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Idamay, West Virginia Weather

Honeysuckle sweetens the night. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Idamay, WV
Tuesday, June 16 at 11:10 PM
64
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
64°
Humidity
56%
Wind
0 mph
Sunrise
1:53 AM
Sunset
4:50 PM
Idamay, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastIdamay, WV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 81°
Idamay, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    76°50°
  2. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Overcast
    13%
    81°59°+5°
  3. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Rain
    70%
    0.45″
    83°58°+2°
  4. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    20%
    78°52°-5°
  5. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    74°52°-4°
  6. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Light Showers
    41%
    0.29″
    81°50°+7°
  7. Monday
    Jun 22
    Light Drizzle
    65%
    0.04″
    74°54°-7°
Idamay, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
180° · backing 142°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
0
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
Beaufort · 0 · CALM
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 14 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 249SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The air is still. Smoke rises straight up.
Idamay, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
963.2
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.44 inHg
Now
963.2
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
-4.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 963968
955960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW968.0962.8963.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Idamay, WV
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
+1 in 6h

AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 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
12.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
71μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 6

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Idamay, WV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
73%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
67.5mi
UNLIMITED
113 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
03:10 UTC · Idamay, 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
03:10 UTC · Idamay, WV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Idamay, WV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Idamay, WV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Idamay, WV
Almanac · Tuesday, June 16
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:22 AM
Sunrise
1:53 AM
Daylight
14h 57m
Sunset
4:50 PM
Civil dusk
9:23 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Idamay, WV
The moon
Waxing Crescent
6% illuminated
Moonrise
8:21 AM
Moonset
10:56 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Idamay, WV
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Honeysuckle sweetens the night

plant
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Idamay at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Idamay

  1. Tue76°50°3%
  2. Wed81°59°13%
  3. Thu83°58°70%
  4. Fri78°52°20%
  5. Sat74°52°2%
  6. Sun81°50°41%
  7. Mon74°54°65%
  8. Tue82°50°44%
  9. Wed71°57°14%
  10. Thu82°60°19%
  11. Fri85°56°13%
  12. Sat92°62°38%
  13. Sun94°64°43%
  14. Mon94°65°39%
  15. Tue93°66°42%
  16. Wed86°66°37%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 17, 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 — Idamay

SPC has placed Idamay in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Idamay

  • 26576

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.