Pickens, West Virginia Weather
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Pickens weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Mostly Clear——70°53°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——75°60°+5°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast40%—78°57°+3°
- SundayJun 7Heavy Drizzle54%—67°57°-11°
- MondayJun 8Drizzle15%—79°61°+12°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast10%—78°59°-1°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast22%—76°61°-2°
PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 AM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 1.00
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 3:45 AM
- Moonset
- 1:25 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Pickens at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 22°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 8 (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 4, 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.