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Lebanon, Ohio Weather

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

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

Lebanon, OH
Saturday, July 4 at 10:14 AM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
77%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
2:15 AM
Sunset
5:07 PM
Lebanon, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLebanon, OH: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 29% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 71°H 93°
Lebanon, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Mostly Clear
    29%
    93°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    0.02″
    88°71°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    49%
    82°69°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    81°63°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    16%
    85°65°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    41%
    84°67°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    54%
    79°70°-5°
Lebanon, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
223° · backing 15°
Direction
SW
223°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 4
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 4 · pk 11 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 253SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Lebanon, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.3
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.21 inHg
Now
989.3
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
-3.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989993
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW993.2989.3989.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lebanon, OH
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6hPeak ~61 @ 8 PM

AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.88 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 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/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 12.6 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Lebanon, OH
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
40.2mi
UNLIMITED
79 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
14:14 UTC · Lebanon, 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
14:14 UTC · Lebanon, OH · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lebanon, OH
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lebanon, OH
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lebanon, OH
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:44 AM
Sunrise
2:15 AM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
5:07 PM
Civil dusk
9:40 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Lebanon, OH
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:30 PM
Moonset
10:42 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lebanon, OH
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lebanon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 45036

16-Day Forecast — Lebanon

  1. Sat93°74°29%
  2. Sun88°71°49%
  3. Mon82°69°49%
  4. Tue81°63°17%
  5. Wed85°65°16%
  6. Thu84°67°41%
  7. Fri79°70°54%
  8. Sat84°68°32%
  9. Sun77°62°25%
  10. Mon71°55°14%
  11. Tue75°62°13%
  12. Wed83°63°23%
  13. Thu85°66°23%
  14. Fri86°70°19%
  15. Sat86°68°39%
  16. Sun88°71°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 — Lebanon

SPC has placed Lebanon 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 Lebanon

  • 45036

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.