Shepherdstown, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Shepherdstown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle32%0.07″102°76°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers45%0.39″96°74°-6°
- MondayJul 6Showers82%0.18″84°73°-12°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers82%—79°69°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle23%0.03″73°66°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle12%—95°66°+22°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle36%0.02″90°70°-5°
AQI 90 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 32 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 61. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~68%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 61. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~68%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 61
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.7 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 3h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:28 PM
- Moonset
- 11:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Shepherdstown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 25443
16-Day Forecast — Shepherdstown
- Sat102°76°32%
- Sun96°74°45%
- Mon84°73°82%
- Tue79°69°82%
- Wed73°66°23%
- Thu95°66°12%
- Fri90°70°36%
- Sat83°67°30%
- Sun81°61°22%
- Mon84°55°17%
- Tue90°59°16%
- Wed85°64°39%
- Thu89°60°33%
- Fri91°64°33%
- Sat93°68°31%
- Sun82°68°37%
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 — Shepherdstown
SPC has placed Shepherdstown in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight 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 Shepherdstown
- 25443