Waynesville, Ohio Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Waynesville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers17%0.07″90°73°—
- SundayJul 5Rain23%0.20″88°71°-2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle37%—80°67°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle12%—77°62°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——82°63°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm43%—82°64°0°
- FridayJul 10T-storm w/ Hail61%0.02″82°69°0°
AQI 91 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 40 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 98 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear 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 98 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 98
- UV peak
- 1.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 98
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 10:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Waynesville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 45068
16-Day Forecast — Waynesville
- Sat90°73°17%
- Sun88°71°23%
- Mon80°67°37%
- Tue77°62°12%
- Wed82°63°6%
- Thu82°64°43%
- Fri82°69°61%
- Sat78°65°35%
- Sun73°60°20%
- Mon74°56°15%
- Tue76°55°11%
- Wed80°58°19%
- Thu83°61°26%
- Fri83°65°23%
- Sat80°68°30%
- Sun77°67°52%
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 — Waynesville
SPC has placed Waynesville in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Waynesville
- 45068