Current weather · Sep 28, 4:23 AM EDT
39.8370, -81.7710
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- High
- 70°
- Low
- 53°
- Rain today
- 3%
- Sunrise
- 7:21 AM
- Sunset
- 7:14 PM
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 4 AM | 52° | 54° | 50° | 93% | 0% | NW | 1 mph | 7 mph | 34% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | |||||
| Mon 5 AM | 53° | 54° | 51° | 92% | 0% | NW | 1 mph | 8 mph | 42% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | |||||
| Mon 6 AM | 54° | 54° | 51° | 91% | 0% | NW | 2 mph | 8 mph | 49% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | |||||
| Mon 7 AM | 54° | 54° | 51° | 90% | 0% | NW | 3 mph | 9 mph | 56% | 0.01 inHg | 9 mi | |||||
| Mon 8 AM | 54° | 54° | 53° | 94% | 0% | NNW | 3 mph | 9 mph | 59% | 0.01 inHg | 9 mi | |||||
| Mon 9 AM | 56° | 56° | 55° | 96% | 0% | NNW | 5 mph | 12 mph | 64% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | |||||
| Mon 10 AM | 60° | 60° | 56° | 87% | 0% | NNW | 5 mph | 12 mph | 62% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | |||||
| Mon 11 AM | 64° | 64° | 57° | 79% | 0% | NNW | 6 mph | 13 mph | 54% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | |||||
| Mon 12 PM | 66° | 66° | 56° | 71% | 0% | NNW | 6 mph | 13 mph | 62% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | |||||
| Mon 1 PM | 68° | 68° | 57° | 69% | 0% | NNW | 5 mph | 12 mph | 72% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | |||||
| Mon 2 PM | 68° | 68° | 57° | 67% | 2% | N | 5 mph | 12 mph | 75% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | |||||
| Mon 3 PM | 69° | 69° | 57° | 66% | 2% | N | 5 mph | 12 mph | 69% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 6,500 ft | ||||
| Mon 4 PM | 69° | 69° | 58° | 67% | 2% | N | 5 mph | 10 mph | 77% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 6,300 ft | ||||
| Mon 5 PM | 69° | 69° | 58° | 67% | 3% | N | 3 mph | 9 mph | 80% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 5,800 ft | ||||
| Mon 6 PM | 68° | 68° | 58° | 71% | 3% | N | 2 mph | 7 mph | 76% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 6,200 ft | ||||
| Mon 7 PM | 66° | 66° | 59° | 77% | 3% | N | 1 mph | 6 mph | 69% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 6,300 ft | ||||
| Mon 8 PM | 63° | 63° | 59° | 87% | 1% | N | 1 mph | 6 mph | 70% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 6,500 ft | ||||
| Mon 9 PM | 61° | 61° | 58° | 91% | 1% | N | 1 mph | 6 mph | 75% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 8,400 ft | ||||
| Mon 10 PM | 59° | 59° | 57° | 92% | 1% | N | 1 mph | 7 mph | 61% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | |||||
| Mon 11 PM | Patchy fog | 58° | 58° | 57° | 96% | 1% | N | 1 mph | 6 mph | 56% | 0.01 inHg | 8 mi | ||||
| Tue 12 AM | Areas of fog | 57° | 57° | 56° | 98% | 1% | N | 1 mph | 5 mph | 43% | 0.01 inHg | 6 mi | ||||
| Tue 1 AM | Areas of fog | 56° | 56° | 56° | 100% | 1% | N | 0 mph | 5 mph | 42% | 0.01 inHg | 4 mi | ||||
| Tue 2 AM | Areas of fog | 55° | 55° | 55° | 100% | 1% | N | 0 mph | 5 mph | 38% | 0.01 inHg | 2.0 mi | ||||
| Tue 3 AM | Areas of fog | 54° | 54° | 54° | 100% | 0% | N | 0 mph | 5 mph | 48% | 0.01 inHg | 1.1 mi | ||||
| Tue 4 AM | Areas of fog | 54° | 54° | 54° | 100% | 0% | N | 0 mph | 5 mph | 57% | 0.01 inHg | 1.1 mi | ||||
| Tue 5 AM | Areas of fog | 53° | 53° | 53° | 100% | 0% | N | 0 mph | 5 mph | 68% | 0.01 inHg | 0.9 mi | ||||
| Tue 6 AM | Areas of fog | 53° | 53° | 53° | 100% | 0% | N | 0 mph | 5 mph | 45% | 0.01 inHg | 0.7 mi | ||||
