Sophia, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sophia weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle23%—83°65°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast35%—80°68°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm57%—78°66°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm26%—79°64°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers25%—84°64°+5°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm72%0.01″77°63°-7°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle72%—78°64°+1°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear 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 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 7.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 11:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sophia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 25921
16-Day Forecast — Sophia
- Sun83°65°23%
- Mon80°68°35%
- Tue78°66°57%
- Wed79°64°26%
- Thu84°64°25%
- Fri77°63°72%
- Sat78°64°72%
- Sun86°64°37%
- Mon83°60°21%
- Tue72°53°13%
- Wed76°53°16%
- Thu82°55°24%
- Fri85°61°33%
- Sat86°60°48%
- Sun74°61°48%
- Mon80°58°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 — Sophia
SPC has placed Sophia 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 Sophia
- 25921