Richwood, West Virginia Weather
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Richwood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Overcast——78°56°—
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast12%—78°59°0°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers42%—75°61°-3°
- MondayJun 8Heavy Drizzle27%0.12″76°65°+1°
- TuesdayJun 9Drizzle18%0.03″69°65°-7°
- WednesdayJun 10Foggy38%—75°64°+6°
- ThursdayJun 11Light Drizzle39%—72°64°-3°
AQI 26 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.87 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 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 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
- 4:17 AM
- Moonset
- 2:31 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Richwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°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 5, 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 — Richwood
SPC has placed Richwood in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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.