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Mechanicsburg, Ohio Weather

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

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

Mechanicsburg, OH
Thursday, June 4 at 5:31 AM
58
°
Clear
Feels like
54°
Humidity
67%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
8:59 PM
Mechanicsburg, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMechanicsburg, OH: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 82°
Mechanicsburg, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    82°56°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    84°61°+2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    71%
    78°62°-6°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    71%
    83°65°+5°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    82°64°-1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    77°67°-5°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    76°67°-1°
Mechanicsburg, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
216° · backing 134°
Direction
SW
216°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4
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 4 · pk 13 @ 3:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 136SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Mechanicsburg, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.0
+1.5 mb in 3h · rising · 29.00 inHg
Now
982.0
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981989
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.8981.0983.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Mechanicsburg, OH
Air quality
40
AQI
Moderate
-12 in 6h

PM2.5 at 12.1 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Moderate
30μg/m³
OzoneGood
55μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.1 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Mechanicsburg, OH
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
49.9mi
UNLIMITED
142 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
05:31 UTC ·Mechanicsburg, 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
05:31 UTC ·Mechanicsburg, OH · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Mechanicsburg, OH
Satellite · infrared · animated
Mechanicsburg, OH
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Mechanicsburg, OH
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:35 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
8:59 PM
Civil dusk
1:32 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Mechanicsburg, OH
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
4:02 AM
Moonset
1:34 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Mechanicsburg, OH
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mechanicsburg at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 16 (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 Mechanicsburg

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.