| Tue 7 AM | Areas of fog | 53° | 53° | 53° | 99% | 0% | N | 0 mph | 5 mph | 46% | 0.01 inHg | 0.5 mi | ||||
| Tue 8 AM | Areas of fog | 54° | 54° | 54° | 100% | 0% | NNE | 1 mph | 5 mph | 49% | 0.01 inHg | 0.8 mi | ||||
| Tue 9 AM | Areas of fog | 57° | 57° | 56° | 97% | 0% | N | 0 mph | 3 mph | 32% | 0.01 inHg | 2.6 mi | ||||
| Tue 10 AM | 62° | 63° | 58° | 86% | 0% | N | 0 mph | 3 mph | 30% | 0.01 inHg | 7 mi | |||||
| Tue 11 AM | 67° | 67° | 59° | 77% | 0% | NE | 1 mph | 3 mph | 36% | 0.01 inHg | 9 mi | |||||
| Tue 12 PM | 69° | 69° | 58° | 69% | 0% | N | 0 mph | 3 mph | 30% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Tue 1 PM | 71° | 71° | 59° | 65% | 0% | N | 0 mph | 3 mph | 33% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Tue 2 PM | 72° | 72° | 59° | 63% | 0% | N | 0 mph | 3 mph | 31% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Tue 3 PM | 72° | 72° | 58° | 60% | 0% | N | 0 mph | 3 mph | 37% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Tue 4 PM | 73° | 73° | 58° | 60% | 0% | N | 0 mph | 2 mph | 31% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Tue 5 PM | 72° | 72° | 58° | 60% | 0% | N | 0 mph | 2 mph | 24% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Tue 6 PM | 71° | 71° | 59° | 65% | 0% | N | 0 mph | 2 mph | 34% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Tue 7 PM | 68° | 68° | 60° | 74% | 0% | N | 0 mph | 2 mph | 32% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Tue 8 PM | 63° | 63° | 59° | 87% | 0% | N | 0 mph | 2 mph | 26% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Tue 9 PM | Patchy fog | 60° | 61° | 59° | 93% | 0% | N | 0 mph | 2 mph | 31% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | ||||
| Tue 10 PM | Patchy fog | 59° | 59° | 58° | 96% | 0% | N | 0 mph | 3 mph | 24% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | ||||
| Tue 11 PM | Areas of fog | 58° | 58° | 57° | 98% | 0% | N | 0 mph | 5 mph | 17% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | ||||
| Wed 12 AM | Areas of fog | 57° | 57° | 57° | 99% | 0% | SE | 0 mph | 6 mph | 20% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | ||||
| Wed 1 AM | Areas of fog | 56° | 57° | 56° | 100% | 0% | SE | 1 mph | 6 mph | 22% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | ||||
| Wed 2 AM | Patchy fog | 56° | 56° | 56° | 100% | 0% | SE | 1 mph | 6 mph | 25% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | ||||
| Wed 3 AM | Patchy fog | 55° | 55° | 55° | 100% | 0% | SE | 1 mph | 6 mph | 23% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi |
The next 16 days
NWS grid published Sep 28, 4:19 AM EDT to day 8, the National Blend of Models to day 10, the mean of GFS, ECMWF, ECMWF AI to day 16- TodaySep 2870°53°Partly Sunnywind 6 mph · gusts 13 mph
- TueSep 2973°54°Areas Of Fog then Mostly Sunnywind 1 mph
- WedSep 3077°59°Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunnywind 5 mph · gusts 12 mph
- ThuOct 180°62°Mostly Sunnywind 8 mph · gusts 17 mph
- FriOct 270°53°Chance Rain Showerswind 7 mph · gusts 16 mph
- SatOct 366°56°Chance Rain Showerswind 6 mph · gusts 15 mph
- SunOct 468°53°Chance Rain Showerswind 6 mph · gusts 16 mph
- MonOct 564°49°wind 8 mph · gusts 17 mph
- TueOct 665°50°National Blendwind 3 mph · gusts 12 mph
- WedOct 766°49°National Blendwind 5 mph · gusts 12 mph
- ThuOct 8~62°55°Model mean
- FriOct 9~58°45°Model mean
- SatOct 10~62°41°Model mean
- SunOct 11~64°50°Model mean
- MonOct 12~57°45°Model mean
- TueOct 13~41°36°Model mean
Right now
NWS grid for this hour · UV from the EPA · air quality from AirNow- Feels like54°
