Rock Cave, West Virginia Weather
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Rock Cave weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Overcast——72°50°—
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——79°58°+7°
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm73%0.06″83°63°+4°
- FridayJun 19Overcast35%—77°54°-6°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——73°53°-4°
- SundayJun 21Light Showers38%0.28″84°51°+11°
- MondayJun 22Drizzle72%0.07″73°55°-11°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 32 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 5 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- light
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 8:24 AM
- Moonset
- 10:54 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Honeysuckle sweetens the night
Rock Cave at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Rock Cave
- Tue72°50°3%
- Wed79°59°5%
- Thu83°63°73%
- Fri77°54°35%
- Sat73°53°3%
- Sun84°51°38%
- Mon73°55°72%
- Tue82°49°60%
- Wed78°59°13%
- Thu75°60°16%
- Fri86°57°15%
- Sat92°64°48%
- Sun91°68°48%
- Mon93°65°39%
- Tue89°65°42%
- Wed82°65°42%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 — Rock Cave
SPC has placed Rock Cave in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Rock Cave
- 26234