Current weather · Sep 26, 9:11 PM EDT
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Every hour as a table48 hours
| Time | Weather | Temperature | Feels like | Dew point | Humidity | Chance | Amount | Snow | Dir | Wind | Gust | Sky cover | Thunder | Pressure | Visibility | Ceiling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 9 PM | 58° | 58° | 53° | 83% | 0% | N | 3 mph | 9 mph | 2% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sat 10 PM | 57° | 57° | 53° | 86% | 0% | N | 5 mph | 12 mph | 4% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sat 11 PM | 56° | 56° | 53° | 90% | 0% | N | 5 mph | 13 mph | 0% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sun 12 AM | 55° | 55° | 52° | 90% | 0% | N | 5 mph | 12 mph | 1% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sun 1 AM | 53° | 53° | 50° | 90% | 0% | N | 3 mph | 10 mph | 1% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sun 2 AM | 52° | 52° | 50° | 93% | 0% | N | 3 mph | 9 mph | 2% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sun 3 AM | 51° | 51° | 49° | 93% | 0% | N | 3 mph | 8 mph | 2% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sun 4 AM | 50° | 49° | 48° | 93% | 0% | N | 3 mph | 8 mph | 1% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sun 5 AM | 49° | 48° | 48° | 97% | 0% | N | 3 mph | 8 mph | 8% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sun 6 AM | 48° | 47° | 47° | 95% | 0% | NNW | 3 mph | 8 mph | 17% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sun 7 AM | 48° | 47° | 47° | 95% | 0% | NNW | 3 mph | 8 mph | 19% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sun 8 AM | 48° | 47° | 48° | 99% | 0% | NNW | 3 mph | 9 mph | 12% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sun 9 AM | 52° | 52° | 51° | 97% | 0% | NNW | 3 mph | 9 mph | 16% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sun 10 AM | 58° | 58° | 54° | 87% | 0% | NNW | 3 mph | 9 mph | 20% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sun 11 AM | 63° | 63° | 56° | 78% | 0% | NNW | 5 mph | 10 mph | 11% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sun 12 PM | 65° | 65° | 56° | 73% | 0% | NNW | 6 mph | 12 mph | 12% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sun 1 PM | 68° | 68° | 56° | 66% | 0% | NNW | 6 mph | 13 mph | 5% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sun 2 PM | 70° | 70° | 56° | 61% | 0% | NNW | 6 mph | 13 mph | 4% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sun 3 PM | 70° | 70° | 56° | 61% | 0% | NNW | 7 mph | 14 mph | 3% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sun 4 PM | 71° | 71° | 55° | 58% | 0% | NNW | 7 mph | 14 mph | 3% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sun 5 PM | 69° | 69° | 55° | 60% | 0% | NNW | 7 mph | 14 mph | 2% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sun 6 PM | 68° | 68° | 55° | 63% | 0% | NNW | 6 mph | 13 mph | 0% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sun 7 PM | 65° | 65° | 55° | 69% | 0% | NNW | 3 mph | 10 mph | 1% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sun 8 PM | 61° | 61° | 53° | 75% | 0% | NNW | 3 mph | 10 mph | 2% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sun 9 PM | 59° | 59° | 53° | 80% | 0% | NNW | 3 mph | 10 mph | 2% | — | — | |||||
| Sun 10 PM | 57° | 57° | 52° | 83% | 0% | NNW | 3 mph | 9 mph | 9% | — | — | |||||
| Sun 11 PM | 56° | 56° | 52° | 86% | 0% | NNW | 3 mph | 9 mph | 6% | — | — | |||||
| Mon 12 AM | 55° | 55° | 51° | 86% | 0% | NNW | 3 mph | 8 mph | 10% | — | — | |||||
| Mon 1 AM | 54° | 54° | 51° | 90% | 0% | NNW | 2 mph | 7 mph | 11% | — | — | |||||
| Mon 2 AM | 53° | 53° | 51° | 93% | 0% | NW | 2 mph | 7 mph | 21% | — | — | |||||
| Mon 3 AM | 52° | 52° | 50° | 93% | 0% | NW | 2 mph | 7 mph | 8% | — | — | |||||
| Mon 4 AM | 52° | 52° | 51° | 98% | 0% | NW | 2 mph | 8 mph | 4% | — | — | |||||
| Mon 5 AM | 51° | 50° | 50° | 97% | 0% | NW | 3 mph | 8 mph | 6% | — | — | |||||
