West Dunbar, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Dunbar weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast19%—91°75°—
- SundayJul 5Rain39%0.41″96°71°+5°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm57%—90°72°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm31%—85°68°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle10%—90°67°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy20%—93°65°+3°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm66%—87°68°-6°
AQI 81 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~78%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
West Dunbar at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — West Dunbar
- Sat91°75°19%
- Sun96°71°39%
- Mon90°72°57%
- Tue85°68°31%
- Wed90°67°10%
- Thu93°65°20%
- Fri87°68°66%
- Sat81°67°62%
- Sun83°62°38%
- Mon90°58°20%
- Tue91°62°17%
- Wed82°62°14%
- Thu89°60°30%
- Fri93°63°35%
- Sat91°69°26%
- Sun92°71°35%
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 — West Dunbar
SPC has placed West Dunbar in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 West Dunbar
- 25064