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
- TodayJul 4Overcast34%—95°71°—
- SundayJul 5Showers70%—93°71°-2°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail73%0.01″82°65°-11°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle56%0.02″76°62°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast27%—85°58°+9°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast44%—88°63°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle51%—80°64°-8°
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.
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
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
- 11:15 PM
- Moonset
- 10:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
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
- Sat95°71°34%
- Sun93°71°70%
- Mon82°65°73%
- Tue76°62°56%
- Wed85°58°27%
- Thu88°63°44%
- Fri80°64°51%
- Sat81°65°47%
- Sun86°65°35%
- Mon84°60°18%
- Tue85°65°21%
- Wed70°58°19%
- Thu83°55°29%
- Fri91°60°40%
- 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