Bellefontaine, Ohio Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bellefontaine weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast31%—89°71°—
- SundayJul 5Rain31%0.16″84°70°-5°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm31%—78°65°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——79°62°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast12%—82°62°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle42%—80°64°-2°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm47%—76°69°-4°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 3.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 10:39 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Bellefontaine at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 43311
16-Day Forecast — Bellefontaine
- Sat88°71°31%
- Sun84°70°31%
- Mon78°65°31%
- Tue79°62°9%
- Wed82°62°12%
- Thu80°64°42%
- Fri76°69°47%
- Sat83°65°24%
- Sun73°59°22%
- Mon62°55°10%
- Tue72°60°11%
- Wed81°62°35%
- Thu83°66°23%
- Fri80°68°23%
- Sat83°66°35%
- Sun86°68°26%
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 — Bellefontaine
SPC has placed Bellefontaine 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 Bellefontaine
- 43311