Bedford, Ohio Weather
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Bedford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle44%—90°68°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain45%1.5″82°69°-8°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle26%0.04″73°64°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast15%—77°65°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——83°63°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle41%—75°68°-8°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy37%—79°64°+4°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 27 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 1.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 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 5 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 1.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 1.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- calm
- 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 10:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bedford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 44146
15-Day Forecast — Bedford
- Sat90°68°44%
- Sun82°69°45%
- Mon73°64°26%
- Tue77°65°15%
- Wed83°63°8%
- Thu75°68°41%
- Fri79°64°37%
- Sat85°62°26%
- Sun78°69°24%
- Mon81°63°17%
- Tue78°63°21%
- Wed69°62°34%
- Thu81°60°33%
- Fri81°65°43%
- Sat76°65°30%
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 — Bedford
SPC has placed Bedford 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 Bedford
- 44146