Weather StoryAlmanac, microseasons, and the day's weather story.

Grafton, Ohio Weather

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

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

Grafton, OH
Saturday, July 4 at 7:29 PM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
94°
Humidity
64%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
2:00 AM
Sunset
5:04 PM
Grafton, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGrafton, OH: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 27% chance of precipitation at 12 PM.
L 71°H 87°
Grafton, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    39%
    88°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Showers
    34%
    0.66″
    84°69°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    54%
    79°68°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    17%
    74°65°-5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    81°63°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    39%
    0.04″
    75°66°-6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    49%
    0.12″
    77°69°+2°
Grafton, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
318° · veering 74°
Direction
NW
318°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
36
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 36 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 195SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 74° from the nw.
Grafton, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.6
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.13 inHg
Now
986.6
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987990
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW989.5986.6986.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Grafton, OH
Air quality
72
AQI
Moderate
+38 in 6hPeak ~93 @ 11 PM

AQI 72 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 38 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 88 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
10.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
130μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 88 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 88
UV peak
2.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 88

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Grafton, OH
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
52.6mi
UNLIMITED
97 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
23:29 UTC · Grafton, 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
23:29 UTC · Grafton, OH · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Grafton, OH
Satellite · infrared · animated
Grafton, OH
Loading IR frames…
IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Grafton, 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
2:00 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
5:04 PM
Civil dusk
9:39 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Grafton, OH
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:24 PM
Moonset
10:31 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Grafton, OH
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Grafton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°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: 44044

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 — Grafton

SPC has placed Grafton 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 Grafton

  • 44044

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.