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

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

Congress, OH
Saturday, July 4 at 10:10 AM
78
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
81%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
2:01 AM
Sunset
5:03 PM
Congress, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCongress, OH: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 29% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 70°H 92°
Congress, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    29%
    92°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Showers
    43%
    0.07″
    84°69°-8°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    47%
    78°65°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    76°63°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    10%
    83°63°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    46%
    81°64°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    47%
    77°68°-4°
Congress, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
173° · backing 63°
Direction
S
173°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 8 · pk 35 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 217SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 63° from the s.
Congress, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
974.1
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.77 inHg
Now
974.1
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-3.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 974978
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW978.1974.1974.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Congress, OH
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
-5 in 6hPeak ~63 @ 8 PM

AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 58 now. With UV 5.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 42 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
6.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
112μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 58 now. With UV 5.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 42 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 58
UV peak
5.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 42

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Congress, OH
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
27%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
37.3mi
UNLIMITED
96 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
14:10 UTC · Congress, 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
14:10 UTC · Congress, OH · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Congress, OH
Satellite · infrared · animated
Congress, OH
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Congress, OH
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:29 AM
Sunrise
2:01 AM
Daylight
15h 02m
Sunset
5:03 PM
Civil dusk
9:37 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Congress, OH
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:24 PM
Moonset
10:31 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Congress, OH
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Congress at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Congress

  1. Sat92°70°29%
  2. Sun84°69°43%
  3. Mon78°65°47%
  4. Tue76°63°17%
  5. Wed83°63°10%
  6. Thu81°64°46%
  7. Fri77°68°47%
  8. Sat83°65°33%
  9. Sun73°60°23%
  10. Mon63°57°14%
  11. Tue78°60°16%
  12. Wed82°63°26%
  13. Thu84°66°29%
  14. Fri83°68°23%
  15. Sat83°67°32%
  16. Sun83°64°32%

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 — Congress

SPC has placed Congress 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 Congress

  • 44287

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.