Frankfort, Ohio Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Frankfort weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Light Drizzle22%0.02″86°60°—
- ThursdayJun 18Heavy Rain54%1.6″81°66°-5°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——75°58°-6°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle16%—76°57°+1°
- SundayJun 21Heavy Showers68%1.5″72°59°-4°
- MondayJun 22Overcast76%—71°53°-1°
- TuesdayJun 23Partly Cloudy21%—74°53°+3°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 6.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 44 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 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 6.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 44 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 6.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 8:34 AM
- Moonset
- 11:07 PM
- In sign
- ♌︎ Leo
Heat settles and the rain begins
Frankfort at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Frankfort
- Wed85°60°22%
- Thu81°66°54%
- Fri75°58°6%
- Sat76°57°16%
- Sun72°59°68%
- Mon71°53°76%
- Tue74°53°21%
- Wed71°58°6%
- Thu79°64°11%
- Fri82°63°29%
- Sat87°65°30%
- Sun81°68°35%
- Mon87°72°51%
- Tue77°68°49%
- Wed83°67°43%
- Thu77°62°56%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 — Frankfort
SPC has placed Frankfort in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Frankfort
- 45628