South Amherst, OH Weather & Growing Conditions

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

Today

67°F

Light Rain

Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 67. South wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for South Amherst

When	Temp	Forecast	Wind	Precip
Today	67°F	Light Rain	20 mph S	99%
Tonight	51°F	Light Rain Likely	8 to 18 mph S	64%
Thursday	64°F	Partly Sunny	8 to 15 mph SW	1%
Thursday Night	44°F	Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers	5 to 10 mph SW	19%
Friday	55°F	Rain Showers Likely	5 to 10 mph W	71%
Friday Night	38°F	Rain Showers Likely	12 mph W	71%
Saturday	51°F	Chance Rain Showers	13 mph NW	46%
Saturday Night	33°F	Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy	6 to 9 mph W	28%
Sunday	54°F	Mostly Sunny	7 to 14 mph W	4%
Sunday Night	33°F	Partly Cloudy	7 to 10 mph W	7%
Monday	56°F	Mostly Sunny	7 to 12 mph W	10%
Monday Night	36°F	Partly Cloudy	9 mph SW	5%
Tuesday	59°F	Mostly Sunny	9 to 13 mph W	5%
Tuesday Night	35°F	Partly Cloudy	5 to 8 mph W	5%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for South Amherst (41.346, -82.235). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for South Amherst

Last spring frost

Apr 24

First fall frost

Oct 24

Growing season

182 days

Hardiness zone

More local growing data for South Amherst: nearby ZIP 44001 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Ohio frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Elyria Lorain Co Ap, Oh (4.4 mi from South Amherst). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Nov 4, 2026.