Bowling Green, Ohio Weather
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Bowling Green weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast24%—88°71°—
- SundayJul 5Light Showers34%2.1″77°71°-11°
- MondayJul 6Overcast24%—79°68°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°64°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear——85°64°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle33%—81°66°-4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle31%—80°69°-1°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 during the projected peak around 8 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 3.6 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 3.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 10:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bowling Green at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 43402, 43403
16-Day Forecast — Bowling Green
- Sat88°71°24%
- Sun77°71°34%
- Mon79°68°24%
- Tue80°64°7%
- Wed85°64°8%
- Thu81°66°33%
- Fri80°69°31%
- Sat83°66°22%
- Sun75°64°19%
- Mon64°61°9%
- Tue77°60°16%
- Wed84°64°26%
- Thu86°68°25%
- Fri85°69°15%
- Sat86°68°23%
- Sun87°67°23%
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 — Bowling Green
SPC has placed Bowling Green 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 Bowling Green
- 43402
- 43403