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Arcanum, Ohio Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Arcanum, OH
Saturday, July 4 at 11:05 AM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
90°
Humidity
68%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
2:14 AM
Sunset
5:10 PM
Arcanum, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastArcanum, OH: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 27% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 71°H 88°
Arcanum, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Partly Cloudy
    27%
    88°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    0.01″
    85°71°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    81°67°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    78°62°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    82°64°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    43%
    81°66°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    54%
    78°69°-3°
Arcanum, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
192° · backing 24°
Direction
SSW
192°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 7 · pk 31 @ 7:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 341SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 24° from the ssw.
Arcanum, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.1
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.91 inHg
Now
979.1
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-3.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979983
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW983.1979.1979.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Arcanum, OH
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-1 in 6hPeak ~69 @ 9 PM

AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 78 now. With UV 6.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 70 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.

PM 2.5Good
12.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
124μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 78 now. With UV 6.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 70 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 78
UV peak
6.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 70

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Arcanum, OH
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
50.8mi
UNLIMITED
67 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
15:05 UTC · Arcanum, OH · 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
15:05 UTC · Arcanum, OH · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Arcanum, OH
Satellite · infrared · animated
Arcanum, OH
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Arcanum, OH
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:43 AM
Sunrise
2:14 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
5:10 PM
Civil dusk
9:44 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Arcanum, OH
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:33 PM
Moonset
10:43 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Arcanum, OH
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Arcanum at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 45304

16-Day Forecast — Arcanum

  1. Sat88°71°27%
  2. Sun85°71°34%
  3. Mon81°67°43%
  4. Tue78°62°10%
  5. Wed82°64°8%
  6. Thu81°66°43%
  7. Fri78°69°54%
  8. Sat83°66°32%
  9. Sun73°60°12%
  10. Mon70°60°10%
  11. Tue73°59°16%
  12. Wed81°62°35%
  13. Thu83°66°23%
  14. Fri81°68°20%
  15. Sat84°67°35%
  16. Sun86°69°32%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 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 — Arcanum

SPC has placed Arcanum in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Arcanum

  • 45304

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.