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Old Fort, Ohio Weather

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

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

Old Fort, OH
Saturday, July 4 at 8:56 AM
75
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
84%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
2:05 AM
Sunset
5:08 PM
Old Fort, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOld Fort, OH: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 30% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 71°H 88°
Old Fort, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    26%
    88°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Showers
    53%
    1.5″
    78°69°-10°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    77°68°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    79°67°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    85°63°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    36%
    81°66°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    78°70°-3°
Old Fort, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
171° · backing 23°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 7
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 7 · pk 26 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2116SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 23° from the s.
Old Fort, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.6
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.28 inHg
Now
991.6
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991994
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.4990.6990.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Old Fort, OH
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-11 in 6hPeak ~50 @ 7 PM

AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 2.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 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 7 PM.

PM 2.5Good
6.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
73μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 2.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
2.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 11

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Old Fort, OH
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
26%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
34.2mi
UNLIMITED
84 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
12:56 UTC · Old Fort, 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
12:56 UTC · Old Fort, OH · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Old Fort, OH
Satellite · infrared · animated
Old Fort, OH
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Old Fort, OH
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:32 AM
Sunrise
2:05 AM
Daylight
15h 03m
Sunset
5:08 PM
Civil dusk
9:43 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Old Fort, OH
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:29 PM
Moonset
10:36 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Old Fort, OH
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Old Fort at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 44861

16-Day Forecast — Old Fort

  1. Sat88°71°26%
  2. Sun78°69°53%
  3. Mon77°68°24%
  4. Tue79°67°11%
  5. Wed85°63°8%
  6. Thu81°66°36%
  7. Fri78°70°34%
  8. Sat83°67°25%
  9. Sun78°62°19%
  10. Mon64°61°10%
  11. Tue75°59°15%
  12. Wed84°64°23%
  13. Thu85°67°29%
  14. Fri86°69°23%
  15. Sat85°68°31%
  16. Sun86°67°33%

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 — Old Fort

SPC has placed Old Fort 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 Old Fort

  • 44861
  • 44883

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.