| Mon 6 AM | 51° | 51° | 51° | 100% | 0% | NW | 2 mph | 7 mph | 5% | — | — | |||||
| Mon 7 AM | 50° | 50° | 50° | 99% | 0% | NW | 2 mph | 7 mph | 8% | — | — | |||||
| Mon 8 AM | 51° | 50° | 51° | 100% | 0% | NW | 3 mph | 8 mph | 6% | — | — | |||||
| Mon 9 AM | 54° | 54° | 54° | 100% | 0% | NNW | 3 mph | 7 mph | 11% | — | — | |||||
| Mon 10 AM | 59° | 59° | 57° | 92% | 0% | NNW | 3 mph | 7 mph | 7% | — | — | |||||
| Mon 11 AM | 64° | 64° | 59° | 83% | 0% | N | 3 mph | 8 mph | 3% | — | — | |||||
| Mon 12 PM | 68° | 68° | 60° | 75% | 0% | N | 3 mph | 8 mph | 6% | — | — | |||||
| Mon 1 PM | 70° | 70° | 59° | 68% | 0% | N | 3 mph | 8 mph | 10% | — | — | |||||
| Mon 2 PM | 72° | 72° | 59° | 64% | 0% | N | 3 mph | 8 mph | 13% | — | — | |||||
| Mon 3 PM | 72° | 72° | 59° | 63% | 0% | N | 3 mph | 8 mph | 13% | — | — | |||||
| Mon 4 PM | 72° | 72° | 59° | 64% | 0% | N | 3 mph | 8 mph | 12% | — | — | |||||
| Mon 5 PM | 70° | 70° | 59° | 67% | 0% | N | 3 mph | 8 mph | 12% | — | — | |||||
| Mon 6 PM | 68° | 68° | 59° | 72% | 0% | N | 2 mph | 7 mph | 12% | — | — | |||||
| Mon 7 PM | 65° | 65° | 58° | 80% | 0% | N | 2 mph | 6 mph | 12% | — | — | |||||
| Mon 8 PM | 62° | 62° | 58° | 87% | 0% | NNE | 1 mph | 5 mph | 12% | — | — |
The next 16 days
NWS grid published Sep 26, 4:00 PM EDT to day 8, the National Blend of Models to day 11, the mean of GFS, ECMWF, ECMWF AI to day 16- TodaySep 2669°48°Clearwind 6 mph · gusts 13 mph
- SunSep 2771°50°Sunnywind 7 mph · gusts 14 mph
- MonSep 2872°53°Sunnywind 3 mph
- TueSep 2975°56°Sunnywind 2 mph
- WedSep 3078°62°Mostly Sunnywind 5 mph · gusts 10 mph
- ThuOct 179°64°Slight Chance Rain Showerswind 8 mph · gusts 15 mph
- FriOct 274°61°Chance Rain Showerswind 7 mph · gusts 15 mph
- SatOct 370°60°Chance Rain Showerswind 6 mph · gusts 13 mph
- SunOct 470°56°National Blendwind 6 mph · gusts 13 mph
- MonOct 566°51°National Blendwind 7 mph · gusts 14 mph
- TueOct 667°53°National Blendwind 6 mph · gusts 12 mph
- WedOct 7~65°49°Model mean
- ThuOct 8~69°50°Model mean
- FriOct 9~65°44°Model mean
- SatOct 10~65°46°Model mean
- SunOct 11~63°37°Model mean
Right now
NWS grid for this hour · UV from the EPA · air quality from AirNow- Feels like58°
- WindN 3 mphgusts 9 mph
- Radar over this pointno reading
- Humidity83%
- Dew point53°
- Pressure—
- UV index—
- Air quality—
- Visibility10 mi
- Sunrise and sunsetSunrise · Sunset · set
- Moonrise7:13 PMMoonset 7:17 AM
- Moon phaseFull moon100% lit
The National Blend of Models
NOAA NBM v5.0 · run of Sep 26, 2:00 PM EDTNOAA’s weighted blend of every model it runs, to eleven days, with the chances the grid above does not carry. Where the local office’s grid reaches, its figure sits beneath the blend’s; where it does not, the blend stands alone.
- TodaySep 26—48°NWS grid 69° / 48°wind 6 mph · gusts 13 mph
- SunSep 2771°50°NWS grid 71° / 50°wind 7 mph · gusts 14 mph
- MonSep 2872°54°NWS grid 72° / 53°wind 3 mph
- TueSep 2975°57°NWS grid 75° / 56°wind 2 mph
- WedSep 3078°62°NWS grid 78° / 62°wind 5 mph · gusts 10 mph
- ThuOct 179°64°NWS grid 79° / 64°wind 8 mph · gusts 15 mph
- FriOct 273°61°NWS grid 74° / 61°wind 7 mph · gusts 15 mph
- SatOct 370°60°NWS grid 70° / 60°wind 6 mph · gusts 13 mph
- SunOct 470°56°Beyond the NWS gridwind 6 mph · gusts 13 mph
- MonOct 566°51°Beyond the NWS gridwind 7 mph · gusts 14 mph
- TueOct 667°53°Beyond the NWS gridwind 6 mph · gusts 12 mph
BlendNWS gridChance of rain, hourly
The models, side by side
HRRR Sep 26, 2:00 PM EDT · GFS Sep 26, 2:00 PM EDT · GEFS Sep 26, 2:00 PM EDT · ECMWF Sep 26, 8:00 AM EDT · ECMWF AI Sep 26, 8:00 AM EDTEach line is one model’s own forecast at its own grid cell: three kilometers for HRRR, a quarter of a degree for the global models, which can sit a few hundred meters above or below the town. Where they agree the forecast is settled; where they part is where it is not.
