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Blue Jay, Ohio Weather

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

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

Blue Jay, OH
Saturday, July 4 at 5:45 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
87%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
2:18 AM
Sunset
5:08 PM
Blue Jay, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBlue Jay, OH: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 25% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 71°H 94°
Blue Jay, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    25%
    94°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    50%
    89°71°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    0.01″
    75°67°-14°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Partly Cloudy
    18%
    82°63°+7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    19%
    85°64°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    0.04″
    78°66°-7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    54%
    80°67°+2°
Blue Jay, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
146° · veering 146°
Direction
SE
146°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 3
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 3 · pk 10 @ 4:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 232SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Blue Jay, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.5
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.22 inHg
Now
989.5
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989993
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW993.1988.8988.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Blue Jay, OH
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
-10 in 6h

AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneGood
57μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Blue Jay, OH
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
28.3mi
UNLIMITED
70 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
09:45 UTC · Blue Jay, 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
09:45 UTC · Blue Jay, OH · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Blue Jay, OH
Satellite · infrared · animated
Blue Jay, OH
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Blue Jay, OH
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:46 AM
Sunrise
2:18 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
5:08 PM
Civil dusk
9:42 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Blue Jay, OH
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:32 PM
Moonset
10:45 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Blue Jay, OH
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Blue Jay at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Blue Jay

  1. Sat94°71°25%
  2. Sun89°71°50%
  3. Mon75°67°50%
  4. Tue82°63°18%
  5. Wed85°64°19%
  6. Thu78°66°38%
  7. Fri80°67°54%
  8. Sat87°69°35%
  9. Sun80°67°23%
  10. Mon89°65°11%
  11. Tue84°64°12%
  12. Wed77°60°32%
  13. Thu84°62°35%
  14. Fri84°67°43%
  15. Sat80°66°39%

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 — Blue Jay

SPC has placed Blue Jay 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 Blue Jay

  • 45002

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.