Pax, West Virginia Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pax weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Overcast——74°53°—
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——82°60°+8°
- ThursdayJun 18T-storm w/ Hail74%—81°68°-1°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle72%0.04″75°60°-6°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——74°54°-1°
- SundayJun 21Heavy Drizzle42%0.21″68°53°-6°
- MondayJun 22Heavy Drizzle68%0.14″72°54°+4°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 2.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- light
- 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).
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- Moonrise
- 7:15 AM
- Moonset
- 10:03 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Pax at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Pax
- Tue74°53°1%
- Wed82°60°4%
- Thu81°68°74%
- Fri75°60°72%
- Sat74°54°1%
- Sun68°53°42%
- Mon72°54°68%
- Tue83°50°61%
- Wed84°57°22%
- Thu84°61°21%
- Fri92°63°19%
- Sat93°66°48%
- Sun89°67°49%
- Mon91°69°55%
- Tue87°70°55%
- Wed93°68°48%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — Pax
SPC has placed Pax in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk
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 Pax
- 25904