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Fireflies rise from the lawn. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Friendly, WV
Friday, June 5 at 7:11 AM
59
°
Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
81%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:48 PM
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Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFriendly, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 85°
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7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    85°57°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    72%
    84°66°-1°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    72%
    79°64°-5°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    10%
    0.02″
    79°66°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    0.01″
    75°66°-4°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    87°66°+12°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Drizzle
    30%
    0.05″
    85°68°-2°
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Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
153° · veering 63°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 2
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 2 · pk 10 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 155SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
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Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.9
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 29.41 inHg
Now
995.9
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
-4.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9961002
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1001.5995.5996.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Friendly, WV
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
-60 in 6h

AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 60 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.94 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneGood
59μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
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Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
11%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
33.4mi
UNLIMITED
116 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
07:11 UTC ·Friendly, 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
07:11 UTC ·Friendly, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
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Satellite · infrared · animated
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
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Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:27 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
8:48 PM
Civil dusk
1:21 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
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The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
4:23 AM
Moonset
2:31 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
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Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

fungi
Jan 143% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Friendly at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 13 (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 — Friendly

SPC has placed Friendly in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal 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 Friendly

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.