Salt Rock, West Virginia Weather
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Salt Rock weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 3Foggy——98°74°—
- SaturdayJul 4Showers34%0.18″98°75°0°
- SundayJul 5Rain64%0.17″93°67°-5°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle64%—94°65°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers40%—88°69°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast25%—94°68°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle33%—92°70°-2°
AQI 94 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 43 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 16.8 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.91 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 16.8 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:20 PM
- Moonset
- 10:35 AM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Salt Rock at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 25559
16-Day Forecast — Salt Rock
- Fri98°74°1%
- Sat98°75°34%
- Sun93°67°64%
- Mon94°65°64%
- Tue88°69°40%
- Wed94°68°25%
- Thu92°70°33%
- Fri89°67°50%
- Sat82°69°48%
- Sun90°67°33%
- Mon80°64°18%
- Tue85°63°24%
- Wed84°62°30%
- Thu93°58°32%
- Fri92°70°33%
- Sat76°63°35%
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 — Salt Rock
SPC has placed Salt Rock in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Salt Rock
- 25559