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Damascus, Ohio Weather

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

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

Damascus, OH
Saturday, July 4 at 11:15 AM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
90°
Humidity
74%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
1:57 AM
Sunset
4:58 PM
Damascus, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDamascus, OH: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 48% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 69°H 89°
Damascus, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Showers
    48%
    0.30″
    89°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    51%
    83°69°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    81%
    0.07″
    77°66°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    81°63°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Mostly Clear
    83°61°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    83°65°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    63%
    80°68°-3°
Damascus, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
195° · backing 42°
Direction
SSW
195°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
31
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 31 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 222SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 42° from the ssw.
Damascus, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
973.0
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 28.73 inHg
Now
973.0
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973977
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW976.6972.8973.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Damascus, OH
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-3 in 6hPeak ~83 @ 9 PM

AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 96 now. With UV 7.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 93 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 9 PM.

PM 2.5Good
6.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
135μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 96 now. With UV 7.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 93 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 96
UV peak
7.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 93

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Damascus, OH
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
9%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
45.5mi
UNLIMITED
90 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
15:15 UTC · Damascus, 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
15:15 UTC · Damascus, OH · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Damascus, OH
Satellite · infrared · animated
Damascus, OH
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Damascus, OH
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:25 AM
Sunrise
1:57 AM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
4:58 PM
Civil dusk
9:33 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Damascus, OH
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:19 PM
Moonset
10:27 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Damascus, OH
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Damascus at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 44619

16-Day Forecast — Damascus

  1. Sat89°70°48%
  2. Sun83°69°51%
  3. Mon77°66°81%
  4. Tue81°63°23%
  5. Wed83°61°5%
  6. Thu83°65°26%
  7. Fri80°68°63%
  8. Sat82°63°28%
  9. Sun74°61°17%
  10. Mon68°56°20%
  11. Tue76°58°23%
  12. Wed84°64°26%
  13. Thu86°67°26%
  14. Fri83°68°23%
  15. Sat83°67°30%
  16. Sun83°62°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 — Damascus

SPC has placed Damascus 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 Damascus

  • 44460
  • 44619

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.