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Ridgeway, Ohio Weather

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

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

Ridgeway, OH
Saturday, July 4 at 11:15 AM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
93°
Humidity
58%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
2:09 AM
Sunset
5:08 PM
Ridgeway, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRidgeway, OH: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 35% chance of precipitation at 8 AM.
L 70°H 89°
Ridgeway, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    24%
    89°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    35%
    0.04″
    86°70°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    59%
    78°64°-8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    79°63°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Partly Cloudy
    84°63°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    81°66°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    54%
    78°70°-3°
Ridgeway, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
214° · backing 33°
Direction
SW
214°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
27
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 27 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 207SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 33° from the sw.
Ridgeway, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.7
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 28.90 inHg
Now
978.7
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-3.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978983
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW982.7978.3978.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ridgeway, OH
Air quality
27
AQI
Good
-8 in 6hPeak ~65 @ 9 PM

AQI 27 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 70 now. With UV 6.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 65 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.

PM 2.5Good
11.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
119μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 70 now. With UV 6.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 65 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 70
UV peak
6.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 65

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.83
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Ridgeway, OH
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
12%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
68.5mi
UNLIMITED
85 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
15:15 UTC · Ridgeway, 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
15:15 UTC · Ridgeway, OH · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Ridgeway, OH
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ridgeway, OH
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ridgeway, OH
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:37 AM
Sunrise
2:09 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
5:08 PM
Civil dusk
9:42 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Ridgeway, OH
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:29 PM
Moonset
10:38 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ridgeway, OH
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ridgeway at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°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: 43345

16-Day Forecast — Ridgeway

  1. Sat89°68°24%
  2. Sun86°70°35%
  3. Mon78°64°59%
  4. Tue79°63°11%
  5. Wed84°63°6%
  6. Thu81°66°37%
  7. Fri78°70°54%
  8. Sat84°66°27%
  9. Sun75°60°11%
  10. Mon63°56°15%
  11. Tue74°60°14%
  12. Wed83°62°26%
  13. Thu84°66°23%
  14. Fri82°69°19%
  15. Sat83°67°40%
  16. Sun87°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 — Ridgeway

SPC has placed Ridgeway 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 Ridgeway

  • 43345

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.