Clifton, Ohio Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Clifton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast25%—92°71°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain47%0.85″88°71°-4°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm47%—81°67°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle12%—79°64°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear19%—84°64°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm43%—80°65°-4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle52%—78°69°-2°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI projected to climb to 72 over the next 6 hours. PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.6 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 56 now. With UV 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 41 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 56
- UV peak
- 5.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 41
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 11:29 PM
- Moonset
- 10:40 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Clifton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 45316
16-Day Forecast — Clifton
- Sat92°71°25%
- Sun88°71°47%
- Mon81°67°47%
- Tue79°64°12%
- Wed84°64°19%
- Thu80°65°43%
- Fri78°69°52%
- Sat84°66°27%
- Sun76°61°24%
- Mon69°54°11%
- Tue74°61°13%
- Wed82°63°32%
- Thu83°66°24%
- Fri83°69°19%
- Sat84°68°35%
- Sun85°70°29%
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 — Clifton
SPC has placed Clifton 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 Clifton
- 45316
- 45387