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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

Sophia, WV
Saturday, July 4 at 9:18 PM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
83%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
2:08 AM
Sunset
4:50 PM
Sophia, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSophia, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 27% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 66°H 84°
Sophia, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    0.02″
    83°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    27%
    84°66°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    69%
    0.08″
    83°66°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    44%
    0.02″
    83°64°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    82°61°-1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    19%
    87°60°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    65%
    0.24″
    81°65°-6°
Sophia, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
164° · backing 13°
Direction
SSE
164°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 3
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 12 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 243SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 13° from the sse.
Sophia, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
930.4
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 27.47 inHg
Now
930.4
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-4.2
mb
24h
-5.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 930935
925930935940-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW935.3930.2930.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Sophia, WV
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
-3 in 6h

AQI 62 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 2.5DRIVERGood
8.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneGood
57μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Sophia, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
34.9mi
UNLIMITED
51 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
01:18 UTC · Sophia, 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
01:18 UTC · Sophia, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Sophia, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sophia, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sophia, WV
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:38 AM
Sunrise
2:08 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
4:50 PM
Civil dusk
9:22 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Sophia, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:41 PM
Moonset
11:36 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Sophia, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sophia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below 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

  1. Sat83°69°38%
  2. Sun84°66°27%
  3. Mon83°66°69%
  4. Tue83°64°44%
  5. Wed82°61°18%
  6. Thu87°60°19%
  7. Fri81°65°65%
  8. Sat70°64°59%
  9. Sun75°61°40%
  10. Mon83°57°26%
  11. Tue82°58°17%
  12. Wed76°56°27%
  13. Thu82°60°45%
  14. Fri80°62°68%
  15. Sat81°64°58%
  16. Sun83°66°69%

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
  • 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 Sophia

  • 25921

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.