South Salem, Ohio Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
South Salem weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast17%—89°72°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast21%—86°70°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle33%—83°69°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast16%—86°65°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers31%—89°68°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers72%0.03″77°69°-12°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle59%0.01″84°67°+7°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 19 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 75 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 75 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 75
- UV peak
- 5.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 75
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:50 PM
- Moonset
- 11:44 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
South Salem at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 45681
16-Day Forecast — South Salem
- Sun90°72°17%
- Mon86°70°21%
- Tue83°69°33%
- Wed86°65°16%
- Thu89°68°31%
- Fri77°69°72%
- Sat84°67°59%
- Sun77°66°19%
- Mon78°63°13%
- Tue72°55°10%
- Wed79°58°10%
- Thu83°59°24%
- Fri85°61°26%
- Sat86°62°32%
- Sun84°63°26%
- Mon85°63°36%
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 — South Salem
SPC has placed South Salem 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 South Salem
- 45681