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Weather in Octa, Ohio

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Octa, OH
Sunday, May 17 at 2:57 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
89%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Sunset
8:42 PM
Octa, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
10p
48°
11p
47°
12a
45°
1a
43°
2a
43°
3a
42°
4a
41°
5a
41°
6a
41°
7a
46°
8a
52°
9a
57°
10a
61°
11a
63°
12p
64°
1p
64°
2p
65°
18%
3p
62°
4p
63°
5p
65°
6p
65°
7p
63°
8p
61°
9p
L 41°H 65°
Octa, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    75%
    72°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    83°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    88°62°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    50%
    82°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    60%
    68°53°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    16%
    63°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    68°54°
Octa, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
164° · backing 14°
Direction
SSE
164°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 10
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 10 · pk 30 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 14° from the sse.
Octa, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.9
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.91 inHg
Now
978.9
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+1.0
mb
24h
+2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 976980
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Octa, OH
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.3 μg/m³
PM 10
5.7 μg/m³
NO₂
5.8 μg/m³
Ozone
75.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Octa, OH
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:50 AM
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
8:42 PM
Civil dusk
1:14 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Octa, OH
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:25 AM
Moonset
1:11 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Octa, OH
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Octa at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Octa

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.