Wardensville, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wardensville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast20%—100°74°—
- SundayJul 5Rain83%0.10″94°75°-6°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm92%0.14″86°69°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle71%0.02″81°63°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast21%—85°59°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast36%—91°66°+6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast35%—86°71°-5°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 63 now. With UV 6.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 56 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 63 now. With UV 6.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 56 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 63
- UV peak
- 6.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 56
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.3 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
- 11:06 PM
- Moonset
- 10:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Wardensville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 26851
16-Day Forecast — Wardensville
- Sat100°74°20%
- Sun94°75°83%
- Mon86°69°92%
- Tue81°63°71%
- Wed85°59°21%
- Thu91°66°36%
- Fri86°71°35%
- Sat89°69°41%
- Sun87°66°25%
- Mon82°64°17%
- Tue78°62°13%
- Wed92°64°29%
- Thu96°70°32%
- Fri96°72°33%
- Sat76°71°12%
- Sun90°68°32%
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 — Wardensville
SPC has placed Wardensville in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight 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 Wardensville
- 26851