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Hilliard, Ohio Weather

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

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

Hilliard, OH
Saturday, July 4 at 11:29 AM
86
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
94°
Humidity
62%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
2:09 AM
Sunset
5:04 PM
Hilliard, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHilliard, OH: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 27% chance of precipitation at 8 AM.
L 73°H 93°
Hilliard, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    26%
    93°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Showers
    31%
    0.10″
    90°73°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    65%
    82°68°-8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    14%
    79°65°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    86°66°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    34%
    82°67°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    61%
    77°70°-5°
Hilliard, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
178° · backing 56°
Direction
S
178°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 5
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 5 · pk 19 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 156SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Hilliard, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.9
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.03 inHg
Now
982.9
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-3.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983987
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.9982.8982.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hilliard, OH
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-5 in 6hPeak ~77 @ 9 PM

AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 80 now. With UV 6.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 71 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 2.5Moderate
12.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
125μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 80 now. With UV 6.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 71 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 80
UV peak
6.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 71

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.2 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Hilliard, OH
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
53%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
53.4mi
UNLIMITED
75 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
15:29 UTC · Hilliard, 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
15:29 UTC · Hilliard, OH · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hilliard, OH
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hilliard, OH
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hilliard, OH
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:37 AM
Sunrise
2:09 AM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
5:04 PM
Civil dusk
9:38 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hilliard, OH
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:27 PM
Moonset
10:37 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hilliard, OH
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hilliard at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 43026

16-Day Forecast — Hilliard

  1. Sat92°71°26%
  2. Sun90°73°31%
  3. Mon82°68°65%
  4. Tue79°65°14%
  5. Wed86°66°7%
  6. Thu82°67°34%
  7. Fri77°70°61%
  8. Sat86°68°31%
  9. Sun74°63°14%
  10. Mon67°56°14%
  11. Tue76°61°14%
  12. Wed84°65°23%
  13. Thu85°68°27%
  14. Fri87°70°26%
  15. Sat87°69°45%
  16. Sun89°71°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 — Hilliard

SPC has placed Hilliard 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 Hilliard

  • 43026

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.