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Valley City, Ohio Weather

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

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

Valley City, OH
Saturday, July 4 at 9:40 AM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
82°
Humidity
57%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
2:00 AM
Sunset
5:04 PM
Valley City, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastValley City, OH: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 24% chance of precipitation at 7 AM.
L 71°H 93°
Valley City, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    37%
    93°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    29%
    0.42″
    83°70°-10°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    28%
    78°66°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    79°64°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    84°64°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    44%
    81°65°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    40%
    78°69°-3°
Valley City, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
166° · backing 61°
Direction
SSE
166°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 7
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 7 · pk 35 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 190SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 61° from the sse.
Valley City, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.7
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.11 inHg
Now
985.7
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985988
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.2984.7985.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Valley City, OH
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-10 in 6hPeak ~72 @ 8 PM

AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 4.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 23 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 8 PM.

PM 2.5Good
5.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
90μg/m³
UV IndexLow
2.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 4.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 23 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
4.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 23

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Valley City, OH
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
89%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
49.5mi
UNLIMITED
91 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
13:40 UTC · Valley City, 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
13:40 UTC · Valley City, OH · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Valley City, OH
Satellite · infrared · animated
Valley City, OH
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Valley City, OH
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:27 AM
Sunrise
2:00 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
5:04 PM
Civil dusk
9:38 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Valley City, OH
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:24 PM
Moonset
10:30 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Valley City, OH
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Valley City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 44280

16-Day Forecast — Valley City

  1. Sat93°68°37%
  2. Sun83°70°29%
  3. Mon78°66°28%
  4. Tue79°64°15%
  5. Wed84°64°9%
  6. Thu81°65°44%
  7. Fri78°69°40%
  8. Sat82°66°24%
  9. Sun74°62°22%
  10. Mon65°59°16%
  11. Tue78°60°19%
  12. Wed84°65°26%
  13. Thu85°67°29%
  14. Fri85°70°23%
  15. Sat83°68°32%
  16. Sun84°64°32%

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 — Valley City

SPC has placed Valley City 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 Valley City

  • 44280

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.