Pickerington, Ohio Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pickerington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast25%—95°73°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers38%0.48″91°74°-4°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm38%—81°67°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast18%—79°64°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast17%—85°65°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm50%—84°66°-1°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle53%—79°69°-5°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 5.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 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 8 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 5.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 5.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 35
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 10:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Pickerington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 43147
16-Day Forecast — Pickerington
- Sat95°73°25%
- Sun91°74°38%
- Mon81°67°38%
- Tue79°64°18%
- Wed85°65°17%
- Thu84°66°50%
- Fri79°69°53%
- Sat85°67°41%
- Sun73°63°29%
- Mon67°55°12%
- Tue78°62°15%
- Wed83°64°23%
- Thu85°67°27%
- Fri87°69°26%
- Sat85°68°45%
- Sun87°69°32%
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 — Pickerington
SPC has placed Pickerington 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 Pickerington
- 43147