Lorain, Ohio Weather
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Lorain weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 2:15 PM EST · Open-Meteo
- TodayNov 10Clear——60°44°—
- WednesdayNov 11Overcast61%—56°40°-4°
- ThursdayNov 12Heavy Rain73%0.37″49°41°-7°
- FridayNov 13Light Snow Shwrs84%0.11″41°39°-8°
- SaturdayNov 14Light Snow Shwrs80%0.09″44°40°+3°
- SundayNov 15Light Drizzle——45°41°+1°
- MondayNov 16Overcast——47°43°+2°
Air quality now AQI 22 · Good
AQI 22 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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).
When the wind is in the west, the weather is at its best.
- Moonrise
- 8:53 AM
- Moonset
- 5:48 PM
- In sign
- ♐︎ Sagittarius
Lorain at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 52°F (high 60°F, low 44°F), 8°F above the 44°F normal for Nov 10
- Last frost: April 24 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 11 km away)
- Microseason: Nov 6–10
- Planting calendar: November — harvest fall brassicas, carrots
16-Day Forecast — Lorain
- Tue60°44°1%
- Wed55°40°61%
- Thu49°41°73%
- Fri41°39°84%
- Sat44°40°80%
- Sun45°41°6%
- Mon47°43°4%
- Tue47°37°3%
- Wed48°38°1%
- Thu52°35°4%
- Fri58°42°7%
- Sat61°46°30%
- Sun62°41°48%
- Mon42°26°52%
- Tue35°25°26%
- Wed39°23°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Lorain
Interactive wind and temperature map centered on Lorain — it loads in your browser. Open the full weather map.
Right now in the garden
Post-frost dormancy
As of November 10, the season's first frost (typically October 24) is due or past. Bring frost-tender plants indoors, mulch overwintering beds, and turn spent plantings under. This city's planting calendar for November: harvest fall brassicas and carrots.
Sun & seasons in Lorain
Lorain sits in Lorain County, where the year’s longest day runs 15h 11m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 10m — a swing of +6h between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Cincinnati, the state’s largest city, lies about 201 miles to the SW. The nearest town Lorain tracks is Cleveland, roughly 26 miles to the E.
Air quality in Lorain
Air quality in Lorain’s county has held roughly steady since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2022 (median AQI 35). See the full air-quality history for Lorain.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | radishes |
| May | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, spinach, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| August | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| September | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| November | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
Lorain's warmest month is July (~72°F mean) and its coldest is January (~27°F). Rainfall peaks in June (3.9 inches) and bottoms out in February (1.7 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27° | 2.1″ | 12 |
| February | 29° | 1.7″ | 11 |
| March | 37° | 2.5″ | 13 |
| April | 49° | 3.3″ | 14 |
| May | 60° | 3.6″ | 14 |
| June | 69° | 3.9″ | 13 |
| July | 72° | 3.6″ | 12 |
| August | 70° | 3.6″ | 13 |
| September | 64° | 3.7″ | 13 |
| October | 53° | 3.5″ | 14 |
| November | 42° | 3.0″ | 11 |
| December | 32° | 2.3″ | 13 |
Regional context
Similar climates Amherst, OH, Sheffield, OH, Sheffield Lake, OH
Drawing on NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals, Lorain's January averages 27°F and July 72°F — 46°F apart — while precipitation totals roughly 36.7 inches over some 152 days.
Precipitation in Lorain runs summer-dominant: June averages 3.9 inches across 12.9 days of warm-season storms, while February drops to 1.7 inches over 11.0 rainy days of drier cool air. Lorain shares that warm-season-wet pattern with places like Amherst, OH, Sheffield, OH and Sheffield Lake, OH.
The cool-season window in Lorain starts at April 24, when nights stop freezing — think kale, peas, spinach, and parsnips. Hold Lorain's tender crops — tomatoes, peppers, basil — until 10-14 days past Lorain's last frost. Around October 24, freezing nights resume in Lorain and tender crops must come in. In about half of years, Lorain's last freeze comes after April 24.
Similar climates: Amherst, OH, Sheffield, OH, Sheffield Lake, OH, Elyria, OH, South Amherst, OH.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Lorain?
- Frost typically leaves Lorain by April 24 and returns to Lorain near October 24.
- What is the rainy season in Lorain?
- June is the wettest month in Lorain, about 3.9 inches on average; the year totals roughly 37 inches.
- What is the warmest month in Lorain?
- The warmest stretch in Lorain comes in July, around 72°F on average.
- What is the coldest month in Lorain?
- On average January is the chilliest month in Lorain, about 27°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Lorain?
- Time tomatoes in Lorain for two weeks after April 24; peas and greens start at Lorain's frost line.
- How many rainy days does Lorain get?
- Expect roughly 152 wet days a year in Lorain.
- What hardiness zone is Lorain?
- Lorain's USDA zone comes from its January mean (27°F); enter the ZIP on the USDA lookup for the number.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Lorain?
- Lorain's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Lorain?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Lorain in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Lorain?
- Current conditions for Lorain and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Lorain forecast updated?
- The Lorain forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Lorain?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Lorain are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Lorain?
- The next few days in Lorain's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Lorain sits at 41.4°N; its climate zone is warm-summer humid continental (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Lorain
- 44052
- 44053
- 44055