Parkersburg, West Virginia Weather
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Parkersburg weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Mostly Clear——77°48°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——81°56°+4°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——87°58°+6°
- SaturdayJun 6Heavy Drizzle48%—86°62°-1°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers60%—82°64°-4°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——91°62°+9°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast——89°68°-2°
Ozone at AQI 80 now. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 83 by mid-afternoon.
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 80 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 83 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 80
- UV peak
- 7.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 83
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- Wind
- light
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 3:14 AM
- Moonset
- 12:26 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Parkersburg at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 12 (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 3, 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.