Mount Sterling, Ohio Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mount Sterling weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast19%—92°73°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast36%—88°73°-4°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm68%—82°68°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle14%—78°64°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——86°65°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle32%—83°66°-3°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle59%—78°69°-5°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 81 now. With UV 6.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 51 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 81 now. With UV 6.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 51 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 81
- UV peak
- 6.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 51
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 10:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Mount Sterling at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 43143
16-Day Forecast — Mount Sterling
- Sat92°73°19%
- Sun88°73°36%
- Mon82°68°68%
- Tue78°64°14%
- Wed86°65°8%
- Thu83°66°32%
- Fri78°69°59%
- Sat86°68°32%
- Sun74°62°14%
- Mon68°54°14%
- Tue76°61°11%
- Wed82°63°24%
- Thu85°66°27%
- Fri85°69°19%
- Sat85°68°48%
- Sun87°70°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 — Mount Sterling
SPC has placed Mount Sterling 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 Mount Sterling
- 43143