Thomas, West Virginia Weather
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Thomas weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast24%—84°65°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain58%0.07″82°66°-2°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm84%0.02″76°62°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle47%0.01″70°59°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle28%—77°54°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle48%—83°62°+6°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm58%0.02″76°64°-7°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 6.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 26 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 6.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 26
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
- 11:10 PM
- Moonset
- 10:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Thomas at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 26292
16-Day Forecast — Thomas
- Sat84°65°24%
- Sun82°66°58%
- Mon76°62°84%
- Tue70°59°47%
- Wed77°54°28%
- Thu83°62°48%
- Fri76°64°58%
- Sat78°63°49%
- Sun71°59°37%
- Mon67°55°21%
- Tue73°55°20%
- Wed78°58°35%
- Thu85°63°48%
- Fri87°66°33%
- Sat77°64°42%
- Sun80°64°32%
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 — Thomas
SPC has placed Thomas 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 Thomas
- 26260
- 26292