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Richfield, Ohio Weather

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

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

Richfield, OH
Saturday, July 4 at 2:15 PM
90
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
96°
Humidity
57%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
1:59 AM
Sunset
5:02 PM
Richfield, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRichfield, OH: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 25% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 70°H 89°
Richfield, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Showers
    42%
    0.22″
    89°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    34%
    0.56″
    84°68°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    67%
    78°67°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    13%
    72°63°-6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    79°61°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    0.05″
    74°63°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Showers
    52%
    0.41″
    75°67°+1°
Richfield, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
226° · backing 32°
Direction
SW
226°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
41
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
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 41 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 186SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 32° from the sw.
Richfield, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
973.6
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.75 inHg
Now
973.6
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 974976
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW976.4973.6973.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Richfield, OH
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
+18 in 6hPeak ~100 @ 10 PM

AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 18 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 108 now. With UV 7.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 101 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 10 PM.

PM 2.5Good
11.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy
143μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
7.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 108 now. With UV 7.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 101 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 108
UV peak
7.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 101

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
light
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Richfield, OH
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
49%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
77.3mi
UNLIMITED
115 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
18:15 UTC · Richfield, 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
18:15 UTC · Richfield, OH · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Richfield, OH
Satellite · infrared · animated
Richfield, OH
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Richfield, OH
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:26 AM
Sunrise
1:59 AM
Daylight
15h 03m
Sunset
5:02 PM
Civil dusk
9:37 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Richfield, OH
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:22 PM
Moonset
10:29 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Richfield, OH
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Richfield at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 20°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 44286

16-Day Forecast — Richfield

  1. Sat89°69°42%
  2. Sun84°68°34%
  3. Mon78°67°67%
  4. Tue72°63°13%
  5. Wed79°61°6%
  6. Thu74°63°38%
  7. Fri75°67°52%
  8. Sat72°59°23%
  9. Sun71°56°15%
  10. Mon70°55°22%
  11. Tue72°53°22%
  12. Wed76°55°23%
  13. Thu78°59°29%
  14. Fri82°63°27%
  15. Sat76°66°32%
  16. Sun69°66°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 — Richfield

SPC has placed Richfield 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 Richfield

  • 44286

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.