Benton Ridge, Ohio Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Benton Ridge weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast21%—87°70°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain33%0.98″79°70°-8°
- MondayJul 6Overcast22%—78°66°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——79°63°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——84°63°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle36%—81°66°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle32%—81°69°0°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.1 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 7 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 3.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 3.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 10:39 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Benton Ridge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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
- Sat87°70°21%
- Sun79°70°33%
- Mon78°66°22%
- Tue79°63°7%
- Wed84°63°8%
- Thu81°66°36%
- Fri81°69°32%
- Sat83°66°22%
- Sun75°60°19%
- Mon63°60°8%
- Tue75°61°15%
- Wed83°63°29%
- Thu84°67°32%
- Fri84°69°20%
- Sat84°68°29%
- Sun86°68°29%
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 — 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