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West Union, West Virginia Weather

Solstice approaches — longest light. Day 86 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

West Union, WV
Saturday, June 13 at 4:38 AM
63
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
89%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
1:55 AM
Sunset
4:50 PM
West Union, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWest Union, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 86°
West Union, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 13
    Overcast
    86°61°
  2. Sunday
    Jun 14
    Light Drizzle
    80%
    0.02″
    86°65°
  3. Monday
    Jun 15
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    75°56°-11°
  4. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    77°54°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    86°56°+9°
  6. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Showers
    62%
    0.65″
    73°68°-13°
  7. Friday
    Jun 19
    Light Showers
    43%
    0.29″
    81°60°+8°
West Union, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
201° · backing 23°
Direction
SSW
201°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 7
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 7 · pk 24 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 132SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
West Union, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.7
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 29.14 inHg
Now
986.7
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
+3.0
mb
24h
+3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983987
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.9983.1986.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
West Union, WV
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
68μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 14

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
West Union, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.9mi
UNLIMITED
68 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
08:38 UTC · West Union, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
08:38 UTC · West Union, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
West Union, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
West Union, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
West Union, WV
Almanac · Saturday, June 13
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
Civil dawn
5:25 AM
Sunrise
1:55 AM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
4:50 PM
Civil dusk
9:23 PM
Planting note
Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
West Union, WV
The moon
Waning Crescent
4% illuminated
Moonrise
4:06 AM
Moonset
7:54 PM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
West Union, WV
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Solstice approaches — longest light

plant
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

West Union at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.

15-Day Forecast — West Union

  1. Sat86°61°0%
  2. Sun86°65°80%
  3. Mon75°56°38%
  4. Tue77°54°2%
  5. Wed86°56°21%
  6. Thu73°68°62%
  7. Fri81°60°43%
  8. Sat80°55°17%
  9. Sun85°55°32%
  10. Mon79°60°35%
  11. Tue84°53°31%
  12. Wed87°58°23%
  13. Thu86°63°33%
  14. Fri83°62°30%
  15. Sat78°57°35%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 13, 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 — West Union

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

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe 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 West Union

  • 26456

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.