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Weather in Lima, Ohio

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lima, OH
Sunday, May 17 at 1:32 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
84%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Lima, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
9p
53°
10p
51°
11p
48°
12a
47°
1a
46°
2a
45°
3a
44°
4a
43°
5a
42°
6a
43°
7a
48°
8a
54°
9a
59°
10a
63°
11a
66°
12p
67°
1p
68°
2p
67°
3p
67°
4p
67°
5p
66°
6p
66°
7p
64°
8p
L 42°H 68°
Lima, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    77°57°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Showers
    12%
    84°59°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    31%
    83°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    76%
    82°68°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    76%
    68°53°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    10%
    61°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    58°50°
Lima, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
187° · veering 10°
Direction
S
187°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 11
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 11 · pk 31 @ 8:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 10° from the s.
Lima, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.2
-0.8 mb in 3h · steady · 29.00 inHg
Now
982.2
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
+2.0
mb
24h
+1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980983
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lima, OH
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.1 μg/m³
PM 10
3.4 μg/m³
NO₂
5.7 μg/m³
Ozone
82.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Lima, OH
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:48 AM
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
1:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lima, OH
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:22 AM
Moonset
1:17 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Lima, OH
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lima at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Lima

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.