Oxford, Ohio Weather
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Oxford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Overcast——84°59°—
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast49%—88°66°+4°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers50%—79°66°-9°
- MondayJun 8Drizzle26%—77°65°-2°
- TuesdayJun 9Showers46%0.15″72°67°-5°
- WednesdayJun 10Drizzle45%0.02″79°68°+7°
- ThursdayJun 11Drizzle26%—87°69°+8°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 31 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 by mid-afternoon.
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 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 4:38 AM
- Moonset
- 2:46 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Oxford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (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 5, 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 — Oxford
SPC has placed Oxford in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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.