West Portsmouth, Ohio Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Portsmouth weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy12%—94°74°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast52%—94°74°0°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail52%—87°70°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast16%—89°65°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast12%—94°65°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast23%—93°67°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle60%0.05″81°69°-12°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 96 now. With UV 4.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 52 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 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 96 now. With UV 4.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 52 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 96
- UV peak
- 4.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 52
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 10:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
West Portsmouth at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 45663
16-Day Forecast — West Portsmouth
- Sat94°74°12%
- Sun94°74°52%
- Mon87°70°52%
- Tue89°65°16%
- Wed94°65°12%
- Thu93°67°23%
- Fri81°69°60%
- Sat88°67°46%
- Sun83°63°20%
- Mon72°56°10%
- Tue80°58°14%
- Wed87°63°25%
- Thu94°69°25%
- Fri95°69°17%
- Sat80°69°26%
- Sun94°69°23%
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 Portsmouth
SPC has placed West Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth
- 45663