Cincinnati, Ohio Weather
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Cincinnati weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 4:28 PM EST · Open-Meteo
- TodayNov 10Clear——72°41°—
- WednesdayNov 11Clear65%0.35″69°44°-3°
- ThursdayNov 12Light Drizzle25%—53°41°-16°
- FridayNov 13Light Drizzle——46°36°-7°
- SaturdayNov 14Overcast——47°36°+1°
- SundayNov 15Mostly Clear——48°34°+1°
- MondayNov 16Overcast——50°34°+2°
Air quality now AQI 41 · Good
AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 36 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 36 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 0.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 36
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 1.00
- 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).
When the wind is in the west, the weather is at its best.
- Moonrise
- 8:54 AM
- Moonset
- 6:06 PM
- In sign
- ♐︎ Sagittarius
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Cincinnati at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 57°F (high 72°F, low 41°F), 10°F above the 47°F normal for Nov 10
- Last frost: April 16 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 9 km away)
- Microseason: Nov 6–10
- Planting calendar: November — harvest fall brassicas, carrots
16-Day Forecast — Cincinnati
- Tue72°41°0%
- Wed69°44°65%
- Thu53°41°25%
- Fri46°36°7%
- Sat47°36°0%
- Sun48°34°2%
- Mon50°34°6%
- Tue51°34°3%
- Wed52°35°0%
- Thu56°36°8%
- Fri59°47°9%
- Sat65°45°28%
- Sun62°39°42%
- Mon39°26°41%
- Tue32°23°19%
- Wed42°25°13%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Cincinnati
Interactive wind and temperature map centered on Cincinnati — it loads in your browser. Open the full weather map.
Right now in the garden
Post-frost dormancy
As of November 10, the season's first frost (typically October 25) is due or past. Bring frost-tender plants indoors, mulch overwintering beds, and turn spent plantings under. This city's planting calendar for November: harvest fall brassicas and carrots.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Cincinnati
SPC includes Cincinnati in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook.
Sun & seasons in Cincinnati
Cincinnati sits in Hamilton County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 55m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 25m — a swing of +5h 31m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Cincinnati is the state’s largest city. The nearest town Cincinnati tracks is Cheviot, roughly 6 miles to the W.
Air quality in Cincinnati
Air quality in Cincinnati’s county has held roughly steady since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2024 (median AQI 52). See the full air-quality history for Cincinnati.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | radishes |
| May | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, summer squash |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| August | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| September | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| November | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
The year in Cincinnati tops out in July (~78°F) and dips lowest in January (~30°F), with May wettest at 4.4 inches and September driest at 2.3 inches.
| Month | Mean temp | Precip |
|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 3.0″ |
| February | 34° | 3.0″ |
| March | 43° | 4.1″ |
| April | 55° | 4.2″ |
| May | 63° | 4.4″ |
| June | 73° | 3.6″ |
| July | 78° | 3.4″ |
| August | 77° | 3.0″ |
| September | 70° | 2.3″ |
| October | 58° | 2.6″ |
| November | 44° | 3.1″ |
| December | 34° | 3.9″ |
Regional context
Similar climates St. Bernard, OH, Norwood, OH, Elmwood Place, OH
Per modelled 1991-2020 normals (EC_Earth3P_HR model via Open-Meteo), Cincinnati runs from a 30°F January mean to 78°F in July, a 47°F seasonal spread, with near 40.6 inches of precipitation.
No season owns Cincinnati's rain: May reaches 4.4 inches and September keeps 2.3 inches, an even spread through Cincinnati's year. That even rhythm groups Cincinnati with places like St. Bernard, OH, Norwood, OH and Elmwood Place, OH.
Around April 16, Cincinnati sheds its freezing nights — peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes go into Cincinnati's beds. Tomatoes and peppers do best set out two weeks later in Cincinnati, once nights clear the mid-40s°F. Frost returns to Cincinnati near October 25, ending the tender-crop season. That date is a median: Cincinnati freezes sooner in half of years.
Similar climates: St. Bernard, OH, Norwood, OH, Elmwood Place, OH, Golf Manor, OH, Ridgewood, OH.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Cincinnati?
- In Cincinnati, expect the last spring frost near April 16; Cincinnati's first autumn frost comes around October 25.
- What is the rainy season in Cincinnati?
- Rainfall in Cincinnati peaks in May near 4.4 inches, out of about 41 inches annually.
- What is the warmest month in Cincinnati?
- Cincinnati peaks in July, when the mean runs near 78°F.
- What is the coldest month in Cincinnati?
- January is Cincinnati's coldest month, averaging about 30°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Cincinnati?
- In Cincinnati, sow peas and hardy greens around April 16; Cincinnati's tomatoes and peppers wait two weeks more.
- What hardiness zone is Cincinnati?
- With January around 30°F, Cincinnati's zone reflects that minimum — the USDA ZIP map confirms Cincinnati's band.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Cincinnati?
- Cincinnati's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Cincinnati?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Cincinnati in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Cincinnati?
- Current conditions for Cincinnati and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Cincinnati forecast updated?
- The Cincinnati forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Cincinnati?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Cincinnati are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Cincinnati?
- The next few days in Cincinnati's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Cincinnati sits at 39.1°N; its climate zone is humid subtropical (Köppen approximation).
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