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Sutton, West Virginia Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sutton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Sutton, WV
Saturday, July 4 at 9:39 AM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
93°
Humidity
70%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
2:03 AM
Sunset
4:50 PM
Sutton, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSutton, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit with a 27% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 73°H 96°
Sutton, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    27%
    96°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    0.02″
    93°73°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    72%
    0.08″
    87°68°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    85°66°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    93°66°+8°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    49%
    94°68°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    62%
    82°69°-12°
Sutton, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
243° · backing 162°
Direction
WSW
243°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
8
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 8 @ 3:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 231SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Sutton, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.5
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.01 inHg
Now
982.5
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981986
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.5980.9982.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Sutton, WV
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 14.7 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 2.5DRIVERModerate
14.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
61μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.3

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.7 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Sutton, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
9%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
40.4mi
UNLIMITED
70 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
13:39 UTC · Sutton, 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
13:39 UTC · Sutton, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Sutton, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sutton, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sutton, WV
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:32 AM
Sunrise
2:03 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
4:50 PM
Civil dusk
9:23 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Sutton, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:15 PM
Moonset
10:28 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Sutton, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sutton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 26601

16-Day Forecast — Sutton

  1. Sat97°73°27%
  2. Sun93°73°49%
  3. Mon87°68°72%
  4. Tue85°66°35%
  5. Wed93°66°20%
  6. Thu94°68°49%
  7. Fri82°69°62%
  8. Sat87°67°53%
  9. Sun76°64°44%
  10. Mon74°60°26%
  11. Tue87°59°19%
  12. Wed92°67°33%
  13. Thu96°68°39%
  14. Fri97°70°33%
  15. Sat80°69°45%
  16. Sun88°69°44%

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 — Sutton

SPC has placed Sutton 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 Sutton

  • 26601

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.