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West Elkton, Ohio Weather

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

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

West Elkton, OH
Thursday, June 4 at 9:04 AM
56
°
Clear
Feels like
54°
Humidity
59%
Wind
0 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
9:01 PM
West Elkton, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWest Elkton, OH: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 82°
West Elkton, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Mostly Clear
    82°54°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    83°61°+1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    65%
    78°59°-5°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    65%
    80°66°+2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    15%
    80°66°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    80°66°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    0.04″
    78°68°-2°
West Elkton, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
090° · veering 37°
Direction
E
090°
Sustained
0
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
11
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 11 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 136SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The air is still. Smoke rises straight up.
West Elkton, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.5
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.10 inHg
Now
985.5
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
-4.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.7984.4986.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
West Elkton, OH
Air quality
31
AQI
Moderate
-23 in 6hPeak ~43 @ 3 PM

PM2.5 at 17.3 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 23 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 2.5DRIVERModerate
17.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
19μg/m³
NO₂Moderate
38μg/m³
OzoneGood
31μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 17.3 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
West Elkton, OH
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
61.8mi
UNLIMITED
128 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
09:04 UTC ·West Elkton, 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
09:04 UTC ·West Elkton, OH · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
West Elkton, OH
Satellite · infrared · animated
West Elkton, OH
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
West Elkton, OH
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:41 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
9:01 PM
Civil dusk
1:34 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
West Elkton, OH
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
4:05 AM
Moonset
1:40 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
West Elkton, OH
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

West Elkton 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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — West Elkton

SPC has placed West Elkton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

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.

ZIP codes in West Elkton

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.