| Day | NWS grid | HRRR | GFS | GEFS | ECMWF | ECMWF AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Sep 26 | 69° 48° | 71° 57° | ~71° 52° | ~72° 53° | 69° 49° | ~71° 47° |
| Sun Sep 27 | 71° 50° | 71° 50° | 72° 46° | 73° 47° | 71° 51° | ~73° 49° |
| Mon Sep 28 | 72° 53° | 72° 51° | 74° 49° | 74° 49° | 72° 52° | ~73° 51° |
| Tue Sep 29 | 75° 56° | — | 77° 53° | 79° 53° | 72° 56° | ~76° 53° |
| Wed Sep 30 | 78° 62° | — | 82° 55° | 82° 55° | 78° 56° | ~82° 55° |
| Thu Oct 1 | 79° 64° | — | 86° 61° | 83° 62°0.04 in | 81° 67° | ~86° 62° |
| Fri Oct 2 | 74° 61° | — | 76° 65° | 77° 64°0.27 in | ~75° 64°0.11 in | ~79° 65°0.04 in |
| Sat Oct 3 | 70° 60° | — | 77° 62°0.13 in | 72° 59°0.28 in | ~58° 52°1.70 in | ~60° 57°1.17 in |
| Sun Oct 4 | — | — | 71° 66°0.72 in | 69° 59°0.76 in | ~67° 55°1.37 in | ~70° 61°1.00 in |
| Mon Oct 5 | — | — | 60° 44°0.17 in | 63° 53°0.50 in | ~65° 57°0.01 in | ~63° 60°0.03 in |
| Tue Oct 6 | — | — | 63° 39° | ~62° 48°0.09 in | ~63° 48° | ~64° 56°0.20 in |
| Wed Oct 7 | — | — | ~69° 45° | — | ~65° 44° | ~61° 58°0.61 in |
| Thu Oct 8 | — | — | ~70° 50° | — | ~69° 46° | ~67° 54°0.01 in |
| Fri Oct 9 | — | — | ~59° 38° | — | ~72° 48° | ~64° 46° |
| Sat Oct 10 | — | — | ~57° 37° | — | ~69° 55°0.14 in | ~70° 45° |
| Sun Oct 11 | — | — | ~63° 37° | — | ~60° 60°0.05 in | ~54° 53° |
A ~ marks a high or low read from six-hourly steps, which miss the true extreme by a degree or two.
ECMWF ensemble meteogram
The next 90 days
NOAA GHCN normals and records at Portsmouth (PMH) · Climate Prediction Center outlooksNo forecast has skill day by day past about two weeks, and this page does not print one. Where the models stop, the calendar takes over: the 1991 to 2020 normal for each date, the record high and low ever set on it, and where the Climate Prediction Center leans warm, cool, wet or dry over the coming weeks, the month and the season. A site that shows a high for a date three months out is showing you this normal with a wobble.
The forecast reaches Sun Oct 11, from the NWS grid, then the National Blend, then the mean of the global models. Beyond it the lines are the calendar.
Forecast high and lowNormal high and lowRecord high and lowCPC leans warmer than normalCPC near normal or equal chances
| Week of | Normal | Warmest on record | Coldest on record | Temperature lean | Precipitation lean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | 75° / 51° | 98° (1953) | 28° (1899) | no outlook | no outlook |
| Oct 3 | 74° / 49° | 94° (2019) | 28° (1935) | 33% chance above normal · days 6 to 10 | 40% chance above normal · days 6 to 10 |
| Oct 10 | 69° / 45° | 93° (1928) | 25° (1895) | 40% chance above normal · Oct 2026 | equal chances · Oct 2026 |
| Oct 17 | 66° / 41° | 90° (1924) | 21° (1917) | 40% chance above normal · Oct 2026 | equal chances · Oct 2026 |
| Oct 24 | 66° / 43° | 86° (1927) | 18° (1895) | 40% chance above normal · Oct 2026 | equal chances · Oct 2026 |
| Oct 31 | 62° / 36° | 85° (1935) | 16° (1991) | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Nov 7 | 60° / 35° | 85° (1938) | 12° (2019) | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Nov 14 | 52° / 33° | 80° (1928) | 10° (1986) | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Nov 21 | 53° / 30° | 81° (1934) | 2° (1950) | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Nov 28 | 54° / 33° | 79° (1990) | 2° (1929) | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Dec 5 | 44° / 29° | 76° (1971) | -15° (1917) | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Dec 12 | 47° / 30° | 73° (1927) | -8° (1989) | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Dec 19 | 45° / 27° | 72° (1893) | -18° (1989) | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
Health and activities
Rules of thumb over the next 24 hours of forecast, the warnings in force, the station’s report, air quality and pollenNone of these is a measurement. Each is a rating of the forecast ahead, and of what is happening at the point right now, against what the activity or the ailment is known to mind, and each names the figure that decided it. An ailment or a pest is rated as a risk, low to extreme; an activity, a chore or a journey as a condition, poor to ideal.
The sun is down, so each rating says which span it is for: tomorrow’s daylight, tonight, or the next 24 hours.
