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Sophia, West Virginia Weather

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

Sophia, WV
Thursday, June 4 at 10:04 PM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
37%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
8:42 PM
Sophia, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSophia, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 57 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 57°H 81°
Sophia, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Clear
    77°50°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    81°57°+4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    81°59°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Rain
    45%
    0.27″
    77°59°-4°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    41%
    0.08″
    78°63°+1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    20%
    69°58°-9°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    23%
    81°55°+12°
Sophia, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
216° · veering 155°
Direction
SW
216°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
8
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 8 @ 12:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 117SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Sophia, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
935.7
-2.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 27.63 inHg
Now
935.7
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
-4.6
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 934939
930935940945-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW939.4934.1934.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Sophia, WV
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
+18 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 18 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
94μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
1.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 44
Sophia, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
109.1mi
UNLIMITED
112 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
22:04 UTC ·Sophia, 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
22:04 UTC ·Sophia, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Sophia, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sophia, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sophia, WV
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:34 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:42 PM
Civil dusk
1:14 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Sophia, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
3:46 AM
Moonset
1:32 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Sophia, WV
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sophia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 2 (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 4, 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 — Sophia

SPC has placed Sophia 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 Sophia

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.