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East Palestine, Ohio Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

East Palestine, OH
Saturday, July 4 at 9:18 PM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
92%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:56 AM
Sunset
4:57 PM
East Palestine, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastEast Palestine, OH: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 41% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 69°H 84°
East Palestine, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    75%
    1.4″
    90°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    41%
    2.0″
    84°69°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    89%
    82°68°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    53%
    0.01″
    75°67°-7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    84°65°+9°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    27%
    0.01″
    82°62°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    65%
    0.06″
    76°65°-6°
East Palestine, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
108° · backing 145°
Direction
ESE
108°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 6
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 6 · pk 25 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 196SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 145° from the ese.
East Palestine, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
977.4
+1.5 mb in 3h · rising · 28.86 inHg
Now
977.4
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 975982
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW981.5974.9977.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
East Palestine, OH
Air quality
68
AQI
Moderate
+9 in 6h

AQI 68 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
6.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
83μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.4 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
calm
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
East Palestine, OH
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.7mi
UNLIMITED
65 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
01:18 UTC · East Palestine, 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
01:18 UTC · East Palestine, OH · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
East Palestine, OH
Satellite · infrared · animated
East Palestine, OH
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
East Palestine, OH
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:23 AM
Sunrise
1:56 AM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
4:57 PM
Civil dusk
9:31 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
East Palestine, OH
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:40 PM
Moonset
11:32 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
East Palestine, OH
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

East Palestine at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°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: 44413

16-Day Forecast — East Palestine

  1. Sat90°70°75%
  2. Sun84°69°41%
  3. Mon82°68°89%
  4. Tue75°67°53%
  5. Wed84°65°8%
  6. Thu82°62°27%
  7. Fri76°65°65%
  8. Sat78°61°37%
  9. Sun77°53°20%
  10. Mon81°53°20%
  11. Tue80°58°19%
  12. Wed79°59°29%
  13. Thu77°54°27%
  14. Fri88°56°40%
  15. Sat84°66°26%
  16. Sun80°66°45%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — East Palestine

SPC has placed East Palestine in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 East Palestine

  • 44413

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.