Health
- Arthritisnext 24 hModeratehumid
- Sinus pressurenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
- Common coldtomorrowLowmild
- FlutomorrowLowmild
- Migrainenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
- Asthmanext 24 hLowclean air
- Heat stresstomorrowLowmild
- SunburntomorrowLowweak sun
- Frostbitenext 24 hLowmild
- SleepingtonightIdealcool, quiet night
Outdoors
- RunningtomorrowVery goodfine conditions
- HikingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
- BikingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
- GolftomorrowIdealfine conditions
- FishingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
- Boating and paddlingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
- Beach and pooltomorrowVery goodcool
- CampingtonightIdealfine conditions
- StargazingtonightFairbright moon
Travel
- Air travelnext 24 hIdealclear skies
- Drivingnext 24 hIdealclear roads
Home and garden
- Lawn mowingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
- GardeningtomorrowIdealfine conditions
- Outdoor entertainingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
- Drying laundry outsidetomorrowVery goodhumid
- Painting and outdoor projectstomorrowIdealfine conditions
- FrosttonightLowmild
Pests
- MosquitoestomorrowHighwarm
- TickstomorrowHighwarm
- Indoor pestsnext 24 hHighcool nights, warm days
- Outdoor peststomorrowModeratewarm
Stargazing
Worked out from the NWS hourly forecast and the sun and moonTonight has no dark, clear hour without a bright moon in this forecast. Rated fair.
| Night of | Rating | Dark | Clear hours | Clear and moonless | Moon lit | Transparency (est.) | Dew | Strongest wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | Fair | 8:52 PM to 5:56 AM | 9 of 9 | None | 100% | Poor | 7 h | 5 mph |
| Sunday | Fair | 8:51 PM to 5:57 AM | 8 of 9 | None | 98% | Poor | 5 h | 3 mph |
| Monday | Fair | 8:49 PM to 5:58 AM | 9 of 9 | None | 94% | Poor | 9 h | 1 mph |
| Tuesday | Fair | 8:47 PM to 5:59 AM | 5 of 9 | None | 87% | Poor | 8 h | 2 mph |
| Wednesday | Poor | 8:46 PM to 6:00 AM | 0 of 9 | None | 80% | 3 mph | ||
| Thursday | Poor | 8:44 PM to 6:01 AM | 0 of 9 | None | 70% | 6 h | 6 mph | |
| Friday | Poor | 8:42 PM to 6:02 AM | 0 of 9 | None | 60% | 9 h | 5 mph |
Dark is the sun 18 degrees below the horizon; where it never gets that low, 12 degrees, marked nautical. Clear is sky cover of 20% or less. A bright moon is one above the horizon with a quarter or more of its disc lit. Transparency in the table is estimated from surface humidity (70% and 85% mark fair and poor) and visibility, since the forecast carries no haze or high cloud moisture. Seeing and transparency by hour, where shown, are Environment and Climate Change Canada’s astronomy forecast (regional model; seeing from cloud, wind shear, turbulence near the ground and the surface temperature trend; transparency from the moisture through the whole air column), under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Dew is the air within 2 °C of its dew point. Excellent is four or more clear moonless hours with good transparency; good is three; fair is one, or two clear hours.
Golden hour and blue hour
Computed from the sun and moon positions| Day | Blue hour, morning | Golden hour, morning | Golden hour, evening | Blue hour, evening |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | 6:58 AM to 7:08 AM | 7:08 AM to 8:00 AM | 6:48 PM to 7:40 PM | 7:40 PM to 7:50 PM |
| Sun | 6:59 AM to 7:09 AM | 7:09 AM to 8:01 AM | 6:47 PM to 7:38 PM | 7:38 PM to 7:48 PM |
| Mon | 7:00 AM to 7:10 AM | 7:10 AM to 8:02 AM | 6:45 PM to 7:37 PM | 7:37 PM to 7:47 PM |
| Tue | 7:01 AM to 7:11 AM | 7:11 AM to 8:03 AM | 6:43 PM to 7:35 PM | 7:35 PM to 7:45 PM |
| Wed | 7:02 AM to 7:12 AM | 7:12 AM to 8:03 AM | 6:42 PM to 7:33 PM | 7:33 PM to 7:44 PM |
| Thu | 7:02 AM to 7:13 AM | 7:13 AM to 8:04 AM | 6:40 PM to 7:32 PM | 7:32 PM to 7:42 PM |
| Fri | 7:03 AM to 7:14 AM | 7:14 AM to 8:05 AM | 6:39 PM to 7:30 PM | 7:30 PM to 7:41 PM |
- SR Sunrise 7:24 AM, 91° E
- SS Sunset 7:23 PM, 269° W
- MR Moonrise 7:13 PM, 83° E
- MS Moonset 7:17 AM, 273° W
- Full moon, 100% lit
Golden hour is the sun between 6 degrees above the horizon and 4 degrees below it; blue hour is the sun between 4 and 6 degrees below. These are the definitions timeanddate.com and PhotoPills use. Directions are degrees clockwise from true north, where the sun’s upper edge and the moon’s center cross a flat horizon; hills and buildings change both. None means the sun does not reach that height on the day; all day means it stays inside the band.
Drone flying
NWS hourly forecast, SWPC Kp, FAA TFRs and 14 CFR Part 107This hour: fly with caution (gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)). Next good stretch: Sun 8 AM to 7 PM, 11 hours.
