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Parkersburg, West Virginia Weather

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

Parkersburg, WV
Wednesday, June 3 at 10:59 PM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
35%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:48 PM
Parkersburg, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastParkersburg, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 57 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 57°H 81°
Parkersburg, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Mostly Clear
    78°48°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    81°57°+3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    87°59°+6°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    56%
    86°62°-1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    60%
    82°64°-4°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    91°62°+9°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    11%
    89°68°-2°
Parkersburg, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
000° · backing 32°
Direction
N
000°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 10 @ 11:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 64SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Parkersburg, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.2
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.57 inHg
Now
1001.2
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-4.7
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001005
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1005.11000.41000.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Parkersburg, WV
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
+31 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 81 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 31 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
2.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
126μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 81 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 81
UV peak
1.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 81
Parkersburg, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
115.8mi
UNLIMITED
123 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
22:59 UTC ·Parkersburg, 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
22:59 UTC ·Parkersburg, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Parkersburg, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Parkersburg, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Parkersburg, WV
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:30 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 48m
Sunset
8:48 PM
Civil dusk
1:20 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Parkersburg, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
3:14 AM
Moonset
12:26 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Parkersburg, WV
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

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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.

ZIP codes in Parkersburg

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.