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Kalida, Ohio Weather

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

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

Kalida, OH
Saturday, July 4 at 9:42 AM
78
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
84°
Humidity
82%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
2:10 AM
Sunset
5:12 PM
Kalida, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKalida, OH: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 6 AM.
L 70°H 91°
Kalida, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    18%
    91°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    27%
    1.4″
    79°70°-12°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Foggy
    26%
    80°66°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    81°62°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    84°63°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    82°66°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    81°69°-1°
Kalida, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
183° · backing 45°
Direction
S
183°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 7
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 7 · pk 17 @ 12:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 225SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Kalida, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.8
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.23 inHg
Now
989.8
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989993
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW993.4989.2989.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Kalida, OH
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
-13 in 6hPeak ~58 @ 8 PM

AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneModerate
74μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 3.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
3.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 17

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Kalida, OH
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
58%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
34.0mi
UNLIMITED
92 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
13:42 UTC · Kalida, 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
13:42 UTC · Kalida, OH · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Kalida, OH
Satellite · infrared · animated
Kalida, OH
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Kalida, 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
2:10 AM
Daylight
15h 02m
Sunset
5:12 PM
Civil dusk
9:46 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Kalida, OH
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:33 PM
Moonset
10:40 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Kalida, OH
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kalida at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 45853

16-Day Forecast — Kalida

  1. Sat91°72°18%
  2. Sun78°70°27%
  3. Mon80°66°26%
  4. Tue81°62°6%
  5. Wed84°63°9%
  6. Thu82°66°41%
  7. Fri81°69°36%
  8. Sat84°65°23%
  9. Sun76°60°19%
  10. Mon65°60°9%
  11. Tue75°61°13%
  12. Wed83°63°29%
  13. Thu85°67°32%
  14. Fri84°69°20%
  15. Sat86°67°29%
  16. Sun87°69°29%

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 — Kalida

SPC has placed Kalida 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 Kalida

  • 45853

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.