Howard, Ohio Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Howard weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast43%—93°70°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Drizzle31%0.04″88°72°-5°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail68%—78°67°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast16%—79°64°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——84°64°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm29%—83°65°-1°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm61%—78°69°-5°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 86 now. With UV 7.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 90 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 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 86 now. With UV 7.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 90 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 86
- UV peak
- 7.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 90
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 10:33 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Howard at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 43028
16-Day Forecast — Howard
- Sat93°70°43%
- Sun88°72°31%
- Mon78°67°68%
- Tue79°64°16%
- Wed84°64°6%
- Thu83°65°29%
- Fri78°69°61%
- Sat85°66°24%
- Sun73°61°14%
- Mon63°55°13%
- Tue79°60°14%
- Wed83°64°27%
- Thu84°66°24%
- Fri86°68°19%
- Sat85°68°44%
- Sun86°68°35%
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 — Howard
SPC has placed Howard 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 Howard
- 43028