Today: civil twilight for Part 107 6:54 AM to sunrise 7:24 AM, and sunset 7:23 PM to 7:53 PM. Anti-collision lighting is required in those minutes and at night.
| Sat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mon | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM |
Good Caution No-fly
| Hour | Verdict | Wind (mph) | 400 ft est. (mph) | Gust (mph) | Rain | Visibility | Cloud allows | Temp | Kp | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 9 PM | Caution | 3 | 14 | 19 | 0% | 10 mi | 58° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Sat 10 PM | No-fly | 5 | 18 | 25 | 0% | 10 mi | 57° | gusts near or over your limit, wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Sat 11 PM | No-fly | 5 | 18 | 26 | 0% | 10 mi | 56° | gusts near or over your limit, wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Sun 12 AM | No-fly | 5 | 18 | 25 | 0% | 10 mi | 55° | gusts near or over your limit, wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Sun 1 AM | Caution | 3 | 14 | 21 | 0% | 10 mi | 53° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Sun 2 AM | Caution | 3 | 14 | 19 | 0% | 10 mi | 52° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Sun 3 AM | Caution | 3 | 14 | 18 | 0% | 10 mi | 51° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Sun 4 AM | Caution | 3 | 14 | 18 | 0% | 10 mi | 50° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Sun 5 AM | Caution | 3 | 14 | 18 | 0% | 10 mi | 49° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Sun 6 AM | Caution | 3 | 14 | 18 | 0% | 10 mi | 48° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Sun 7 AM | Caution | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0% | 10 mi | 48° | civil twilight: lighting required (107.29) | ||
| Sun 8 AM | Good | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0% | 10 mi | 48° | nothing against it | ||
| Sun 9 AM | Good | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0% | 10 mi | 52° | nothing against it | ||
| Sun 10 AM | Good | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0% | 10 mi | 58° | nothing against it | ||
| Sun 11 AM | Good | 5 | 5 | 11 | 0% | 10 mi | 63° | nothing against it | ||
| Sun 12 PM | Good | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0% | 10 mi | 65° | nothing against it | ||
| Sun 1 PM | Good | 6 | 7 | 14 | 0% | 10 mi | 68° | nothing against it | ||
| Sun 2 PM | Good | 6 | 7 | 14 | 0% | 10 mi | 70° | nothing against it | ||
| Sun 3 PM | Good | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0% | 10 mi | 70° | nothing against it | ||
| Sun 4 PM | Good | 7 | 9 | 16 | 0% | 10 mi | 71° | nothing against it | ||
| Sun 5 PM | Good | 7 | 9 | 16 | 0% | 10 mi | 69° | nothing against it | ||
| Sun 6 PM | Good | 6 | 7 | 14 | 0% | 10 mi | 68° | nothing against it | ||
| Sun 7 PM | Caution | 3 | 14 | 21 | 0% | 10 mi | 65° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Sun 8 PM | Caution | 3 | 14 | 21 | 0% | 10 mi | 61° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) |
Flight restrictions nearby
Reading the FAA’s temporary flight restrictions.
Flight restrictions on the map. TFRs are not the whole picture: controlled airspace around airports needs LAANC authorization. Check the FAA’s B4UFLY.
Wind at 400 ft is estimated from the 10 m forecast by the power law, with exponents for each Pasquill stability class (Irwin 1979, rural, as in EPA dispersion models; the class from wind, sun height and cloud, after Turner 1970); gusts keep the ground gust’s margin. Caution from three quarters of your limit; the default 24 mph is the wind resistance printed for common sub-250 g drones. 14 CFR 107.51: “The minimum flight visibility, as observed from the location of the control station must be no less than 3 statute miles” and at least “500 feet below the cloud”. 14 CFR 107.29: “No person may operate a small unmanned aircraft system during periods of civil twilight unless the small unmanned aircraft has lighted anti-collision lighting visible for at least 3 statute miles”; civil twilight is the 30 minutes before sunrise and after sunset, in Alaska the Air Almanac’s. Kp: SWPC’s scales say satellite navigation problems may occur at G3 (Kp 7) and navigation is “degraded for hours” at G4 (Kp 8); Kp 5 is the typical app warning. Typical limits, not rules: rain chance 30% caution and 60% no-fly, thunder 10% and 20%, below 0 °C caution and −10 °C no-fly, over 40 °C caution. Your drone’s manual and the airspace come first.
Spraying and field work
Worked out from the NWS hourly forecastHours fit for spraying, and the days dry enough for fieldwork and hay, read from this forecast’s wind, gusts, humidity, temperature and rain.
