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Terra Alta, West Virginia Weather

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Terra Alta weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Terra Alta, WV
Friday, June 5 at 9:38 AM
54
°
Clear
Feels like
51°
Humidity
69%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
8:41 PM
Terra Alta, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastTerra Alta, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 73 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 73°
Terra Alta, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    73°54°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Rain
    59%
    0.11″
    68°59°-5°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    69%
    77°59°+9°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Heavy Showers
    13%
    0.81″
    77°61°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Rain
    24%
    0.25″
    70°60°-7°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Drizzle
    42%
    72°59°+2°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    75°59°+3°
Terra Alta, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
198° · backing 133°
Direction
SSW
198°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 13 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 168SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Terra Alta, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
926.4
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 27.36 inHg
Now
926.4
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
-4.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 926932
920925930935940-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW932.4925.8927.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Terra Alta, WV
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 by mid-afternoon.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
3.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
82μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 17
Terra Alta, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
8%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
45.3mi
UNLIMITED
92 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
09:38 UTC ·Terra Alta, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
09:38 UTC ·Terra Alta, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Terra Alta, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Terra Alta, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Terra Alta, WV
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:21 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
8:41 PM
Civil dusk
1:15 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Terra Alta, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
4:16 AM
Moonset
2:24 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Terra Alta, WV
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

fungi
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Terra Alta at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 22°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 13 (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 — Terra Alta

SPC has placed Terra Alta in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Terra Alta

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.