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South Charleston, West Virginia Weather

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South Charleston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

South Charleston, WV
Friday, June 5 at 7:10 AM
61
°
Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
79%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
South Charleston, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSouth Charleston, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 90°
South Charleston, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    90°59°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    91°66°+1°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    38%
    84°63°-7°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    20%
    0.05″
    77°66°-7°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Showers
    24%
    75°65°-2°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    86°66°+11°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Drizzle
    41%
    80°68°-6°
South Charleston, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
112° · veering 75°
Direction
ESE
112°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
8
avg 3
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 3 · pk 8 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 133SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
South Charleston, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.8
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 29.32 inHg
Now
992.8
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
-3.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992999
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW998.6992.0993.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
South Charleston, WV
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
-47 in 6h

AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 47 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 13.1 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
13.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneGood
51μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 13.1 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
South Charleston, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
37.1mi
UNLIMITED
141 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
07:10 UTC ·South Charleston, 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
07:10 UTC ·South Charleston, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
South Charleston, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
South Charleston, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
South Charleston, WV
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:33 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
1:19 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
South Charleston, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
4:22 AM
Moonset
2:36 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
South Charleston, WV
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

South Charleston at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 6 (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 — South Charleston

SPC has placed South Charleston in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 South Charleston

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.