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Weather in Botkins, Ohio

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Botkins, OH
Sunday, May 17 at 1:42 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
67°
Humidity
89%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Botkins, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
9p
52°
10p
50°
11p
47°
12a
46°
1a
45°
2a
44°
3a
43°
4a
42°
5a
42°
6a
42°
7a
46°
8a
54°
9a
59°
10a
62°
11a
65°
12p
65°
1p
66°
13%
2p
65°
3p
65°
4p
66°
5p
65°
6p
64°
7p
63°
8p
L 42°H 66°
Botkins, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    50%
    76°56°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    14%
    82°58°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    21%
    82°63°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    72%
    82°68°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    72%
    67°52°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    11%
    62°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    60°50°
Botkins, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
187° · veering 20°
Direction
S
187°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 12
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 12 · pk 33 @ 8:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 20° from the s.
Botkins, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.9
-0.6 mb in 3h · steady · 28.91 inHg
Now
978.9
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
+1.8
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977980
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Botkins, OH
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.2 μg/m³
PM 10
4.5 μg/m³
NO₂
5.0 μg/m³
Ozone
82.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Botkins, OH
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:49 AM
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
1:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Botkins, OH
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:24 AM
Moonset
1:16 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Botkins, OH
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Botkins at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Botkins

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.