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 4Heavy Rain47%0.54″88°72°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast33%—89°70°+1°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm72%—83°70°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle48%—86°67°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle16%0.01″85°65°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast22%—90°63°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers70%0.09″87°68°-3°
AQI 68 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.94 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- calm
- 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: 76°F — typical for the season
- 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
- Sat88°72°47%
- Sun89°71°33%
- Mon83°70°72%
- Tue86°67°48%
- Wed85°65°16%
- Thu90°63°22%
- Fri87°68°70%
- Sat74°66°59%
- Sun79°63°39%
- Mon86°59°28%
- Tue86°61°19%
- Wed80°60°31%
- Thu84°62°47%
- Fri84°64°67%
- Sat83°67°51%
- Sun85°67°59%
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 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 Thurmond
- 25936