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 5Heavy Rain34%2.8″81°70°-6°
- MondayJul 6Overcast29%—79°67°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°64°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy——84°64°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm44%—80°66°-4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle47%—79°69°-1°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 78 now. With UV 6.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 68 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 78 now. With UV 6.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 68 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 78
- UV peak
- 6.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 68
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 10:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Portage at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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
16-Day Forecast — Portage
- Sat87°71°23%
- Sun81°70°34%
- Mon79°67°29%
- Tue80°64°6%
- Wed84°64°5%
- Thu80°66°44%
- Fri79°69°47%
- Sat83°66°24%
- Sun75°62°9%
- Mon64°61°17%
- Tue76°60°14%
- Wed83°64°26%
- Thu85°67°25%
- Fri85°69°15%
- Sat85°68°23%
- Sun87°68°23%
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