Star City, West Virginia Weather
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Star City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle43%0.01″91°72°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast31%—89°70°-2°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm80%—83°69°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm47%—78°65°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle12%0.02″80°65°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle31%0.01″89°62°+9°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle75%0.14″70°67°-19°
AQI 70 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 63 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy 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 63 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 63
- UV peak
- 1.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 63
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:13 PM
- Moonset
- 10:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Star City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Star City
- Sat93°72°43%
- Sun89°70°31%
- Mon83°69°80%
- Tue78°65°47%
- Wed80°65°12%
- Thu89°62°31%
- Fri70°67°75%
- Sat84°64°59%
- Sun79°60°30%
- Mon81°55°24%
- Tue81°55°20%
- Wed87°56°40%
- Thu88°60°43%
- Fri75°64°42%
- Sat81°68°39%
- Sun81°67°42%
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 — Star City
SPC has placed Star City 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 Star City
- 26505