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Benton Ridge, Ohio Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Benton Ridge, OH
Saturday, July 4 at 10:06 PM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
86°
Humidity
74%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
2:08 AM
Sunset
5:10 PM
Benton Ridge, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBenton Ridge, OH: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 47% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 71°H 82°
Benton Ridge, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    13%
    87°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    47%
    0.26″
    82°71°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    62%
    76°66°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Mostly Clear
    19%
    80°62°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    82°64°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    45%
    0.02″
    82°67°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    49%
    0.09″
    79°67°-3°
Benton Ridge, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
270° · veering 157°
Direction
W
270°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 6 · pk 14 @ 9:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 248SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Benton Ridge, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.3
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 29.10 inHg
Now
985.3
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984988
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.4984.4985.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Benton Ridge, OH
Air quality
78
AQI
Moderate
+29 in 6h

AQI 78 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 29 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
6.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
90μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Benton Ridge, OH
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
44.4mi
UNLIMITED
76 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
02:06 UTC · Benton Ridge, 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
02:06 UTC · Benton Ridge, OH · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Benton Ridge, OH
Satellite · infrared · animated
Benton Ridge, OH
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Benton Ridge, OH
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:36 AM
Sunrise
2:08 AM
Daylight
15h 02m
Sunset
5:10 PM
Civil dusk
9:45 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Benton Ridge, OH
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:53 PM
Moonset
11:46 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Benton Ridge, OH
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Benton Ridge at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 45816

16-Day Forecast — Benton Ridge

  1. Sat87°70°13%
  2. Sun82°71°47%
  3. Mon76°66°62%
  4. Tue80°62°19%
  5. Wed82°64°4%
  6. Thu82°67°45%
  7. Fri79°67°49%
  8. Sat77°62°30%
  9. Sun74°56°12%
  10. Mon77°54°13%
  11. Tue78°59°10%
  12. Wed78°64°29%
  13. Thu78°59°26%
  14. Fri83°63°35%
  15. Sat88°69°32%
  16. Sun79°71°29%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — Benton Ridge

SPC has placed Benton Ridge 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 Benton Ridge

  • 45816
  • 45840

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.