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Cardington, Ohio Weather

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

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

Cardington, OH
Saturday, July 4 at 4:15 PM
88
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
94°
Humidity
61%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
2:06 AM
Sunset
5:05 PM
Cardington, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCardington, OH: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 37% chance of precipitation at 10 AM.
L 70°H 88°
Cardington, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Showers
    31%
    2.5″
    88°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    37%
    87°70°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    61%
    80°67°-7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    14%
    0.03″
    73°64°-7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    81°62°+8°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    37%
    0.11″
    77°63°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    60%
    0.15″
    77°68°
Cardington, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
285° · veering 32°
Direction
WNW
285°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 7
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 7 · pk 32 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 204SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 32° from the wnw.
Cardington, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.2
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 28.92 inHg
Now
979.2
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979982
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW981.5979.0979.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Cardington, OH
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
+25 in 6hPeak ~83 @ 11 PM

AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 25 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 90 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
10.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
131μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 90 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 90
UV peak
5.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 90

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
light
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Cardington, OH
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
59%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
63.8mi
UNLIMITED
69 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
20:15 UTC · Cardington, 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
20:15 UTC · Cardington, OH · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Cardington, OH
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cardington, OH
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cardington, OH
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:34 AM
Sunrise
2:06 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
5:05 PM
Civil dusk
9:39 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Cardington, OH
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:26 PM
Moonset
10:35 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Cardington, OH
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cardington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°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: 43315

16-Day Forecast — Cardington

  1. Sat89°70°31%
  2. Sun87°71°37%
  3. Mon80°67°61%
  4. Tue73°64°14%
  5. Wed81°62°7%
  6. Thu77°63°37%
  7. Fri77°68°60%
  8. Sat73°62°25%
  9. Sun72°57°14%
  10. Mon71°56°17%
  11. Tue74°55°13%
  12. Wed77°57°42%
  13. Thu79°58°39%
  14. Fri81°63°39%
  15. Sat76°67°36%
  16. Sun74°67°65%

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 — Cardington

SPC has placed Cardington in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Cardington

  • 43315

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.