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Helvetia, West Virginia Weather

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

Helvetia, WV
Friday, June 5 at 7:10 AM
60
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
55°
Humidity
55%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
8:42 PM
Helvetia, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHelvetia, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 75°
Helvetia, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    75°57°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    26%
    78°61°+3°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    65%
    70°60°-8°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    0.04″
    73°64°+3°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Showers
    18%
    0.12″
    67°64°-6°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    74°62°+7°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    78°62°+4°
Helvetia, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
152° · veering 37°
Direction
SSE
152°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
11
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 11 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 136SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Helvetia, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
938.3
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 27.71 inHg
Now
938.3
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-4.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 938945
930935940945950-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW944.7937.6939.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Helvetia, WV
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
-13 in 6h

AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
4.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
60μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Helvetia, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
65%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
71.1mi
UNLIMITED
87 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
07:10 UTC ·Helvetia, 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
07:10 UTC ·Helvetia, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Helvetia, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Helvetia, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Helvetia, WV
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:26 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
8:42 PM
Civil dusk
1:14 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Helvetia, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
4:17 AM
Moonset
2:29 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Helvetia, WV
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

fungi
Jan 143% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Helvetia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 8 (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 — Helvetia

SPC has placed Helvetia in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Helvetia

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.