Botkins, Ohio Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Botkins weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast30%—88°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast33%—85°70°-3°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle33%—80°65°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——79°62°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast13%—83°63°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle49%—82°65°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle52%0.01″78°70°-4°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.8 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 47 now. With UV 5.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 34 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 5.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 34
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 10:41 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Botkins at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 45306
16-Day Forecast — Botkins
- Sat88°70°30%
- Sun85°70°33%
- Mon80°65°33%
- Tue79°62°8%
- Wed83°63°13%
- Thu82°65°49%
- Fri78°70°52%
- Sat84°65°27%
- Sun73°59°23%
- Mon67°56°10%
- Tue73°61°14%
- Wed82°62°35%
- Thu84°66°23%
- Fri82°69°23%
- Sat83°67°35%
- Sun86°69°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 — Botkins
SPC has placed Botkins 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 Botkins
- 45306
- 45302