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Pickens, West Virginia Weather

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

Pickens, WV
Thursday, June 4 at 8:04 PM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
53%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
8:41 PM
Pickens, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPickens, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 73 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 73°
Pickens, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Clear
    71°50°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    74°58°+3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    44%
    78°61°+4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    45%
    67°60°-11°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    81°60°+14°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    10%
    77°56°-4°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    19%
    81°57°+4°
Pickens, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
291° · veering 21°
Direction
WNW
291°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
12
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 12 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 138SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Pickens, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
918.3
-1.9 mb in 3h · falling · 27.12 inHg
Now
918.3
mb
3h
-1.9
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 916921
910915920925930-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW921.1916.2916.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Pickens, WV
Air quality
46
AQI
Moderate
+24 in 6hPeak ~62 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 66 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 24 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
1.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
117μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 66 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 66
UV peak
4.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 66
Pickens, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
6%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
75.6mi
UNLIMITED
104 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
20:04 UTC ·Pickens, 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
20:04 UTC ·Pickens, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Pickens, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pickens, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pickens, WV
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:27 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
8:41 PM
Civil dusk
1:14 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Pickens, WV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
3:45 AM
Moonset
1:25 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Pickens, WV
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Pickens at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°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 4, 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 — Pickens

SPC has placed Pickens 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 Pickens

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.