Portage, Ohio Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Portage weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast23%—87°71°—
- SundayJul 5Light Showers59%3.0″77°71°-10°
- MondayJul 6Showers26%—76°65°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——82°62°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——83°62°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle33%0.01″74°66°-9°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy31%—80°64°+6°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 40 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.96 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 10:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Portage at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 43451
15-Day Forecast — Portage
- Sat87°71°23%
- Sun77°71°59%
- Mon76°65°26%
- Tue82°62°7%
- Wed83°62°8%
- Thu74°66°33%
- Fri80°64°31%
- Sat82°59°22%
- Sun78°64°19%
- Mon84°61°8%
- Tue73°63°16%
- Wed77°57°23%
- Thu81°60°42%
- Fri75°66°40%
- Sat76°62°20%
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 — Portage
SPC has placed Portage 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 Portage
- 43451