Charleston, West Virginia Weather
Solstice approaches — longest light. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Charleston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——76°60°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——83°56°+7°
- WednesdayJun 17Drizzle11%0.02″87°63°+4°
- ThursdayJun 18T-storm w/ Hvy Hail79%—83°70°-4°
- FridayJun 19Showers73%0.28″81°59°-2°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——79°52°-2°
- SundayJun 21Heavy Drizzle26%0.17″81°58°+2°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 4.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 6:04 AM
- Moonset
- 9:05 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Solstice approaches — longest light
Charleston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°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 — Charleston
- Mon76°60°2%
- Tue83°56°6%
- Wed87°63°11%
- Thu83°70°79%
- Fri81°59°73%
- Sat79°52°3%
- Sun81°58°26%
- Mon68°64°47%
- Tue79°58°46%
- Wed84°54°22%
- Thu88°65°18%
- Fri90°64°31%
- Sat89°69°26%
- Sun96°69°32%
- Mon95°71°39%
- Tue90°70°45%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Charleston
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 — Charleston
SPC has placed Charleston 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 Charleston
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