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Junction City, Ohio Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Junction City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Junction City, OH
Thursday, June 4 at 7:06 AM
56
°
Clear
Feels like
54°
Humidity
65%
Wind
0 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:53 PM
Junction City, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastJunction City, OH: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 54°H 83°
Junction City, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    83°53°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    87°61°+4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    75%
    81°61°-6°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    75%
    80°66°-1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    12%
    84°62°+4°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    85°66°+1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    81°68°-4°
Junction City, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
180° · backing 98°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
0
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 3
Beaufort · 0 · CALM
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 3 · pk 10 @ 1:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 141SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The air is still. Smoke rises straight up.
Junction City, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.5
+1.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.25 inHg
Now
990.5
mb
3h
+1.6
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990997
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW996.6990.1992.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Junction City, OH
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-28 in 6h

PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 28 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
16μg/m³
OzoneGood
51μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Junction City, OH
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
54.2mi
UNLIMITED
133 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
07:06 UTC ·Junction City, OH · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
07:06 UTC ·Junction City, OH · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Junction City, OH
Satellite · infrared · animated
Junction City, OH
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Junction City, OH
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:31 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
8:53 PM
Civil dusk
1:26 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Junction City, OH
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
3:56 AM
Moonset
1:30 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Junction City, OH
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Junction City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 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.

ZIP codes in Junction City

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.