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Creston, Ohio Weather

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

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

Creston, OH
Saturday, July 4 at 9:31 AM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
82°
Humidity
77%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
2:01 AM
Sunset
5:03 PM
Creston, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCreston, OH: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 29% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 70°H 92°
Creston, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    29%
    92°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    0.02″
    83°68°-9°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    47%
    79°66°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    77°64°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    84°64°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    44%
    82°65°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    45%
    78°68°-4°
Creston, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
153° · backing 93°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
40
avg 8
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 8 · pk 40 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 204SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 93° from the sse.
Creston, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.6
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.99 inHg
Now
981.6
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981984
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW984.4980.8981.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Creston, OH
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
-6 in 6hPeak ~63 @ 8 PM

AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 4.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 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
4.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
88μg/m³
UV IndexLow
2.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 4.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
4.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 22

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Creston, OH
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
95%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
36.1mi
UNLIMITED
100 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
13:31 UTC · Creston, 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
13:31 UTC · Creston, OH · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Creston, OH
Satellite · infrared · animated
Creston, OH
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Creston, OH
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:28 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.
Creston, OH
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:23 PM
Moonset
10:31 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Creston, OH
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Creston at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°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.

ZIP code: 44217

16-Day Forecast — Creston

  1. Sat91°69°29%
  2. Sun83°68°47%
  3. Mon79°66°47%
  4. Tue77°64°16%
  5. Wed84°64°9%
  6. Thu82°65°44%
  7. Fri78°68°45%
  8. Sat83°66°27%
  9. Sun74°61°23%
  10. Mon64°58°14%
  11. Tue79°60°16%
  12. Wed83°64°26%
  13. Thu85°67°29%
  14. Fri84°69°23%
  15. Sat83°69°32%
  16. Sun84°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 — Creston

SPC has placed Creston 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 Creston

  • 44217

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.