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Petroleum, WV Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (26161)

Current Conditions From Nearby Station  

53°F
Feels Like 53°F  
Humidity 95% Dew Point 52°F Wind Calm 0 MPH Barometer 30.32 in.770.1 mm
Solar Rad 0 w/m2
Report from a MADIS/MESONET station 12.6 miles SSW of central Petroleum
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Current Conditions From Nearby Station  

53°F
Feels Like 53°F  
Humidity 95% Dew Point 52°F Wind Calm 0 MPH Barometer 30.32 in.770.1 mm
Solar Rad 0 w/m2
Report from a MADIS/MESONET station 12.6 miles SSW of central Petroleum
at

Point Forecast at a Glance

SatOct 4
Sat Oct 4: Clear, Low 52°F
 
52°
SunOct 5
Sun Oct 5: Sunny, High 83°F, Low 55°F
83°
55°
MonOct 6
Mon Oct 6: Sunny, High 83°F, Low 60°F
83°
60°
TueOct 7
Tue Oct 7: Thunderstorms, High 74°F, Low 56°F
70%
74°
56°
WedOct 8
Wed Oct 8: Thunderstorms, High 67°F, Low 45°F
70%
67°
45°
ThuOct 9
Thu Oct 9: Sunny, High 70°F, Low 48°F
10%
70°
48°
FriOct 10
Fri Oct 10: Chance Rain Showers, High 72°F, Low 53°F
20%
72°
53°


This Date in Weather History

1777 - The Battle of Germantown was fought in a morning fog that grew more dense with the smoke of battle, causing great confusion. Americans firing at each other contributed to the loss of the battle.

More on this and other weather history


Petroleum 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Saturday Oct 4

Clear

Night: Clear, with a low around 52. East wind around 2 mph.

Sunday Oct 5

Sunny

Day: Patchy fog before 10am. Sunny, with a high near 83. South wind around 3 mph.

Clear

Night: Clear, with a low around 55. Southeast wind 1 to 5 mph.

Monday Oct 6

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 83. South wind around 5 mph.

Showers with Mostly Cloudy

Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Oct 7

Thunderstorms

Day: A chance of rain showers before 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thunderstorms

Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Wednesday Oct 8

Thunderstorms

Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.

Thursday Oct 9

Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

Clear

Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

Friday Oct 10

Chance Rain Showers

Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

Chance Rain Showers

Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Saturday Oct 11

Chance Rain Showers

Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

Sun & Moon   Monthly

First Light 6:58 AM

Sunrise 7:25 AM

Sunset 7:04 PM

Last Light 7:31 PM

Moonrise 5:47 PM

Moonset 4:20 AM

Moon Phase

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Contiguous United States Extremes

Sat's High Temperature
98 at Rio Grande Village, TX

Sat's Low Temperature
24 at 19 Miles Northeast Of Kirk, OR


Weather Folklore

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About Petroleum, West Virginia

Petroleum (also Rogers) is an unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. Its elevation is 699 feet (213 m). Its post office closed on November 9, 2002, but the community still has a ZIP code of 26161. The North Bend Rail Trail passes through the community.

Petroleum was platted in 1854 when the railroad was extended to that point. The community was named after a nearby creek where oil naturally occurs.

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