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Smithfield, West Virginia Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Smithfield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Smithfield, WV
Saturday, July 4 at 4:37 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
74%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
2:00 AM
Sunset
4:52 PM
Smithfield, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSmithfield, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit with a 34% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 71°H 95°
Smithfield, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    34%
    95°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Showers
    70%
    93°71°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    73%
    0.01″
    82°65°-11°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    56%
    0.02″
    76°62°-6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    27%
    85°58°+9°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    44%
    88°63°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    80°64°-8°
Smithfield, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
079° · backing 107°
Direction
E
079°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 3 · pk 19 @ 1:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 192SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 107° from the e.
Smithfield, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.1
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 28.82 inHg
Now
976.1
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 976980
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW979.7975.9975.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Smithfield, WV
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6h

AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 24.3 µg/m³ (AQI 79) with a 0.95 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
24.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
26μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneGood
58μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 24.3 µg/m³ (AQI 79) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Smithfield, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
42.2mi
UNLIMITED
67 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
08:37 UTC · Smithfield, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
08:37 UTC · Smithfield, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Smithfield, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Smithfield, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Smithfield, WV
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:29 AM
Sunrise
2:00 AM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
4:52 PM
Civil dusk
9:26 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Smithfield, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:15 PM
Moonset
10:27 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Smithfield, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Smithfield at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°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

15-Day Forecast — Smithfield

  1. Sat95°71°34%
  2. Sun93°71°70%
  3. Mon82°65°73%
  4. Tue76°62°56%
  5. Wed85°58°27%
  6. Thu88°63°44%
  7. Fri80°64°51%
  8. Sat81°65°47%
  9. Sun86°65°35%
  10. Mon84°60°18%
  11. Tue85°65°21%
  12. Wed70°58°19%
  13. Thu83°55°29%
  14. Fri91°60°40%
  15. Sat79°65°40%

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 — Smithfield

SPC has placed Smithfield in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal 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 Smithfield

  • 26437

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.