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Vivian, West Virginia Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Vivian weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Vivian, WV
Saturday, July 4 at 8:35 PM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
75%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
2:10 AM
Sunset
4:50 PM
Vivian, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastVivian, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 70°H 91°
Vivian, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    87°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    22%
    0.03″
    91°70°+4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    71%
    0.29″
    90°70°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    45%
    0.06″
    86°68°-4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    86°64°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    27%
    91°63°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Heavy Drizzle
    66%
    0.06″
    86°67°-5°
Vivian, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
128° · backing 173°
Direction
SE
128°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 18 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 142SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 173° from the se.
Vivian, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
960.9
-2.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.38 inHg
Now
960.9
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
-3.9
mb
24h
-4.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 961966
955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW965.8961.0961.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Vivian, WV
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
-3 in 6h

AQI 62 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
86μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 41
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 7

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
Vivian, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.1mi
UNLIMITED
56 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
00:35 UTC · Vivian, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
00:35 UTC · Vivian, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Vivian, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Vivian, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Vivian, WV
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:40 AM
Sunrise
2:10 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
4:50 PM
Civil dusk
9:22 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Vivian, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:42 PM
Moonset
11:37 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Vivian, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Vivian at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Vivian

  1. Sat87°72°33%
  2. Sun91°70°22%
  3. Mon90°70°71%
  4. Tue86°68°45%
  5. Wed86°64°16%
  6. Thu91°63°27%
  7. Fri86°67°66%
  8. Sat73°66°64%
  9. Sun79°64°44%
  10. Mon88°60°25%
  11. Tue86°61°18%
  12. Wed83°60°27%
  13. Thu87°63°45%
  14. Fri85°65°68%
  15. Sat85°67°58%
  16. Sun85°69°69%

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 — Vivian

SPC has placed Vivian 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 Vivian

  • 24853

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.