Bluffton, Ohio Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bluffton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast21%—89°69°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers36%4.8″82°71°-7°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle32%—79°66°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——79°63°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——83°63°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle37%—81°65°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle49%—80°69°-1°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 95 now. With UV 7.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 96 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 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 95 now. With UV 7.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 96 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 95
- UV peak
- 7.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 96
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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 scorching afternoon
Bluffton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 45817
16-Day Forecast — Bluffton
- Sat89°69°21%
- Sun82°71°36%
- Mon79°66°32%
- Tue79°63°8%
- Wed83°63°5%
- Thu81°65°37%
- Fri80°69°49%
- Sat83°65°26%
- Sun75°60°13%
- Mon63°59°15%
- Tue74°60°13%
- Wed83°63°29%
- Thu84°67°32%
- Fri84°69°20%
- Sat85°67°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 — Bluffton
SPC has placed Bluffton 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 Bluffton
- 45817