West Salem, Ohio Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Salem weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle27%0.01″91°70°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain38%1.7″83°69°-8°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle58%—77°66°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle12%—76°63°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——83°63°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm37%—81°64°-2°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm58%—77°68°-4°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 86 now. With UV 6.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 55 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 86 now. With UV 6.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 55 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 86
- UV peak
- 6.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 55
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 10:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
West Salem at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 44287
16-Day Forecast — West Salem
- Sat91°70°27%
- Sun83°69°38%
- Mon77°66°58%
- Tue76°63°12%
- Wed83°63°7%
- Thu81°64°37%
- Fri77°68°58%
- Sat83°65°27%
- Sun72°61°16%
- Mon63°57°21%
- Tue78°60°17%
- Wed83°63°26%
- Thu84°66°29%
- Fri84°68°23%
- Sat83°67°32%
- 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 — West Salem
SPC has placed West Salem 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 West Salem
- 44287