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Craigsville, West Virginia Weather

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

Craigsville, WV
Friday, June 5 at 5:55 AM
56
°
Clear
Feels like
53°
Humidity
67%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:42 PM
Craigsville, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCraigsville, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 54°H 78°
Craigsville, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    78°54°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    16%
    80°60°+2°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    46%
    76°59°-4°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    26%
    0.12″
    77°63°+1°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    16%
    0.04″
    68°63°-9°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    77°62°+9°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    0.01″
    72°62°-5°
Craigsville, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
115° · veering 25°
Direction
ESE
115°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
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 @ 8:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 114SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Craigsville, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
936.5
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 27.65 inHg
Now
936.5
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-3.6
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 935944
930935940945950-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW943.7935.4937.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Craigsville, WV
Air quality
26
AQI
Good
-16 in 6h

AQI 26 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 16 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
8.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneGood
26μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Craigsville, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
51.4mi
UNLIMITED
95 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
05:55 UTC ·Craigsville, 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
05:55 UTC ·Craigsville, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Craigsville, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Craigsville, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Craigsville, WV
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:29 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:42 PM
Civil dusk
1:15 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Craigsville, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
4:18 AM
Moonset
2:32 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Craigsville, WV
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

fungi
Jan 143% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Craigsville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 21°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 6 (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 — Craigsville

SPC has placed Craigsville 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 Craigsville

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.