Thurmond, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Thurmond weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast24%—88°68°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast39%—85°73°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail60%1.2″80°71°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail48%—82°67°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers51%0.12″88°67°+6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle73%0.01″76°66°-12°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle73%—84°66°+8°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.94 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 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 2.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 45
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 11:35 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Thurmond at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 25936
16-Day Forecast — Thurmond
- Sun87°68°24%
- Mon85°73°39%
- Tue80°71°60%
- Wed82°67°48%
- Thu88°67°51%
- Fri76°66°73%
- Sat84°66°73%
- Sun88°67°40%
- Mon85°62°31%
- Tue76°55°14%
- Wed80°57°15%
- Thu85°57°29%
- Fri92°63°36%
- Sat89°62°42%
- Sun79°64°43%
- Mon84°61°52%
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 — Thurmond
SPC has placed Thurmond 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 Thurmond
- 25936