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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

Welch, WV
Sunday, July 5 at 4:30 PM
88
°
Overcast
Feels like
97°
Humidity
60%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
2:11 AM
Sunset
4:50 PM
Welch, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWelch, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 30% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 68°H 89°
Welch, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    30%
    0.56″
    89°66°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    34%
    85°68°-4°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    58%
    79°67°-6°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    29%
    82°64°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    26%
    0.02″
    86°64°+4°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Heavy Drizzle
    76%
    0.02″
    75°63°-11°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    76%
    75°66°
Welch, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
225° · veering 79°
Direction
SW
225°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 3 · pk 17 @ 3:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 132SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Welch, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
945.0
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 27.91 inHg
Now
945.0
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 943947
935940945950955-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW947.0942.9945.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Welch, WV
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
+8 in 6h

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.

PM 2.5Good
7.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
110μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.3

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
Welch, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
97%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
91.9mi
UNLIMITED
92 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
20:30 UTC · Welch, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
20:30 UTC · Welch, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Welch, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Welch, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Welch, WV
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:41 AM
Sunrise
2:11 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
4:50 PM
Civil dusk
9:22 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Welch, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
69% illuminated
Moonrise
11:42 PM
Moonset
11:38 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Welch, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

  1. Sun89°66°30%
  2. Mon85°68°34%
  3. Tue79°67°58%
  4. Wed82°64°29%
  5. Thu86°64°26%
  6. Fri75°63°76%
  7. Sat75°66°76%
  8. Sun89°64°44%
  9. Mon87°62°21%
  10. Tue74°55°16%
  11. Wed78°58°17%
  12. Thu84°55°24%
  13. Fri90°61°33%
  14. Sat90°62°48%
  15. Sun77°62°48%
  16. 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

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.