. Mon82°57°28%
  11. Tue81°59°16%
  12. Wed76°57°24%
  13. Thu80°60°39%
  14. Fri85°62°60%
  15. Sat80°63°54%
  16. Sun79°63°70%

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 — Rupert

SPC has placed Rupert 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 Rupert

  • 25984

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.