War, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
War weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy25%—87°71°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Drizzle23%0.04″90°69°+3°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers70%—90°68°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle46%—86°66°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle15%0.01″85°64°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast28%—91°63°+6°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle64%0.02″92°66°+1°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 0.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 0.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 10:34 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
War at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 24892
16-Day Forecast — War
- Sat87°71°25%
- Sun90°69°23%
- Mon90°68°70%
- Tue86°66°46%
- Wed85°64°15%
- Thu91°63°28%
- Fri92°66°64%
- Sat75°67°65%
- Sun70°60°44%
- Mon79°56°25%
- Tue83°56°17%
- Wed90°63°27%
- Thu79°68°45%
- Fri79°66°68%
- Sat83°68°58%
- Sun86°65°69%
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 — War
SPC has placed War 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 War
- 24892