Raleigh, West Virginia Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Raleigh weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast33%—67°57°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——74°51°+7°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast16%—84°56°+10°
- ThursdayJun 18T-storm w/ Hail75%0.01″79°66°-5°
- FridayJun 19Showers76%0.39″74°56°-5°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——73°50°-1°
- SundayJun 21Light Drizzle19%—85°51°+12°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm 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 35 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 7:15 AM
- Moonset
- 10:03 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Raleigh at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°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 — Raleigh
- Mon67°58°33%
- Tue74°51°3%
- Wed84°56°16%
- Thu79°66°75%
- Fri74°56°76%
- Sat73°50°4%
- Sun85°51°19%
- Mon70°61°55%
- Tue74°47°52%
- Wed80°52°26%
- Thu87°64°25%
- Fri86°62°54%
- Sat82°66°42%
- Sun81°63°42%
- Mon91°63°39%
- Tue76°64°52%
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 — Raleigh
SPC has placed Raleigh in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal 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 Raleigh
- 25801
- 25911