Smithers, West Virginia Weather
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Smithers weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Overcast——83°63°—
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm53%0.36″82°72°-1°
- FridayJun 19Rain63%0.35″80°61°-2°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——82°57°+2°
- SundayJun 21Heavy Showers45%0.38″89°58°+7°
- MondayJun 22Heavy Showers74%0.50″80°58°-9°
- TuesdayJun 23Overcast49%—84°52°+4°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 6.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 30 around 1 PM.
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 46 now. With UV 6.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 30 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 6.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 30
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 8:30 AM
- Moonset
- 10:56 PM
- In sign
- ♌︎ Leo
Honeysuckle sweetens the night
Smithers at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Smithers
- Wed83°63°3%
- Thu82°72°53%
- Fri80°61°63%
- Sat82°57°3%
- Sun89°58°45%
- Mon80°58°74%
- Tue84°52°49%
- Wed80°58°13%
- Thu84°60°17%
- Fri86°56°29%
- Sat79°67°33%
- Sun70°66°44%
- Mon86°65°45%
- Tue81°67°45%
- Wed85°66°50%
- Thu75°65°55%
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 — Smithers
SPC has placed Smithers in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe 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 Smithers
- 25186