Spraying windows
- Sun 11 AM to 10 PM 11 hours, every hour within the rules
- Mon 11 AM to 6 PM 7 hours, every hour within the rules
- Wed 11 AM to 7 PM 8 hours, every hour within the rules
- Wed 10 PM to Thu 7 AM 9 hours, every hour within the rules
- Thu 10 AM to 10 PM 12 hours, every hour within the rules
| Sat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mon | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tue | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM |
Good Marginal No
Field days
| Day | Daytime | Chance of rain | Rain | Lowest humidity | Strongest wind | Dry days in a row | Hay drying |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | Dry | 0% | 0.00 in | 54% | 6 mph | 6 d | |
| Sunday | Dry | 0% | 0.00 in | 58% | 7 mph | 5 d | |
| Monday | Dry | 0% | 0.00 in | 63% | 3 mph | 4 d | |
| Tuesday | Dry | 0% | 0.00 in | 63% | 1 mph | 3 d | |
| Wednesday | Dry | 3% | 0.00 in | 56% | 5 mph | 2 d | |
| Thursday | Dry | 17% | 0.00 in | 69% | 8 mph | 1 d | |
| Friday | Showers possible | 46% | 0.00 in | 84% | 7 mph | ||
| Saturday | Showers possible | 51% | 0.00 in | 90% | 6 mph |
Spraying: sustained wind 3 to 10 mph, the range US extension services and most labels give; gusts no more than 15 mph (this page’s limit); delta T (air minus wet-bulb temperature) 2 to 8 °C preferred and 8 to 10 °C marginal, from GRDC guidance, with the wet bulb by Stull’s formula; no hour at a 30% chance of rain or 0.25 mm forecast during the rain-free time. Follow the product label, which overrides all of this. Field days: dry is no daytime hour at a 30% chance and under 1 mm all day, wet is 6 mm (0.25 in) or more; soil moisture is not in the forecast, so ground still wet from earlier rain is not accounted for. Hay drying marks a dry day with humidity down to 50% and a breeze of 5 mph or more.
Solunar times
Computed from the moon’s positionThe best-rated day this week is Saturday, rated best.
| Day | Rating | Major periods | Minor periods | Moon | Sunrise, sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | Best | 11:58 PM to 1:58 AM12:21 PM to 2:21 PM | 6:47 AM to 7:47 AM6:43 PM to 7:43 PM | 100% | 7:24 AM, 7:23 PM |
| Sun | Best | 12:44 AM to 2:44 AM1:07 PM to 3:07 PM | 7:56 AM to 8:56 AM7:09 PM to 8:09 PM | 99% | 7:25 AM, 7:22 PM |
| Mon | Good | 1:32 AM to 3:32 AM1:57 PM to 3:57 PM | 9:07 AM to 10:07 AM7:39 PM to 8:39 PM | 95% | 7:26 AM, 7:20 PM |
| Tue | Good | 2:24 AM to 4:24 AM2:51 PM to 4:51 PM | 10:21 AM to 11:21 AM8:14 PM to 9:14 PM | 90% | 7:27 AM, 7:19 PM |
| Wed | Poor | 3:20 AM to 5:20 AM3:49 PM to 5:49 PM | 11:36 AM to 12:36 PM8:58 PM to 9:58 PM | 83% | 7:28 AM, 7:17 PM |
| Thu | Fair | 4:20 AM to 6:20 AM4:51 PM to 6:51 PM | 12:48 PM to 1:48 PM9:52 PM to 10:52 PM | 74% | 7:29 AM, 7:16 PM |
| Fri | Fair | 5:22 AM to 7:22 AM5:54 PM to 7:54 PM | 1:53 PM to 2:53 PM10:56 PM to 11:56 PM | 64% | 7:30 AM, 7:14 PM |
Periods in bold fall within an hour of sunrise or sunset. The weather’s side is the fishing index
Major periods are two hours centered on the moon’s passage overhead and underfoot; minor periods are one hour centered on moonrise and moonset: the conventional durations of John Alden Knight’s solunar tables (1936). The rating is this site’s: one point to start, two more within a day and a half of a new or full moon (one more within three and a half days), and one more when a period falls within an hour of sunrise or sunset. The theory has mixed support in fisheries research; the times are exact astronomy.
In words
NWS forecast periods, as issuedTonight48° · N 5 mph
Clear, with a low around 48. North wind around 5 mph.
Sunday71° · N 3–7 mph
Sunny, with a high near 71. North wind 3 to 7 mph.
Sunday Night50° · NW 2–6 mph
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Northwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Monday72° · NW 3 mph
Sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind around 3 mph.
Monday Night53° · N 2 mph
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. North wind around 2 mph.
Tuesday75° · E 1 mph
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Tuesday Night56° · 1% · SE 2 mph
Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Wednesday78° · 3% · S 5 mph
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Wednesday Night62° · 10% · S 3 mph
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Thursday79° · 17% · S 3–8 mph
A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
Thursday Night64° · 39% · S 6 mph
A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday74° · 46% · SW 7 mph
A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday Night61° · 46% · E 5 mph
A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday70° · 51% · E 6 mph
A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.
The forecaster’s discussion
NWS Wilmington, OH · issued Sep 26, 6:53 PM EDTWritten by the forecaster on duty for their own colleagues and for anyone who wants to know why the forecast says what it says. It is not edited for the public, so it uses the office’s shorthand; it is also the most honest thing any weather service publishes.
What Has Changed
No significant changes.
KEY Messages
1) A stretch of dry weather and seasonably cool temperatures can be expected through the weekend and into early next week, before rain chances return to the forecast.
