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Rocky Ridge, Ohio Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Rocky Ridge, OH
Saturday, July 4 at 8:28 PM
84
°
Overcast
Feels like
92°
Humidity
67%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
2:04 AM
Sunset
5:09 PM
Rocky Ridge, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRocky Ridge, OH: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 59% chance of precipitation at 8 AM.
L 73°H 84°
Rocky Ridge, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    30%
    86°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Showers
    59%
    1.0″
    78°72°-8°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    0.02″
    74°69°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    30%
    78°67°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    83°65°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    49%
    0.07″
    81°68°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    49%
    0.20″
    79°69°-2°
Rocky Ridge, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
036° · backing 112°
Direction
NE
036°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 5 · pk 19 @ 4:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 219SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Rocky Ridge, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.4
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.25 inHg
Now
990.4
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-5.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990995
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW995.4990.4990.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rocky Ridge, OH
Air quality
105
AQI
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
+58 in 6h

AQI 105 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 58 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 71. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
7.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
120μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 71. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 71
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 9

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Rocky Ridge, OH
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
83%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
53.0mi
UNLIMITED
60 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
00:28 UTC · Rocky Ridge, 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
00:28 UTC · Rocky Ridge, OH · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Rocky Ridge, OH
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rocky Ridge, OH
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rocky Ridge, OH
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:31 AM
Sunrise
2:04 AM
Daylight
15h 05m
Sunset
5:09 PM
Civil dusk
9:45 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Rocky Ridge, OH
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:51 PM
Moonset
11:43 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Rocky Ridge, OH
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rocky Ridge at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 43458

16-Day Forecast — Rocky Ridge

  1. Sat86°71°30%
  2. Sun78°72°59%
  3. Mon74°69°44%
  4. Tue78°67°30%
  5. Wed83°65°4%
  6. Thu81°68°49%
  7. Fri79°69°49%
  8. Sat74°67°34%
  9. Sun74°63°14%
  10. Mon79°57°15%
  11. Tue80°59°14%
  12. Wed79°64°27%
  13. Thu80°58°28%
  14. Fri81°60°26%
  15. Sat89°70°19%
  16. Sun81°71°45%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — Rocky Ridge

SPC has placed Rocky Ridge 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 Rocky Ridge

  • 43458

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.