Washington, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Washington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle35%0.04″87°71°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers27%0.82″86°71°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail42%0.01″86°69°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle17%—89°67°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm25%—91°67°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers74%0.02″76°69°-15°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle62%—87°68°+11°
AQI 62 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 25 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 100 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 100 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 100
- UV peak
- 3.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 100
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 11:37 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Washington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 26181
16-Day Forecast — Washington
- Sun87°71°35%
- Mon86°71°27%
- Tue86°69°42%
- Wed89°67°17%
- Thu91°67°25%
- Fri76°69°74%
- Sat87°68°62%
- Sun80°69°26%
- Mon83°61°13%
- Tue75°60°14%
- Wed84°58°15%
- Thu88°60°22%
- Fri91°61°29%
- Sat92°63°35%
- Sun89°64°39%
- Mon87°63°32%
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 — Washington
SPC has placed Washington in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Washington
- 26181