Shinnston, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Shinnston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Drizzle40%0.05″88°67°—
- MondayJul 6Rain31%0.21″86°70°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm57%—81°69°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle20%—90°65°+9°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle38%0.01″91°67°+1°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle77%0.06″71°65°-20°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle67%—81°68°+10°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 60
- UV peak
- 4.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 60
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 11:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Shinnston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 26431
16-Day Forecast — Shinnston
- Sun88°67°40%
- Mon86°70°31%
- Tue81°69°57%
- Wed90°65°20%
- Thu91°67°38%
- Fri71°65°77%
- Sat81°68°67%
- Sun83°67°27%
- Mon73°61°17%
- Tue62°56°16%
- Wed81°59°16%
- Thu83°56°27%
- Fri90°58°29%
- Sat89°60°30%
- Sun87°60°31%
- Mon78°61°35%
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 — Shinnston
SPC has placed Shinnston in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Shinnston
- 26431