Mentor, Ohio Weather
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Mentor weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Rain68%0.23″81°70°—
- MondayAug 3Overcast15%—77°69°-4°
- TuesdayAug 4Overcast——86°61°+9°
- WednesdayAug 5Light Showers20%—90°70°+4°
- ThursdayAug 6Thunderstorm33%0.53″87°70°-3°
- FridayAug 7Heavy Showers36%0.48″82°70°-5°
- SaturdayAug 8Light Drizzle24%—88°68°+6°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 1.6 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 5.
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 31 now. With UV 1.6 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 5.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 1.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
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).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 10:08 PM
- Moonset
- 10:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Night falls a minute earlier
Mentor at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
ZIP code: 44060
16-Day Forecast — Mentor
- Sun81°70°68%
- Mon77°69°15%
- Tue86°61°1%
- Wed90°70°20%
- Thu87°70°33%
- Fri82°70°36%
- Sat88°68°24%
- Sun93°72°19%
- Mon84°73°24%
- Tue80°67°19%
- Wed88°66°29%
- Thu85°71°33%
- Fri91°74°39%
- Sat93°78°31%
- Sun78°65°19%
- Mon80°63°18%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of August 2, 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 — Mentor
SPC has placed Mentor in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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.
Sun & seasons in Mentor
Mentor sits in Lake County, where the year’s longest day runs 15h 12m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 9m — a swing of +6h 4m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Cincinnati, the state’s largest city, lies about 242 miles to the SW. The nearest town Mentor tracks is Cleveland, roughly 23 miles to the SW.
Air quality in Mentor’s county has held roughly steady since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 40). See the full air-quality history for Mentor.
ZIP codes in Mentor
- 44060
- 44061