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Greenhills, Ohio Weather

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

Greenhills, OH
Saturday, July 4 at 7:36 AM
76
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
81%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:17 AM
Sunset
5:08 PM
Greenhills, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGreenhills, OH: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 25% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 73°H 94°
Greenhills, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    25%
    —
    94°73°—
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    52%
    2.2″
    89°73°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    0.01″
    75°68°-14°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    17%
    —
    81°63°+6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    18%
    —
    86°64°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    0.02″
    76°68°-10°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    58%
    —
    81°67°+5°
Greenhills, OH
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°65°83°100°6a12p6p12anow 74°high 94°low 73°PRECIP %
Greenhills, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
246° · veering 89°
Direction
WSW
246°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4
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 4 · pk 13 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 142SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 89° from the wsw.
Greenhills, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.8
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.20 inHg
Now
988.8
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988–992
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.0987.9988.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Greenhills, OH
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
→-2 in 6h

AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 20.0 µg/m³ (AQI 71) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
20.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
21μg/m³
NO₂Good
20μg/m³
OzoneGood
40μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 20.0 µg/m³ (AQI 71) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.97
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke

Trends

Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.

Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).

7-DAY AQI TREND50100SATSUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISAT7-DAY PM2.5 TREND · μg/m³350
Greenhills, OH
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
40%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Visibility
40.2mi
UNLIMITED
80 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
11:36 UTC · Greenhills, 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
11:36 UTC · Greenhills, OH · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Greenhills, OH
Satellite · infrared · animated
Greenhills, OH
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Greenhills, OH
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:45 AM
Sunrise
2:17 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
5:08 PM
Civil dusk
9:41 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Greenhills, OH
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:31 PM
Moonset
10:44 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Greenhills, OH
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Greenhills at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Greenhills

  1. Sat94°73°25%
  2. Sun89°73°52%
  3. Mon75°68°46%
  4. Tue81°63°17%
  5. Wed86°64°18%
  6. Thu76°68°38%
  7. Fri81°67°58%
  8. Sat88°68°37%
  9. Sun80°69°24%
  10. Mon89°66°12%
  11. Tue83°65°13%
  12. Wed77°61°27%
  13. Thu82°62°35%
  14. Fri82°66°45%
  15. Sat81°65°42%

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 — Greenhills

SPC has placed Greenhills 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.

January 1–5: Frost quiets the live oaks.January 6–10: Still water thickens with ice.January 11–15: Springs begin to move beneath ice.January 16–20: Cardinal dawn calls grow bolder.January 21–25: Late January thaw pulses.January 26–31: Last freeze locks the land.February 1–5: February's lengthening light.February 6–10: Warming winds thaw the margin.February 11–15: Magnolia blooms break the gray.February 16–20: Mockingbirds resume the dawn chorus.February 21–25: Rain replaces the last snow.February 26–28: Mist clings to greening valleys.March 1–5: The green pulse awakens.March 6–10: Hibernators emerge to call.March 11–15: Dogwood and redbud ignite.March 16–20: Swallowtails emerge from winter silk.March 21–25: Light crowns the dogwood canopy.March 26–31: Redbud cascades over the thaw.April 1–5: Thunder announces the wet season.April 6–10: Barn swallows carve the warming sky.April 11–15: Magnolia blooms and falls in a breath.April 16–20: First rainbows arch over thunderheads.April 21–25: Reeds push through marsh water.April 26–30: Frost retreats; seedlings rise free.May 1–5: Warblers flood the canopy in waves.May 6–10: Tulip poplar lights the forest crown.May 11–15: Shad pulse upstream through rapids.May 16–20: Roses open on the Piedmont edge.May 21–25: Fireflies scout the humid dusk.May 26–31: Frog choruses rise from every wetland.June 1–5: Fireflies pulse through the magnolias.June 6–10: Kudzu climbs deeper into green.June 11–15: Sun climbs to its northern throne.June 16–20: Heat settles and the rain begins.June 21–25: The longest day turns toward shadow.June 26–30: Fireflies drift through Spanish moss.July 1–5: Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon.July 6–10: Thunderheads boil and break at dusk.July 11–15: Thunder builds each drowsy afternoon.July 16–20: Cicadas claim the long noon.July 21–25: Dog days drape the earth in haze.July 26–31: Katydids begin their rasping chorus.August 1–5: Dusk arrives one minute earlier each night.August 6–10: Meteorological summer's turning page.August 11–15: Cool winds gather at the margins.August 16–20: Dog-day cicadas rise.August 21–25: Heat breaks in creek beds.August 26–31: Monarchs gather strength.September 1–5: Harvests begin in earnest.September 6–10: Dew beads on resurrection fern.September 11–15: Raptors trail the thermals.September 16–20: Day and dark find balance.September 21–25: Thunder quiets the land.September 26–30: Insects retreat below.October 1–5: Swamp waters recede.October 6–10: Maples ignite the ridge.October 11–15: Asters crown the meadows.October 16–20: Crickets sing at dusk.October 21–25: Frost paints the garden.October 26–31: Light rains whisper down.November 1–5: Sweetgum Turns Crimson.November 6–10: Camellia Blooms Break Through.November 11–15: Earth Stiffens Underfoot.November 16–20: Bare Limbs Hold the Light.November 21–25: First Frost Grips the High Ground.November 26–30: North Wind Strips the Last Leaves.December 1–5: Darkness Falls Before Dinner.December 6–10: Winter Locks the Land.December 11–15: Wildlife Retreats to Shelter.December 16–20: Ice Edges Deepen Inward.December 21–25: The Sun Begins its Return.December 26–31: The Year Turns in Silence.🌱February 14 — First skunk-cabbage spathes thaw their way up☀️March 20 — Spring equinox — day and night balance🌸April 5 — Cherry blossoms peak in the parks🐦May 10 — Warbler migration peaks along the coast✨May 25 — First fireflies scout the meadows at dusk🌞June 21 — Summer solstice — longest day🦗July 25 — Peak cicada chorus in the afternoons🌊August 18 — Warmest sea-surface temperatures of the year🍂September 22 — Autumn equinox — the slow turn❄️October 25 — First widespread frost in the suburbs🍁November 10 — Peak leaf color across the Hudson Valley🌙December 21 — Winter solstice — longest night

