Welch, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Welch weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain30%0.56″89°66°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast34%—85°68°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail58%—79°67°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail29%—82°64°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers26%0.02″86°64°+4°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle76%0.02″75°63°-11°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle76%—75°66°0°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear 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 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 55
- UV peak
- 3.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 55
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.2 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:42 PM
- Moonset
- 11:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Welch at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°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.
ZIP code: 24801
16-Day Forecast — Welch
- Sun89°66°30%
- Mon85°68°34%
- Tue79°67°58%
- Wed82°64°29%
- Thu86°64°26%
- Fri75°63°76%
- Sat75°66°76%
- Sun89°64°44%
- Mon87°62°21%
- Tue74°55°16%
- Wed78°58°17%
- Thu84°55°24%
- Fri90°61°33%
- Sat90°62°48%
- Sun77°62°48%
- Mon79°59°42%
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 — Welch
SPC has placed Welch 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 Welch
- 24878
- 24801