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Mentor, Ohio Weather

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

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

Mentor, OH
Saturday, July 4 at 11:08 AM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
90°
Humidity
57%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:56 AM
Sunset
5:03 PM
Mentor, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMentor, OH: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 9 AM.
L 72°H 86°
Mentor, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    45%
    86°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    30%
    83°72°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Rain
    39%
    0.92″
    79°68°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    17%
    81°64°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    87°64°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    39%
    0.01″
    87°68°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    82°69°-5°
Mentor, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
186° · backing 93°
Direction
S
186°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 7
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 7 · pk 29 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 175SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Mentor, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.5
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.31 inHg
Now
992.5
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-3.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992996
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW996.1992.3992.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mentor, OH
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
-6 in 6hPeak ~95 @ 9 PM

AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 91 now. With UV 6.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 83 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
9.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
132μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 91 now. With UV 6.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 83 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 91
UV peak
6.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 83

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Mentor, OH
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
65.2mi
UNLIMITED
77 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 · Mentor, 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 · Mentor, OH · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Mentor, OH
Satellite · infrared · animated
Mentor, OH
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Mentor, OH
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:23 AM
Sunrise
1:56 AM
Daylight
15h 07m
Sunset
5:03 PM
Civil dusk
9:38 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Mentor, OH
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:22 PM
Moonset
10:27 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Mentor, OH
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mentor at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 44060

16-Day Forecast — Mentor

  1. Sat86°71°45%
  2. Sun83°72°30%
  3. Mon79°68°39%
  4. Tue81°64°17%
  5. Wed87°64°4%
  6. Thu87°68°39%
  7. Fri82°69°51%
  8. Sat85°66°29%
  9. Sun75°64°18%
  10. Mon68°61°27%
  11. Tue80°60°27%
  12. Wed83°68°25%
  13. Thu88°69°26%
  14. Fri84°71°22%
  15. Sat84°68°29%
  16. Sun86°65°26%

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 — Mentor

SPC has placed Mentor 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 Mentor

  • 44060
  • 44061

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.