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Amherst, OH Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Amherst, a city in Lorain County, Ohio.

This Afternoon
75°F
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
A chance of rain showers before 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for Amherst

WhenTempForecastWindPrecip
This Afternoon 75°F Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 6 mph SE 72%
Tonight 62°F Showers And Thunderstorms 6 mph SE 83%
Sunday 73°F Showers And Thunderstorms 6 to 14 mph NW 90%
Sunday Night 55°F Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy 12 to 16 mph NE 35%
Monday 67°F Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers 17 mph NE 16%
Monday Night 52°F Slight Chance Rain Showers 14 to 17 mph NE 21%
Tuesday 65°F Chance Rain Showers 14 to 17 mph NE 30%
Tuesday Night 52°F Rain Showers Likely 15 to 18 mph E 60%
Wednesday 66°F Rain Showers Likely 16 mph E 63%
Wednesday Night 52°F Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 9 to 14 mph E 63%
Thursday 67°F Chance Rain Showers 12 mph E 38%
Thursday Night 53°F Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy 6 to 12 mph NE 17%
Friday 67°F Mostly Sunny 7 to 14 mph NE 14%
Friday Night 52°F Partly Cloudy 6 to 14 mph NE 14%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Amherst (41.405, -82.232). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Amherst

Last spring frost
Apr 24
First fall frost
Oct 24
Growing season
182 days
Hardiness zone
6b

More local growing data for Amherst: nearby ZIP 44053 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Ohio frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Elyria Lorain Co Ap, Oh (6.2 mi from Amherst). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 19, 2026.