Oxford, Ohio Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oxford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast24%—91°70°—
- SundayJul 5Showers35%0.14″86°71°-5°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm50%—81°68°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast10%—80°63°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——84°65°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm42%—85°66°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle55%—80°70°-5°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 61 now. With UV 6.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 53 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 61 now. With UV 6.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 53 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 61
- UV peak
- 6.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 53
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 11:33 PM
- Moonset
- 10:45 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Oxford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 45056
16-Day Forecast — Oxford
- Sat91°70°24%
- Sun86°71°35%
- Mon81°68°50%
- Tue80°63°10%
- Wed84°65°7%
- Thu85°66°42%
- Fri80°70°55%
- Sat83°67°37%
- Sun74°61°14%
- Mon70°56°14%
- Tue73°60°16%
- Wed80°62°23%
- Thu83°66°19%
- Fri83°69°19%
- Sat85°67°26%
- Sun85°71°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 — Oxford
SPC has placed Oxford 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 Oxford
- 45056