Smithers, West Virginia Weather
Solstice approaches — longest light. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Smithers weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast12%—73°60°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——78°58°+5°
- WednesdayJun 17Drizzle——89°57°+11°
- ThursdayJun 18T-storm w/ Hvy Hail80%—87°71°-2°
- FridayJun 19Showers82%0.24″79°62°-8°
- SaturdayJun 20Partly Cloudy——77°52°-2°
- SundayJun 21Drizzle21%0.07″89°59°+12°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 1.00 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 1.00 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 1.00
- 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
- 6:04 AM
- Moonset
- 9:03 PM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Solstice approaches — longest light
Smithers at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Smithers
- Mon73°60°12%
- Tue78°58°3%
- Wed89°57°6%
- Thu87°71°80%
- Fri79°62°82%
- Sat77°52°4%
- Sun89°59°21%
- Mon70°60°52%
- Tue82°57°49%
- Wed82°59°26%
- Thu89°62°21%
- Fri86°66°36%
- Sat89°65°35%
- Sun92°67°42%
- Mon98°69°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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.
ZIP codes in Smithers
- 25186