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
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle38%—85°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast40%—83°63°-2°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail89%—79°64°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm53%—77°62°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle18%—73°60°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle21%—83°58°+10°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm62%—80°63°-3°
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.
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
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
- 11:35 PM
- Moonset
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
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
- Sat85°68°38%
- Sun83°63°40%
- Mon79°64°89%
- Tue77°62°53%
- Wed73°60°18%
- Thu83°58°21%
- Fri80°63°62%
- Sat67°61°52%
- Sun75°57°32%
- Mon80°51°26%
- Tue81°58°19%
- Wed73°55°46%
- Thu81°56°59%
- Fri84°59°57%
- Sat85°62°61%
- 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