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Whitmer, West Virginia Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Whitmer weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Whitmer, WV
Saturday, July 4 at 9:12 PM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
63%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:58 AM
Sunset
4:46 PM
Whitmer, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWhitmer, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 40% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 63°H 83°
Whitmer, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    85°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    40%
    83°63°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    89%
    79°64°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    53%
    77°62°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    18%
    73°60°-4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    83°58°+10°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    62%
    80°63°-3°
Whitmer, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
094° · backing 92°
Direction
E
094°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 5
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 5 · pk 28 @ 4:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 114SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Whitmer, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
914.4
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 27.00 inHg
Now
914.4
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-4.3
mb
24h
-4.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 914920
905910915920925-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW919.8913.9914.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Whitmer, WV
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneGood
48μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Whitmer, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
56.7mi
UNLIMITED
80 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
01:12 UTC · Whitmer, 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
01:12 UTC · Whitmer, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Whitmer, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Whitmer, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Whitmer, WV
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:27 AM
Sunrise
1:58 AM
Daylight
14h 48m
Sunset
4:46 PM
Civil dusk
9:19 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Whitmer, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:35 PM
Moonset
11:28 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Whitmer, WV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Whitmer at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 26296

16-Day Forecast — Whitmer

  1. Sat85°68°38%
  2. Sun83°63°40%
  3. Mon79°64°89%
  4. Tue77°62°53%
  5. Wed73°60°18%
  6. Thu83°58°21%
  7. Fri80°63°62%
  8. Sat67°61°52%
  9. Sun75°57°32%
  10. Mon80°51°26%
  11. Tue81°58°19%
  12. Wed73°55°46%
  13. Thu81°56°59%
  14. Fri84°59°57%
  15. Sat85°62°61%
  16. Sun72°63°70%

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 — Whitmer

SPC has placed Whitmer 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 Whitmer

  • 26296

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.