Discussion
KEY MESSAGE 1)
Outside some early morning fog each day, fair weather will continue into the early part of the work week with dry northeast flow behind the coastal low just off the East Coast. In time, the coastal low will gradually dissipate, with shortwave energy across the northern tier of the United States bringing a chance for showers starting late Wednesday into Thursday. High temperatures will slowly warm into the mid to upper 70s as winds turn back to the south by mid-week.
Aviation · 00Z Sunday Through Thursday
In a dry airmass VFR conditions are expected for the TAF forecast period sans some river valley fog at KLUK. The fog will improve quickly Sunday morning with only some thin high level clouds.
Northeast to north winds will become light overnight. Northerly winds around 10 kts can be expected Sunday. A few gusts up to 20 kts will be passable during the afternoon at the central Ohio TAF sites.
OUTLOOK...No significant weather is expected.
ILN Watches / Warnings / Advisories
OH...None. KY...None. IN...None.
Hazardous weather outlook Sep 26, 1:44 AM EDT
The office’s own seven-day heads-up for spotters and emergency managers.
FLUS41 KILN 260544 HWOILN Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wilmington OH 144 AM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026 INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-270545- Wayne-Fayette-Union-Franklin-Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio-Switzerland- Carroll-Gallatin-Boone-Kenton-Campbell-Owen-Grant-Pendleton-Bracken- Robertson-Mason-Lewis-Hardin-Mercer-Auglaize-Darke-Shelby-Logan- Delaware-Miami-Champaign-Clark-Madison-Licking-Preble-Montgomery- Greene-Pickaway-Fairfield-Butler-Warren-Clinton-Ross-Hocking- Hamilton-Clermont-Brown-Highland-Adams-Pike-Scioto- 144 AM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Indiana, southeast Indiana, northeast Kentucky, northern Kentucky, central Ohio, south central Ohio, southwest Ohio and west central Ohio. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. $$
The outlooks beyond
SPC, WPC, CPC and the Drought Monitor, read at this pointThe national centers each publish a judgment the local grid does not carry. Read here at this exact coordinate.
Severe weather
- Day 1 · Sat Sep 26No risk area
- Day 2 · Sun Sep 27No risk area
- Day 3 · Mon Sep 28No risk area
- Day 4 · Tue Sep 29No risk area
- Day 5 · Wed Sep 30No risk area
- Day 6 · Thu Oct 1No risk area
- Day 7 · Fri Oct 2No risk area
- Day 8 · Sat Oct 3No risk area
Rainfall
- Day 1 · Sat Sep 26Under 0.01 in
- Day 2 · Sun Sep 27Under 0.01 in
- Day 3 · Mon Sep 28Under 0.01 in
- Day 4-5 · Sep 29–Sep 30Under 0.01 in
- Day 6-7 · Oct 1–Oct 20.75 in
Six to fourteen days
- Days 6–10 · Temperature33% chance above normalOct 2–Oct 6
- Days 6–10 · Precipitation40% chance above normalOct 2–Oct 6
- Days 8–14 · TemperatureNear normal most likelyOct 4–Oct 10
- Days 8–14 · Precipitation33% chance above normalOct 4–Oct 10
Drought
- Drought MonitorNo drought
Drought in this county: the map, the record since 2000 and the outlook
Frost and climate
NOAA 1991-2020 normals, WaverlyThe last spring freeze (32°F) usually comes around April 21 and the first fall freeze around October 22: a growing season of about 182 days.
One fall in ten brings a freeze by October 6; one spring in ten still has one after May 9.
Everything else on the grid
NWS forecast grid · 26 elementsThe forecast office edits about sixty fields for every cell of its grid. The common ones are above; these are the rest, as the daily extreme, for anyone who needs the mixing height, the fire danger or the swell.
| Element | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HeatRisk max | 0 · Little | 0 · Little | 0 · Little | 0 · Little | 1 · Minor | 1 · Minor | 1 · Minor | 1 · Minor |
| Wet bulb globe temperature max | 66° | 68° | 70° | 73° | 72° | 75° | 72° | 69° |
| Heat index max | 71° | 72° | 75° | 78° | 78° | 73° | ||
| Wind chill min | 47° | 50° | ||||||
| Chance of thunder max | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 9% |
| Visibility min | 10 mi | 10 mi | ||||||
| Mixing height max | 3,600 ft | 4,400 ft | 4,400 ft | 4,700 ft | 2,500 ft | 3,500 ft | 4,100 ft | 4,000 ft |
| Transport wind max | 12 mph | 13 mph | 9 mph | 7 mph | 9 mph | 10 mph | 12 mph | 10 mph |
| Twenty-foot wind max | 3 mph | 6 mph | 3 mph | 2 mph | 5 mph | 6 mph | 6 mph | 6 mph |
Against the record
NOAA GHCN · Portsmouth (PMH) · 22 mi awayEach forecast day against the same calendar date at the nearest long-record station: the 1991 to 2020 normal, and the record high and low with the year they were set.
