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Port Clinton, Ohio Weather

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

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

Port Clinton, OH
Saturday, July 4 at 10:16 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
86%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
2:03 AM
Sunset
5:08 PM
Port Clinton, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPort Clinton, OH: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 33% chance of precipitation at 6 AM.
L 71°H 86°
Port Clinton, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    31%
    86°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Showers
    38%
    0.35″
    80°71°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    76°71°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    78°69°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Partly Cloudy
    86°64°+8°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    82°67°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    77°70°-5°
Port Clinton, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
172° · backing 65°
Direction
S
172°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 8
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 8 · pk 21 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2411SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 65° from the s.
Port Clinton, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.8
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.35 inHg
Now
993.8
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 994998
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW997.5993.7993.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Port Clinton, OH
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
-10 in 6hPeak ~88 @ 8 PM

AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 68 now. With UV 4.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 32 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.

PM 2.5Good
8.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
118μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 68 now. With UV 4.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 32 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 68
UV peak
4.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 32

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Port Clinton, OH
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
19%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.8mi
UNLIMITED
81 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
14:16 UTC · Port Clinton, 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
14:16 UTC · Port Clinton, OH · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Port Clinton, OH
Satellite · infrared · animated
Port Clinton, OH
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Port Clinton, OH
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:30 AM
Sunrise
2:03 AM
Daylight
15h 05m
Sunset
5:08 PM
Civil dusk
9:43 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Port Clinton, OH
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 PM
Moonset
10:34 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Port Clinton, OH
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Port Clinton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 43452

16-Day Forecast — Port Clinton

  1. Sat86°72°31%
  2. Sun80°71°38%
  3. Mon76°71°38%
  4. Tue78°69°10%
  5. Wed86°64°8%
  6. Thu82°67°33%
  7. Fri77°70°31%
  8. Sat84°69°24%
  9. Sun79°63°24%
  10. Mon65°61°14%
  11. Tue78°60°15%
  12. Wed84°64°26%
  13. Thu86°68°30%
  14. Fri86°70°19%
  15. Sat85°68°26%
  16. Sun86°68°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 — Port Clinton

SPC has placed Port Clinton 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 Port Clinton

  • 43452

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.