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Piqua, Ohio Weather

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

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

Piqua, OH
Saturday, July 4 at 5:48 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
90%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
2:13 AM
Sunset
5:09 PM
Piqua, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPiqua, OH: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 30% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 70°H 91°
Piqua, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    30%
    91°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    63%
    0.02″
    84°71°-7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    28%
    72°64°-12°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Partly Cloudy
    11%
    79°61°+7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    12%
    81°64°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    0.01″
    73°66°-8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    53%
    80°64°+7°
Piqua, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
119° · backing 26°
Direction
ESE
119°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 6 · pk 18 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 155SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 26° from the ese.
Piqua, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.5
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.10 inHg
Now
985.5
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985989
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.6984.7985.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Piqua, OH
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
-8 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
13μg/m³
OzoneGood
51μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Piqua, OH
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.7mi
UNLIMITED
71 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
09:48 UTC · Piqua, 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
09:48 UTC · Piqua, OH · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Piqua, OH
Satellite · infrared · animated
Piqua, OH
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Piqua, OH
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:41 AM
Sunrise
2:13 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
5:09 PM
Civil dusk
9:43 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Piqua, OH
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:32 PM
Moonset
10:42 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Piqua, OH
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Piqua at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 45356

15-Day Forecast — Piqua

  1. Sat90°70°30%
  2. Sun84°71°63%
  3. Mon72°64°28%
  4. Tue79°61°11%
  5. Wed81°64°12%
  6. Thu73°66°42%
  7. Fri80°64°53%
  8. Sat84°64°25%
  9. Sun77°65°23%
  10. Mon84°63°10%
  11. Tue79°62°14%
  12. Wed74°58°26%
  13. Thu79°60°40%
  14. Fri79°65°49%
  15. Sat76°63°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 — Piqua

SPC has placed Piqua 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 Piqua

  • 45356

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.