Sand Fork, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sand Fork weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast36%—94°69°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle66%—91°71°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm63%—78°67°-13°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle35%—88°67°+10°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle39%—91°63°+3°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm73%—85°68°-6°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle56%0.01″80°66°-5°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 41 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 11:34 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Sand Fork at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°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: 26430
15-Day Forecast — Sand Fork
- Sun94°69°36%
- Mon91°71°66%
- Tue78°67°63%
- Wed88°67°35%
- Thu91°63°39%
- Fri85°68°73%
- Sat80°66°56%
- Sun81°60°25%
- Mon88°56°20%
- Tue89°60°14%
- Wed81°60°32%
- Thu87°58°35%
- Fri93°61°35%
- Sat92°67°48%
- Sun78°68°55%
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 — Sand Fork
SPC has placed Sand Fork 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 Sand Fork
- 26430