Valley Bend, West Virginia Weather
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Valley Bend weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle46%0.01″89°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast40%—88°65°-1°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm86%—83°67°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle52%—85°66°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle19%—81°63°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle21%—87°62°+6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle73%—82°66°-5°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 35 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 11:30 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Valley Bend at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 26293
16-Day Forecast — Valley Bend
- Sat89°70°46%
- Sun88°66°40%
- Mon83°67°86%
- Tue85°66°52%
- Wed81°63°19%
- Thu87°62°21%
- Fri82°66°73%
- Sat71°66°59%
- Sun80°61°40%
- Mon83°55°30%
- Tue83°60°20%
- Wed76°59°43%
- Thu84°61°49%
- Fri87°62°55%
- Sat85°65°49%
- Sun75°65°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 — Valley Bend
SPC has placed Valley Bend 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 Valley Bend
- 26293