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Lynchburg, Ohio Weather

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

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

Lynchburg, OH
Saturday, July 4 at 11:08 AM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
91°
Humidity
62%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
2:14 AM
Sunset
5:05 PM
Lynchburg, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLynchburg, OH: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 71°H 92°
Lynchburg, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Mostly Clear
    16%
    92°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    38%
    0.11″
    88°71°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    55%
    82°68°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    15%
    78°63°-4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    86°65°+8°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    85°66°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    78°69°-7°
Lynchburg, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
204° · backing 21°
Direction
SSW
204°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
12
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 12 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 206SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Lynchburg, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.2
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 28.95 inHg
Now
980.2
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
-3.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980984
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW984.4980.2980.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Lynchburg, OH
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
-5 in 6hPeak ~83 @ 9 PM

AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 91 now. With UV 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 67 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.

PM 2.5Good
9.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
132μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 91 now. With UV 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 67 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 91
UV peak
5.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 67

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

Visibility
57.9mi
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
15:08 UTC · Lynchburg, 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
15:08 UTC · Lynchburg, OH · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lynchburg, OH
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lynchburg, OH
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lynchburg, OH
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:43 AM
Sunrise
2:14 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
5:05 PM
Civil dusk
9:38 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Lynchburg, OH
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 PM
Moonset
10:41 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lynchburg, OH
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lynchburg at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 45142

16-Day Forecast — Lynchburg

  1. Sat92°73°16%
  2. Sun88°71°38%
  3. Mon82°68°55%
  4. Tue78°63°15%
  5. Wed86°65°11%
  6. Thu85°66°38%
  7. Fri78°69°60%
  8. Sat83°65°41%
  9. Sun75°61°16%
  10. Mon68°55°13%
  11. Tue74°59°13%
  12. Wed83°64°26%
  13. Thu85°66°26%
  14. Fri83°70°21%
  15. Sat83°69°32%
  16. Sun87°70°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 — Lynchburg

SPC has placed Lynchburg 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 Lynchburg

  • 45142

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.