McMechen, West Virginia Weather
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McMechen weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——70°57°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——76°53°+6°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast19%—81°60°+5°
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm80%0.47″84°64°+3°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle20%—77°57°-7°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——74°49°-3°
- SundayJun 21Light Drizzle22%0.06″80°53°+6°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
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- Moonrise
- 7:04 AM
- Moonset
- 10:09 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Honeysuckle sweetens the night
McMechen at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — McMechen
- Mon70°57°9%
- Tue76°54°2%
- Wed81°60°19%
- Thu84°64°80%
- Fri77°57°20%
- Sat74°49°3%
- Sun80°53°22%
- Mon72°52°47%
- Tue77°50°36%
- Wed77°54°21%
- Thu87°55°24%
- Fri94°63°40%
- Sat86°66°34%
- Sun84°66°52%
- Mon95°70°48%
- Tue86°63°49%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — McMechen
SPC has placed McMechen in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 McMechen
- 26040