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Richwood, Ohio Weather

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

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

Richwood, OH
Saturday, July 4 at 9:34 AM
80
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
87°
Humidity
77%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
2:08 AM
Sunset
5:06 PM
Richwood, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRichwood, OH: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 29% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 72°H 91°
Richwood, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    29%
    91°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    32%
    85°72°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    30%
    80°65°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    78°64°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    11%
    84°63°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    80°66°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    47%
    77°70°-3°
Richwood, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
192° · backing 42°
Direction
SSW
192°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 24 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 169SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 42° from the ssw.
Richwood, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.2
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 29.03 inHg
Now
983.2
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982986
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.3982.2983.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Richwood, OH
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
-5 in 6hPeak ~52 @ 8 PM

AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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 2.5DRIVERGood
7.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneModerate
70μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 3.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
3.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 17

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Richwood, OH
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
71%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
45.9mi
UNLIMITED
86 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
13:34 UTC · Richwood, 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
13:34 UTC · Richwood, OH · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Richwood, OH
Satellite · infrared · animated
Richwood, OH
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Richwood, OH
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:36 AM
Sunrise
2:08 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
5:06 PM
Civil dusk
9:40 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Richwood, OH
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 PM
Moonset
10:37 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Richwood, OH
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Richwood at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 43344

16-Day Forecast — Richwood

  1. Sat90°70°29%
  2. Sun85°72°32%
  3. Mon80°65°30%
  4. Tue78°64°11%
  5. Wed84°63°11%
  6. Thu80°66°45%
  7. Fri77°70°47%
  8. Sat84°67°29%
  9. Sun74°61°24%
  10. Mon62°56°12%
  11. Tue76°60°13%
  12. Wed83°63°26%
  13. Thu84°67°23%
  14. Fri83°69°19%
  15. Sat84°68°40%
  16. Sun86°69°35%

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 — Richwood

SPC has placed Richwood 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 Richwood

  • 43344

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.