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Montpelier, Ohio Weather

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

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

Montpelier, OH
Saturday, July 4 at 7:51 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
91%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
2:09 AM
Sunset
5:15 PM
Montpelier, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMontpelier, OH: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 30% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 68°H 88°
Montpelier, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    69%
    0.11″
    88°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    60%
    1.2″
    77°68°-11°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    17%
    81°63°+4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    83°60°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    84°62°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    81°65°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    79°67°-2°
Montpelier, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
228° · veering 28°
Direction
SW
228°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 8 · pk 31 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1812SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 28° from the sw.
Montpelier, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.2
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.12 inHg
Now
986.2
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984988
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.3983.6985.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Montpelier, OH
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-6 in 6h

AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 0.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
5.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
72μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 0.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
0.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 6

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Montpelier, OH
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
89%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.3mi
UNLIMITED
93 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
11:51 UTC · Montpelier, 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
11:51 UTC · Montpelier, OH · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Montpelier, OH
Satellite · infrared · animated
Montpelier, OH
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Montpelier, OH
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:36 AM
Sunrise
2:09 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
5:15 PM
Civil dusk
9:50 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Montpelier, OH
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:35 PM
Moonset
10:41 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Montpelier, OH
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Montpelier at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 43543

16-Day Forecast — Montpelier

  1. Sat88°70°69%
  2. Sun77°68°60%
  3. Mon81°63°17%
  4. Tue83°60°6%
  5. Wed84°62°7%
  6. Thu81°65°27%
  7. Fri79°67°27%
  8. Sat83°64°23%
  9. Sun72°62°15%
  10. Mon70°60°9%
  11. Tue76°61°11%
  12. Wed83°62°19%
  13. Thu86°66°49%
  14. Fri78°69°33%
  15. Sat85°67°23%
  16. Sun87°68°34%

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 — Montpelier

SPC has placed Montpelier 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 Montpelier

  • 43543

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.