Valley Head, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Valley Head weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy26%—86°68°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain47%0.59″85°68°-1°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers87%—80°65°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle56%—82°62°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle32%—82°62°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy50%—86°62°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle59%—77°65°-9°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~61%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 6.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 17
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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
- 11:12 PM
- Moonset
- 10:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Valley Head at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 26294
16-Day Forecast — Valley Head
- Sat87°68°26%
- Sun85°68°47%
- Mon80°65°87%
- Tue82°62°56%
- Wed82°62°32%
- Thu86°62°50%
- Fri77°65°59%
- Sat73°66°59%
- Sun76°63°42%
- Mon68°57°23%
- Tue79°57°19%
- Wed85°61°28%
- Thu89°63°44%
- Fri89°67°36%
- Sat72°65°45%
- Sun84°66°39%
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 — Valley Head
SPC has placed Valley Head 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 Head
- 26294