Weirton, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Weirton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast41%—94°70°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle70%0.04″87°71°-7°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm70%0.11″82°67°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle29%—84°65°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—88°59°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle50%—89°67°+1°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm50%—80°67°-9°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 86 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 73 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 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 86 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 73 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 86
- UV peak
- 6.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 73
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Weirton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 26062
16-Day Forecast — Weirton
- Sat95°70°41%
- Sun87°71°70%
- Mon82°67°70%
- Tue84°65°29%
- Wed88°59°10%
- Thu89°67°50%
- Fri80°67°50%
- Sat86°66°35%
- Sun78°63°27%
- Mon74°57°13%
- Tue81°57°13%
- Wed87°64°23%
- Thu91°67°22%
- Fri92°69°26%
- Sat85°68°32%
- Sun89°67°25%
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 — Weirton
SPC has placed Weirton in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Weirton
- 26062