South Charleston, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
South Charleston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy25%—99°75°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast48%—97°74°-2°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers49%—92°72°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle25%—86°67°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast19%—95°67°+9°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy48%—95°69°0°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm60%—86°70°-9°
AQI 74 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 71 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 58 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 71 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 58 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 71
- UV peak
- 6.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 58
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 19.4 µg/m³ (AQI 70) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 10:33 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
South Charleston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 25303, 25309
16-Day Forecast — South Charleston
- Sat99°75°25%
- Sun97°74°48%
- Mon92°72°49%
- Tue86°67°25%
- Wed95°67°19%
- Thu95°69°48%
- Fri86°70°60%
- Sat90°68°49%
- Sun78°64°34%
- Mon76°59°20%
- Tue86°58°17%
- Wed94°70°23%
- Thu98°68°26%
- Fri97°70°23%
- Sat85°70°27%
- Sun92°69°41%
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 — South Charleston
SPC has placed South Charleston 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 South Charleston
- 25309
- 25303
- 25389