Dunbar, West Virginia Weather
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Dunbar weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Overcast——88°60°—
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm41%0.76″84°69°-4°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle44%0.02″81°59°-3°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——80°55°-1°
- SundayJun 21Heavy Showers51%1.4″89°58°+9°
- MondayJun 22Heavy Showers73%0.62″77°56°-12°
- TuesdayJun 23Overcast45%—81°50°+4°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 53 now. With UV 6.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 44 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 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 53 now. With UV 6.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 44 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 53
- UV peak
- 6.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 8:31 AM
- Moonset
- 10:58 PM
- In sign
- ♌︎ Leo
Honeysuckle sweetens the night
Dunbar at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Dunbar
- Wed88°60°2%
- Thu84°69°41%
- Fri81°59°44%
- Sat80°55°3%
- Sun89°58°51%
- Mon77°56°73%
- Tue81°50°45%
- Wed70°57°10%
- Thu82°63°13%
- Fri90°61°30%
- Sat92°65°33%
- Sun88°66°58%
- Mon96°66°39%
- Tue90°67°42%
- Wed89°67°48%
- Thu82°67°48%
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 — Dunbar
SPC has placed Dunbar in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe 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 Dunbar
- 25064