| Day | Forecast | Normal | Record high | Record low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat Sep 26 | 69° / 48° | 76° / 53° | 94° (2007) | 31° (1987) |
| Sun Sep 27 | 71° / 50° | 77° / 53° | 91° (1939) | 34° (1918) |
| Mon Sep 28 | 72° / 53° | 75° / 53° | 95° (1939) | 34° (1942) |
| Tue Sep 29 | 75° / 56° | 75° / 51° | 92° (1904) | 31° (1942) |
| Wed Sep 30 | 78° / 62° | 73° / 49° | 98° (1953) | 32° (1916) |
| Thu Oct 1 | 79° / 64° | 74° / 49° | 94° (1919) | 28° (1899) |
| Fri Oct 2 | 74° / 61° | 74° / 48° | 94° (1919) | 30° (1895) |
| Sat Oct 3 | 70° / 60° | 75° / 48° | 93° (2019) | 30° (1908) |
Sun and moon
| Day | Civil twilight | Sunrise | Sunset | Civil twilight | Daylight | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | 6:58 AM | 7:24 AM | 7:23 PM | 7:50 PM | 11 h 59 min | Full moon · 100% lit |
| Sun | 6:59 AM | 7:25 AM | 7:22 PM | 7:48 PM | 11 h 57 min | Waning gibbous · 99% lit |
| Mon | 7:00 AM | 7:26 AM | 7:20 PM | 7:47 PM | 11 h 54 min | Waning gibbous · 95% lit |
| Tue | 7:01 AM | 7:27 AM | 7:19 PM | 7:45 PM | 11 h 52 min | Waning gibbous · 90% lit |
| Wed | 7:02 AM | 7:28 AM | 7:17 PM | 7:44 PM | 11 h 49 min | Waning gibbous · 83% lit |
| Thu | 7:02 AM | 7:29 AM | 7:16 PM | 7:42 PM | 11 h 47 min | Waning gibbous · 74% lit |
| Fri | 7:03 AM | 7:30 AM | 7:14 PM | 7:41 PM | 11 h 44 min | Waning gibbous · 64% lit |
| Sat | 7:04 AM | 7:31 AM | 7:12 PM | 7:39 PM | 11 h 41 min | Last quarter · 54% lit |
Forecast from the National Weather Service forecast grid at api.weather.gov, updated by the local office through the day; the written periods and hourly digest are the NWS’s own. Outlooks from the Storm Prediction Center, the Weather Prediction Center and the Climate Prediction Center via NOAA’s map services. Records and normals from NOAA’s Global Historical Climatology Network. Sun and moon computed here. Place names from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).
What is here
- Seven days
- The high, the low, the chance and amount of rain and snow, the wind and the forecaster’s words for each day and night, from the National Weather Service grid for the exact cell your town sits in.
- Hour by hour
- Temperature, what it feels like, dew point, humidity, chance and amount of precipitation, wind and gusts, sky cover, the chance of thunder, pressure, visibility and ceiling, as a chart and as a table, with nights shaded.
- Everything else on the grid
- The office edits about sixty fields for every cell. The ones the mainstream forecast pages leave out are here as a daily table: HeatRisk, wet bulb globe temperature, lightning activity, mixing height, transport wind, the fire weather indices, and at the coast the waves and swell.
- The discussion
- The Area Forecast Discussion the forecaster wrote to explain the forecast, in their own words, with the specialist annexes folded away. Also the office’s hazardous weather outlook.
- Beyond the week
- The Storm Prediction Center’s severe weather category for each of the next eight days, the Weather Prediction Center’s rainfall forecast to day seven and its winter storm severity, and the Climate Prediction Center’s odds for days six to fourteen, all read at your coordinate.
- Against the record
- Each forecast day beside the same date at the nearest long-record station: the thirty-year normal and the record high and low with their years, so a forecast high that would break a record says so.
- The next 90 days
- The forecast as far as the grid, the National Blend and the global models reach, and the calendar after that: the normal and the record for every date, with the Climate Prediction Center’s lean for the weeks, the month and the season drawn over them. No made-up highs for a date three months out.
Common questions
Where does this forecast come from?
From the National Weather Service forecast grid published at api.weather.gov, the same grid the local forecast office edits through the day and the source of every forecast on weather.gov. The written periods, the hourly digest and the forecaster’s discussion are the NWS’s own products, shown as issued. Nothing here is a blend a website made.
How far ahead does it go?
The grid runs seven days ahead, hour by hour for the first days and in three to six hour steps after that. The National Blend of Models carries the days to eleven and the global models to sixteen. Beyond that the page carries the national centers’ outlooks, severe weather to day eight, rainfall to day seven, and the Climate Prediction Center’s odds for the coming weeks, month and season, over a ninety-day calendar of the normal and the record for each date. No forecast has skill day by day past about two weeks, and this page does not print one.
Why is this different from the app on my phone?
Most forecast apps show a blend of models chosen by the company that makes the app. This page shows the forecast the local National Weather Service office issues, edited by the forecasters who will also issue the warnings, and it shows all of it rather than the six numbers that fit on a phone. The discussion explains the reasoning, which no app carries.
What is a place’s address here?
Every town has its own page, such as /forecast/us/oklahoma/oklahoma-city/, and every day at a town has one too. A ZIP code typed into the search goes to the town it belongs to. Any coordinate at all can be looked up, and the page names the nearest town.
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