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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 9:41 AM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
85°
Humidity
81%
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 73 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 29% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 73°H 91°
Cardington, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    29%
    91°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    0.02″
    86°73°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    38%
    80°66°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    77°64°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Partly Cloudy
    12%
    84°64°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    47%
    80°64°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    48%
    77°69°-3°
Cardington, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
194° · backing 37°
Direction
SSW
194°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
12
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 176SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 37° from the ssw.
Cardington, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.8
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 28.96 inHg
Now
980.8
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980984
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW983.9979.8980.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Cardington, OH
Air quality
28
AQI
Good
-8 in 6hPeak ~54 @ 8 PM

AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 3.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 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 8 PM.

PM 2.5Good
6.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
76μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 3.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 36
UV peak
3.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 18

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Cardington, OH
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
36.9mi
UNLIMITED
78 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
13:41 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
13:41 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
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:26 PM
Moonset
10:35 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Cardington, OH
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cardington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°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. Sat90°70°29%
  2. Sun86°73°33%
  3. Mon80°66°38%
  4. Tue77°64°15%
  5. Wed84°64°12%
  6. Thu80°64°47%
  7. Fri77°69°48%
  8. Sat84°66°37%
  9. Sun72°60°24%
  10. Mon63°55°13%
  11. Tue76°61°15%
  12. Wed82°64°23%
  13. Thu84°67°23%
  14. Fri83°69°19%
  15. Sat83°68°40%
  16. Sun86°69°35%

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 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 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.