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Springfield, Ohio Weather

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

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

Springfield, OH
Saturday, July 4 at 12:11 PM
88
°
Clear
Feels like
96°
Humidity
55%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
2:12 AM
Sunset
5:07 PM
Springfield, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSpringfield, OH: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 20% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 72°H 93°
Springfield, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Showers
    20%
    0.19″
    93°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    28%
    90°72°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    61%
    81°67°-9°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    80°64°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    11%
    84°64°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    37%
    82°65°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    58%
    0.01″
    79°69°-3°
Springfield, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
201° · backing 37°
Direction
SSW
201°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 5
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 5 · pk 13 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 224SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 37° from the ssw.
Springfield, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.0
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.03 inHg
Now
983.0
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
-3.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983987
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.5982.5983.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Springfield, OH
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
-3 in 6hPeak ~86 @ 10 PM

AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 88 now. With UV 8.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 96 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 2.5Moderate
12.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
130μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 88 now. With UV 8.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 96 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 88
UV peak
8.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 96

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Springfield, OH
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
12%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
67.7mi
UNLIMITED
89 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
16:11 UTC · Springfield, 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
16:11 UTC · Springfield, OH · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Springfield, OH
Satellite · infrared · animated
Springfield, OH
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Springfield, OH
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:40 AM
Sunrise
2:12 AM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
5:07 PM
Civil dusk
9:40 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Springfield, OH
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:29 PM
Moonset
10:40 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Springfield, OH
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Springfield at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 45501, 45502, 45503, 45504, 45505, 45506

16-Day Forecast — Springfield

  1. Sat93°71°20%
  2. Sun90°72°28%
  3. Mon81°67°61%
  4. Tue80°64°9%
  5. Wed84°64°11%
  6. Thu82°65°37%
  7. Fri79°69°58%
  8. Sat85°66°31%
  9. Sun76°61°13%
  10. Mon69°55°13%
  11. Tue74°61°15%
  12. Wed82°63°32%
  13. Thu83°66°24%
  14. Fri83°70°19%
  15. Sat84°68°35%
  16. Sun85°70°29%

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

Live wind & temperature near Springfield

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 — Springfield

SPC has placed Springfield 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 Springfield

  • 45503
  • 45501
  • 45506
  • 45505
  • 45504

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.