Hico, West Virginia Weather
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Hico weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Clear——73°49°—
- ThursdayJun 4Mostly Clear——77°58°+4°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——83°62°+6°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast12%—82°59°-1°
- SundayJun 7Drizzle56%—72°60°-10°
- MondayJun 8Overcast21%—83°59°+11°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast15%—83°59°0°
Ozone at AQI 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Levels should ease through evening.
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 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 1.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 43
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 3:07 AM
- Moonset
- 12:27 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Hico at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 3, 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.