Kent, Ohio Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kent weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain41%1.4″90°69°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle32%0.07″85°69°-5°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail41%—77°66°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle19%—82°63°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——84°62°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm46%—83°65°-1°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle49%—79°67°-4°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 68 now. With UV 5.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 53 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 68 now. With UV 5.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 53 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 68
- UV peak
- 5.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 53
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 10:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Kent at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 44240, 44243
16-Day Forecast — Kent
- Sat90°69°41%
- Sun85°69°32%
- Mon77°66°41%
- Tue82°63°19%
- Wed84°62°9%
- Thu83°65°46%
- Fri79°67°49%
- Sat82°64°27%
- Sun73°62°23%
- Mon68°57°15%
- Tue77°60°16%
- Wed84°64°23%
- Thu87°67°29%
- Fri86°69°27%
- Sat83°67°32%
- Sun86°62°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 — Kent
SPC has placed Kent 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 Kent
- 44240
- 44243
- 44242