Huntington, West Virginia Weather
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Huntington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 12:40 AM EDT · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Light Rain later37%0.07″88°71°—
- TuesdaySep 22Heavy Drizzle28%—73°64°-15°
- WednesdaySep 23Light Showers61%0.09″65°61°-8°
- ThursdaySep 24Light Drizzle43%—71°57°+6°
- FridaySep 25Overcast——72°49°+1°
- SaturdaySep 26Overcast——71°44°-1°
- SundaySep 27Overcast——73°47°+2°
Air quality now AQI 45 · Good
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~96%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- 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).
September dries up ditches or breaks down bridges.
- Moonrise
- 4:57 PM
- Moonset
- 1:55 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
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Huntington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 80°F (high 88°F, low 71°F), 14°F above the 66°F normal for Sep 21
- Last frost: April 12 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 8 km away)
- Microseason: Sep 21–25
- Planting calendar: September — plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash
15-Day Forecast — Huntington
- Mon88°71°37%
- Tue73°64°28%
- Wed65°61°61%
- Thu71°57°43%
- Fri72°49°5%
- Sat71°44°1%
- Sun73°47°0%
- Mon78°53°2%
- Tue82°55°11%
- Wed84°57°15%
- Thu89°61°15%
- Fri90°63°13%
- Sat86°64°13%
- Sun76°66°23%
- Mon66°48°17%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Huntington
Interactive wind and temperature map centered on Huntington — it loads in your browser. Open the full weather map.
Right now in the garden
Fall planting + final harvests
As of September 21, the season's first frost (typically October 30) is approaching. Pick what frost-tender plants still carry before the next cold front. This city's planting calendar for September: plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, and winter squash.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Huntington
SPC has placed Huntington in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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.
Sun & seasons in Huntington
Huntington sits in Cabell County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 51m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 29m — a swing of +5h 22m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Huntington is the state’s largest city. The nearest town Huntington tracks is Charleston, roughly 44 miles to the E.
Air quality in Huntington
Air quality in Huntington’s county has trended dirtier since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 37). See the full air-quality history for Huntington.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | spinach, radishes |
| May | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, summer squash |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| August | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| September | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| November | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
In Huntington, July runs warmest near 76°F and January coldest around 34°F, while July is the wettest month (5.7 inches) and November the driest (3.2 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 3.5″ | 8 |
| February | 36° | 3.5″ | 8 |
| March | 45° | 4.6″ | 10 |
| April | 55° | 4.2″ | 9 |
| May | 65° | 4.8″ | 10 |
| June | 73° | 4.5″ | 9 |
| July | 76° | 5.7″ | 9 |
| August | 75° | 4.1″ | 7 |
| September | 69° | 3.9″ | 6 |
| October | 57° | 3.3″ | 7 |
| November | 46° | 3.2″ | 8 |
| December | 38° | 4.2″ | 9 |
Regional context
Similar climates Lavalette, WV, Pea Ridge, WV, Ceredo, WV
Huntington swings from 34°F in January to 76°F in July (43°F) per NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals; precipitation in Huntington runs about 49.5 inches on roughly 100 measurable days.
No season owns Huntington's rain: July reaches 5.7 inches across 8.8 days and November keeps 3.2 inches on 7.5, an even spread through Huntington's year. It is a balanced pattern Huntington shares with places like Lavalette, WV, Pea Ridge, WV and Ceredo, WV.
Around April 12, Huntington sheds its freezing nights — peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes go into Huntington's beds. Tomatoes and peppers do best set out two weeks later in Huntington, once nights clear the mid-40s°F. By October 30, frost is back in Huntington — protect or harvest anything tender. That date is a median: Huntington freezes sooner in half of years.
Similar climates: Lavalette, WV, Pea Ridge, WV, Ceredo, WV, Barboursville, WV, Kenova, WV.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Huntington?
- Frost typically leaves Huntington by April 12 and returns to Huntington near October 30.
- What is the rainy season in Huntington?
- July is the wettest month in Huntington, about 5.7 inches on average; the year totals roughly 49 inches.
- What is the warmest month in Huntington?
- Huntington peaks in July, when the mean runs near 76°F.
- What is the coldest month in Huntington?
- January is Huntington's coldest month, averaging about 34°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Huntington?
- In Huntington, sow peas and hardy greens around April 12; Huntington's tomatoes and peppers wait two weeks more.
- How many rainy days does Huntington get?
- Huntington averages about 100 days with measurable rain or snow each year.
- What hardiness zone is Huntington?
- Because Huntington bottoms near 34°F in January, that winter low sets Huntington's USDA zone — verify by ZIP.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Huntington?
- Huntington's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Huntington?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Huntington in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Huntington?
- Current conditions for Huntington and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Huntington forecast updated?
- The Huntington forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Huntington?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Huntington are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Huntington?
- The next few days in Huntington's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Huntington sits at 38.4°N; its climate zone is humid subtropical (Köppen approximation).
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