Benwood, West Virginia Weather
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Benwood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Light Rain42%0.15″79°60°—
- ThursdayJun 18Rain52%0.51″81°67°+2°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——74°57°-7°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle——79°52°+5°
- SundayJun 21Light Showers55%1.3″77°56°-2°
- MondayJun 22Light Rain70%0.11″75°51°-2°
- TuesdayJun 23Overcast29%—79°48°+4°
AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 16 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 49. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 49. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 8:21 AM
- Moonset
- 11:00 PM
- In sign
- ♌︎ Leo
Honeysuckle sweetens the night
Benwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Benwood
- Wed79°60°42%
- Thu81°67°52%
- Fri74°57°2%
- Sat79°52°7%
- Sun77°56°55%
- Mon75°51°70%
- Tue79°48°29%
- Wed82°55°12%
- Thu78°57°18%
- Fri73°53°31%
- Sat74°60°32%
- Sun74°66°45%
- Mon80°65°55%
- Tue80°62°52%
- Wed86°63°47%
- Thu77°66°47%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 — Benwood
SPC has placed Benwood in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Benwood
- 26031