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 4Light Drizzle38%0.02″83°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast27%—84°66°+1°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle69%0.08″83°66°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers44%0.02″83°64°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle18%—82°61°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy19%—87°60°+5°
- FridayJul 10Showers65%0.24″81°65°-6°
AQI 63 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.94 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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: 72°F — typical for the season
- 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
- Sat83°69°38%
- Sun84°67°27%
- Mon83°66°69%
- Tue83°64°44%
- Wed82°61°18%
- Thu87°60°19%
- Fri81°65°65%
- Sat70°64°59%
- Sun75°61°40%
- Mon83°57°26%
- Tue82°58°17%
- Wed76°56°27%
- Thu82°60°45%
- Fri80°62°68%
- Sat81°64°58%
- 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 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 Sophia
- 25921