Wheeling, West Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wheeling weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers29%0.18″95°70°—
- SundayJul 5Showers60%0.15″91°72°-4°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail70%—83°67°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle34%—85°65°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast15%—87°60°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast52%—88°69°+1°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm53%—81°67°-7°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 4.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 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 8 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 4.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 4.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- 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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 10:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Wheeling at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 26003
16-Day Forecast — Wheeling
- Sat95°70°29%
- Sun91°72°60%
- Mon83°67°70%
- Tue85°65°34%
- Wed87°60°15%
- Thu88°69°52%
- Fri81°67°53%
- Sat88°67°41%
- Sun78°63°27%
- Mon75°58°13%
- Tue81°59°15%
- Wed87°65°27%
- Thu92°68°27%
- Fri91°70°29%
- Sat84°69°27%
- Sun86°68°24%
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 — Wheeling
SPC has placed Wheeling in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Wheeling
- 26003