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Cortland, Ohio Weather

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

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

Cortland, OH
Saturday, July 4 at 10:13 AM
79
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
85°
Humidity
71%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:55 AM
Sunset
4:59 PM
Cortland, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCortland, OH: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 52% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 69°H 92°
Cortland, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    52%
    0.05″
    92°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    0.02″
    85°69°-7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    46%
    0.02″
    76°66°-9°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    16%
    84°62°+8°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Partly Cloudy
    86°62°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    46%
    86°65°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    37%
    82°67°-4°
Cortland, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
164° · backing 91°
Direction
SSE
164°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
24
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 24 @ 10:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 422SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Cortland, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.6
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 28.90 inHg
Now
978.6
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978982
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW981.8978.2978.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Cortland, OH
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
-3 in 6hPeak ~70 @ 8 PM

AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 55 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 45 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
7.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
110μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 55 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 45 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 55
UV peak
6.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 45

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Cortland, OH
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
51%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
45.1mi
UNLIMITED
82 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
14:13 UTC · Cortland, 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
14:13 UTC · Cortland, OH · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Cortland, OH
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cortland, OH
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cortland, OH
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:22 AM
Sunrise
1:55 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
4:59 PM
Civil dusk
9:34 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Cortland, OH
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:19 PM
Moonset
10:25 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Cortland, OH
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cortland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°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 code: 44410

16-Day Forecast — Cortland

  1. Sat92°68°52%
  2. Sun85°69°30%
  3. Mon76°66°46%
  4. Tue84°62°16%
  5. Wed86°62°9%
  6. Thu86°65°46%
  7. Fri82°67°37%
  8. Sat86°63°29%
  9. Sun73°61°22%
  10. Mon69°59°16%
  11. Tue77°57°15%
  12. Wed86°65°29%
  13. Thu90°67°27%
  14. Fri88°68°29%
  15. Sat82°67°31%
  16. Sun86°62°26%

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 — Cortland

SPC has placed Cortland 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 Cortland

  • 44410

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.