West Union, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Union weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle40%0.01″89°70°—
- MondayJul 6Rain31%0.13″88°72°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm50%0.01″86°69°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle18%—90°67°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle38%—91°68°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers79%0.04″72°67°-19°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm65%—84°68°+12°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 66 — 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 66 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 66
- UV peak
- 4.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 66
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 11:34 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
West Union at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 26456
16-Day Forecast — West Union
- Sun89°70°40%
- Mon88°72°31%
- Tue86°69°50%
- Wed90°67°18%
- Thu91°68°38%
- Fri72°67°79%
- Sat84°68°65%
- Sun82°68°25%
- Mon74°61°15%
- Tue69°57°13%
- Wed83°59°14%
- Thu86°58°20%
- Fri91°61°26%
- Sat93°62°27%
- Sun87°63°32%
- Mon83°63°30%
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 Union
SPC has placed West Union 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 West Union
- 26456