Microseason · July 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

Dog-day cicadas emerge in waves, their rasp dominating every sunny hour; heat peaks above 90 degrees daily.

Day 185 of 365 · Wedge 37 of 72

The solar year drawn as a wheel of 72 five-day windows. Each wedge is one microseason; the four colored arcs mark winter, spring, summer, and autumn; the small icons sit at notable phenological events. The crimson pointer creeps clockwise as the year turns.

Planting calendar

MonthPlantHarvest
January——
February——
March——
Aprillettuce, peas, spinach, radishes—
Maylettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squashlettuce, peas, radishes
Junetomatoes, peppers, beans, squashlettuce, peas, radishes
Julytomatoes, peppers, beans, squashtomatoes, beans, summer squash
August—tomatoes, beans, summer squash
Septemberfall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrotstomatoes, beans, summer squash
Octoberfall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrotswinter squash, tomatoes (last)
November——
December——

A year in weather

The year in Greenhills tops out in July (~78°F) and dips lowest in January (~30°F), with May wettest at 4.4 inches and September driest at 2.3 inches.

MonthMean tempPrecipRainy days
January30°3.0″16
February34°3.0″15
March43°4.1″17
April55°4.2″18
May63°4.4″18
June73°3.6″16
July78°3.4″17
August77°3.0″16
September70°2.3″13
October58°2.6″11
November44°3.1″14
December34°3.9″16

Regional context

Greenhills's climate, from NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 station normals, pairs 30°F Januarys with 78°F Julys — a 47°F swing. About 40.6 inches of precipitation falls over roughly 187 days a year.

Rainfall in Greenhills stays even across the calendar: May tops out at 4.4 inches over 18.2 rainy days, and September still logs 2.3 inches across 13.0 — a narrow range for Greenhills. It is a balanced pattern Greenhills shares with places like Forest Park, OH, New Burlington, OH and Pleasant Hills, OH.

The cool-season window in Greenhills starts at mid-April, when nights stop freezing — think peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes. In Greenhills, warm-season transplants — tomatoes, peppers, basil — wait two weeks past Greenhills's frost date. Around mid-November, freezing nights resume in Greenhills and tender crops must come in. In Greenhills, low spots run 4-7°F colder than nearby slopes, nudging Greenhills's frost dates a week.

Similar climates: Forest Park, OH, New Burlington, OH, Pleasant Hills, OH, Mount Healthy Heights, OH, Woodlawn, OH.

Frequently asked

When does it freeze in Greenhills?
In Greenhills, expect the last spring frost near mid-April; Greenhills's first autumn frost comes around mid-November.
What is the rainy season in Greenhills?
May is the wettest month in Greenhills, about 4.4 inches on average; the year totals roughly 41 inches.
What is the warmest month in Greenhills?
July is Greenhills's warmest month, averaging about 78°F.
What is the coldest month in Greenhills?
Greenhills bottoms out in January, with a mean near 30°F.
When can I start a vegetable garden in Greenhills?
Frost-hardy sowings begin at mid-April in Greenhills; warm-season starts follow two weeks on.
How many rainy days does Greenhills get?
Greenhills averages about 187 days with measurable rain or snow each year.
What hardiness zone is Greenhills?
Greenhills sits in the USDA zone set by January lows near 30°F; the USDA ZIP tool gives the band.
What is the 10-day forecast for Greenhills?
Greenhills's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
Will it rain this week in Greenhills?
See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Greenhills in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
What is the weather like right now in Greenhills?
Current conditions for Greenhills and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
How often is the Greenhills forecast updated?
The Greenhills forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
When are sunrise and sunset in Greenhills?
Today's sunrise and sunset times for Greenhills are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
How accurate is the weather forecast for Greenhills?
The next few days in Greenhills's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.

Climate

Greenhills, Ohio has a humid subtropical climate: January averages roughly 30°F, July about 78°F, 48°F between them.

In a typical year Greenhills records about 41 inches of precipitation on around 187 days.

Latitude 39.3°N gives Greenhills its 48°F swing, and with it the rhythm of Greenhills's growing season.

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ZIP codes in Greenhills

  • 45218

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.