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Lake Darby, Ohio Weather

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

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

Lake Darby, OH
Saturday, July 4 at 10:16 AM
84
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
91°
Humidity
65%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
2:09 AM
Sunset
5:05 PM
Lake Darby, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLake Darby, OH: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 36% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 72°H 93°
Lake Darby, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    36%
    93°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    36%
    1.0″
    89°72°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    36%
    82°68°-7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    14%
    79°65°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    18%
    86°66°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    48%
    82°67°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    47%
    77°70°-5°
Lake Darby, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
206° · backing 29°
Direction
SSW
206°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
18
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 18 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 176SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 29° from the ssw.
Lake Darby, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.6
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.05 inHg
Now
983.6
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-3.3
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-24hNOW987.2983.2983.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lake Darby, OH
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-6 in 6hPeak ~59 @ 8 PM

AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 during the projected peak around 8 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
103μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 5.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
5.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 35

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Lake Darby, OH
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
27%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
57.5mi
UNLIMITED
68 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
14:16 UTC · Lake Darby, 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
14:16 UTC · Lake Darby, OH · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lake Darby, OH
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lake Darby, OH
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lake Darby, OH
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:38 AM
Sunrise
2:09 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
5:05 PM
Civil dusk
9:38 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Lake Darby, OH
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:27 PM
Moonset
10:38 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lake Darby, OH
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lake Darby at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°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.

16-Day Forecast — Lake Darby

  1. Sat93°71°36%
  2. Sun89°72°36%
  3. Mon82°68°36%
  4. Tue79°65°14%
  5. Wed86°66°18%
  6. Thu82°67°48%
  7. Fri77°70°47%
  8. Sat86°68°32%
  9. Sun74°63°26%
  10. Mon67°56°11%
  11. Tue76°62°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 — Lake Darby

SPC has placed Lake Darby 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 Lake Darby

  • 43119

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.