Westlake, Ohio Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Westlake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast40%—88°72°—
- SundayJul 5Rain31%0.29″81°69°-7°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle38%0.02″77°69°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast18%—78°66°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——85°64°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm40%—82°64°-3°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm49%—79°68°-3°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 86 now. With UV 6.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 77 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 6.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 77 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 86
- UV peak
- 6.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 77
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 10:30 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Westlake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 44145
16-Day Forecast — Westlake
- Sat88°72°40%
- Sun81°69°31%
- Mon77°69°38%
- Tue78°66°18%
- Wed85°64°4%
- Thu82°64°40%
- Fri79°68°49%
- Sat82°67°25%
- Sun76°65°15%
- Mon67°59°23%
- Tue78°60°23%
- Wed85°65°24%
- Thu87°68°29%
- Fri86°69°26%
- Sat84°66°24%
- Sun83°66°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 — Westlake
SPC has placed Westlake 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 Westlake
- 44145