West Jefferson, Ohio Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Jefferson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle22%—91°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast39%—89°72°-2°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm62%1.0″82°67°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast14%—78°64°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——85°64°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm32%—81°66°-4°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm59%—79°70°-2°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 95 now. With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 74 around 1 PM.
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 95 now. With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 74 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 95
- UV peak
- 8.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 74
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 10:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
West Jefferson 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 code: 43162
16-Day Forecast — West Jefferson
- Sat92°71°22%
- Sun89°72°39%
- Mon82°67°62%
- Tue78°64°14%
- Wed85°64°9%
- Thu81°66°32%
- Fri79°70°59%
- Sat85°67°31%
- Sun74°62°14%
- Mon67°55°13%
- Tue75°61°13%
- Wed82°63°26%
- Thu84°66°26%
- Fri84°69°19%
- Sat85°68°40%
- Sun87°70°35%
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 — West Jefferson
SPC has placed West Jefferson 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 West Jefferson
- 43140
- 43119
- 43162