Smithfield, West Virginia Weather
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Smithfield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——70°57°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——74°53°+4°
- WednesdayJun 17Light Drizzle17%—82°56°+8°
- ThursdayJun 18Showers77%0.70″77°64°-5°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle58%—76°56°-1°
- SaturdayJun 20Partly Cloudy——74°48°-2°
- SundayJun 21Light Rain24%0.18″62°55°-12°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~66%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:55 AM
- Moonset
- 9:05 PM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Solstice approaches — longest light
Smithfield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Smithfield
- Mon70°57°9%
- Tue74°53°1%
- Wed82°56°17%
- Thu77°64°77%
- Fri76°56°58%
- Sat74°48°4%
- Sun62°55°24%
- Mon77°56°44%
- Tue80°50°42%
- Wed86°57°18%
- Thu81°63°17%
- Fri83°62°39%
- Sat85°57°30%
- Sun82°60°35%
- Mon97°70°45%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Smithfield
SPC has placed Smithfield 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 Smithfield
- 26437