Terra Alta, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Terra Alta weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle43%0.02″81°65°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast31%—79°65°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm67%0.03″73°63°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle33%—83°62°+10°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm40%0.02″84°62°+1°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle80%0.08″70°61°-14°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle70%—76°63°+6°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.6 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 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 4.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 45
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 11:35 PM
- Moonset
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Terra Alta at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 26764
16-Day Forecast — Terra Alta
- Sun80°65°43%
- Mon79°65°31%
- Tue73°63°67%
- Wed83°62°33%
- Thu84°62°40%
- Fri70°61°80%
- Sat76°63°70%
- Sun79°62°35%
- Mon66°57°26%
- Tue56°51°17%
- Wed63°55°19%
- Thu76°51°32%
- Fri84°57°34%
- Sat76°56°39%
- Sun79°55°39%
- Mon69°57°42%
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 — Terra Alta
SPC has placed Terra Alta in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Terra Alta
- 26764