Dunbar, West Virginia Weather
Solstice approaches — longest light. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dunbar weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——75°58°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——83°53°+8°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast13%—87°61°+4°
- ThursdayJun 18T-storm w/ Hail79%0.04″84°68°-3°
- FridayJun 19Light Showers74%0.29″77°60°-7°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——77°53°0°
- SundayJun 21Overcast26%—88°52°+11°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 4.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 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 42 now. With UV 4.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 4.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 19
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 6:05 AM
- Moonset
- 9:05 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Solstice approaches — longest light
Dunbar at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Dunbar
- Mon75°58°1%
- Tue83°53°8%
- Wed87°61°13%
- Thu84°68°79%
- Fri77°60°74%
- Sat77°53°3%
- Sun88°52°26%
- Mon72°62°47%
- Tue83°65°45%
- Wed84°66°21%
- Thu80°64°17%
- Fri84°61°31%
- Sat84°55°26%
- Sun97°62°32%
- Mon92°68°39%
- Tue79°67°45%
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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Dunbar
SPC has placed Dunbar in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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.
ZIP codes in Dunbar
- 25064