Star City, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Star City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast39%—98°72°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain73%0.33″92°71°-6°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail74%—83°66°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle36%—84°64°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle17%—90°61°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast49%—92°67°+2°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm56%0.02″85°65°-7°
AQI 65 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 17.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 18.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 36 now. With UV 5.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 24 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 5.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 24
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 18.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h 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: 11°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
- Sat97°72°39%
- Sun92°71°73%
- Mon83°66°74%
- Tue84°64°36%
- Wed90°61°17%
- Thu92°67°49%
- Fri85°65°56%
- Sat87°68°46%
- Sun77°64°35%
- Mon75°59°21%
- Tue83°59°24%
- Wed88°65°33%
- Thu94°69°29%
- Fri94°69°27%
- Sat80°70°27%
- Sun90°68°29%
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