11-05-2025
What will summer be like in Ohio? What the Farmer's Almanac, NWS predict for 2025
While Ohioans continue to sporadically reach for their jackets in the spring full of frequent temperature fluctuations, summer weather should be in full swing soon.
Will summer 2025 bring warmer temperatures and high rain levels after Ohio experienced one of the worst droughts in state history last year? Here's what to know about the summer weather outlook from the National Weather Service and the Old Farmers' Almanac.
For June, July and August, most of Ohio could have above-normal temperatures, according to a seasonal temperature outlook issued April 17.
While temperatures could be higher than previous summers in Ohio and most other Midwestern states, other parts of the country, including the Mountain West, northeastern U.S. and most of Florida have much higher chances of above-average temperatures.
As for precipitation, most of Ohio has an equal chance of rainfall being above or below average. Northern states east of the Great Lakes are likely to have below-average precipitation, while most states along the Atlantic Ocean could have above-average rainfall this summer.
The Dispatch recently reported that two key leadership roles at the NWS Wilmington office are vacant heading into the busiest season for severe weather forecasting. The Wilmington office is responsible for the Columbus area, southwestern Ohio and parts of Kentucky and Illinois.
The Old Farmers' Almanac predicts a 'sultry, thunder-filled' summer 2025 for Ohio and parts of the Midwest.
Most of the country is expected to be hot this summer, according to the Almanac: New England and the northeastern U.S. is projected to be 'broiling' with average precipitation.
Summer last year was one of the hottest on record and 2025 could be just as intense. Although rainfall is projected to be lower than usual throughout much of the U.S., Ohio and other states in the Great Lakes region could get above-average rain.
The 30-day forecast for the month of May from the NWS could bring slightly above-average temperatures to Ohio and elsewhere in the U.S., except for the western Sunbelt and Pacific-bordering states.
Most of the Midwest is projected to have slightly below-normal precipitation in May. Texas, parts of the Great Plains and Mountain West states could have above-average precipitation and most of the rest of the country has equal chances of above or below average levels.
Anna Lynn Winfrey usually covers the western suburbs for the Columbus Dispatch. She can be reached at awinfrey@
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio summer weather in 2025: See Farmer's Almanac prediction
