Smithfield, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Smithfield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain45%0.28″91°70°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Drizzle48%0.06″88°67°-3°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle66%0.03″85°69°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm47%—77°66°-8°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers11%0.01″84°67°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle35%0.08″88°63°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers75%0.22″81°67°-7°
AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 12.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 13.4 µg/m³.
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 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~74%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 12.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 13.4 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
- 11:39 PM
- Moonset
- 11:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Smithfield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- 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: 26437
16-Day Forecast — Smithfield
- Sat91°72°45%
- Sun90°68°48%
- Mon85°70°66%
- Tue77°66°47%
- Wed84°67°11%
- Thu88°63°35%
- Fri81°67°75%
- Sat76°63°57%
- Sun77°58°29%
- Mon85°54°25%
- Tue86°60°16%
- Wed84°60°30%
- Thu84°56°32%
- Fri91°61°30%
- Sat89°66°47%
- Sun73°68°42%
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 — Smithfield
SPC has placed Smithfield 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 Smithfield
- 26437