- WindCalmgusts 7 mph
- Radar over this pointno reading
- Humidity93%
- Dew point50°
- Pressure0.01 inHg
- UV index—
- Air quality—
- Visibility10 mi
- Sunrise and sunsetSunrise · Sunset · not yet up
- Moonrise8:01 PMMoonset 9:33 AM
- Moon phaseWaning gibbous95% lit
The National Blend of Models
NOAA NBM v5.0 · run of Sep 28, 2:00 AM 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 2870°53°NWS grid 70° / 53°wind 6 mph · gusts 13 mph
- TueSep 2973°54°NWS grid 73° / 54°wind 1 mph
- WedSep 3077°59°NWS grid 77° / 59°wind 3 mph · gusts 12 mph
- ThuOct 180°62°NWS grid 80° / 62°wind 8 mph · gusts 17 mph
- FriOct 271°54°NWS grid 70° / 53°wind 7 mph · gusts 16 mph
- SatOct 367°56°NWS grid 66° / 56°wind 6 mph · gusts 15 mph
- SunOct 468°53°NWS grid 68° / 53°wind 6 mph · gusts 16 mph
- MonOct 564°49°NWS grid 64° / 49°wind 8 mph · gusts 17 mph
- TueOct 665°50°Beyond the NWS gridwind 3 mph · gusts 12 mph
- WedOct 766°49°Beyond the NWS gridwind 5 mph · gusts 12 mph
- ThuOct 866°—Beyond the NWS gridwind 6 mph · gusts 13 mph
BlendNWS gridChance of rain, hourly
The models, side by side
HRRR Sep 27, 8:00 PM EDT · GFS Sep 27, 8:00 PM EDT · GEFS Sep 27, 8:00 PM EDT · ECMWF Sep 27, 8:00 AM EDT · ECMWF AI Sep 27, 8:00 PM 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 28 | 70° 53° | 69° 53° | 71° 49° | 71° 50° | 67° 55°0.02 in | ~72° 53° |
| Tue Sep 29 | 73° 54° | 69° 55° | 75° 53° | 77° 53° | 71° 57° | ~75° 53° |
| Wed Sep 30 | 77° 59° | — | 78° 55° | 77° 55° | 78° 56° | ~79° 54° |
| Thu Oct 1 | 80° 62° | — | 84° 58° | 81° 58° | 82° 60° | ~83° 59° |
| Fri Oct 2 | 70° 53°0.26 in | — | 69° 53°0.02 in | 72° 60°0.23 in | 65° 53°0.06 in | ~81° 66°0.18 in |
| Sat Oct 3 | 66° 56°0.46 in | — | 59° 53°0.42 in | 68° 56°0.27 in | ~67° 49° | ~70° 56°0.02 in |
| Sun Oct 4 | 68° 53°1.14 in | — | 66° 58°0.03 in | 68° 61°0.48 in | ~75° 54°0.13 in | ~66° 57°0.41 in |
| Mon Oct 5 | 64° 49° | — | 65° 47° | 63° 50°0.17 in | ~70° 59°0.67 in | ~63° 52° |
| Tue Oct 6 | — | — | 62° 42° | 62° 44°0.10 in | ~70° 61°0.01 in | ~61° 38° |
| Wed Oct 7 | — | — | 66° 40° | 66° 46°0.03 in | ~70° 53° | ~73° 39°0.03 in |
| Thu Oct 8 | — | — | ~54° 51°0.20 in | — | ~71° 58°0.63 in | ~62° 56°0.98 in |
| Fri Oct 9 | — | — | ~58° 43° | — | ~51° 46°0.02 in | ~66° 47°0.01 in |
| Sat Oct 10 | — | — | ~62° 39° | — | ~49° 38° | ~75° 47° |
| Sun Oct 11 | — | — | ~62° 51° | — | ~56° 36° | ~74° 62°0.03 in |
| Mon Oct 12 | — | — | ~54° 41°0.01 in | — | ~41° 39° | ~60° 49° |
| Tue Oct 13 | — | — | ~41° 36°0.02 in | — | — | — |
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 Zanesville (ZZV) · 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 Tue Oct 13, 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 leans cooler than normalCPC near normal or equal chances
| Week of | Normal | Warmest on record | Coldest on record | Temperature lean | Precipitation lean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | 71° / 46° | 94° (1953) | 25° (1947) | 40% chance above normal · Oct 2026 | equal chances · Oct 2026 |
| Oct 5 | 69° / 45° | 88° (2007) | 18° (1964) | 33% chance below normal · days 8 to 14 | near normal most likely · days 8 to 14 |
| Oct 12 | 66° / 43° | 86° (1969) | 22° (1964) | 40% chance above normal · Oct 2026 | equal chances · Oct 2026 |
| Oct 19 | 63° / 39° | 84° (1953) | 15° (1952) | 40% chance above normal · Oct 2026 | equal chances · Oct 2026 |
| Oct 26 | 58° / 37° | 84° (1963) | 17° (1962) | 40% chance above normal · Oct 2026 | equal chances · Oct 2026 |
| Nov 2 | 57° / 38° | 82° (2024) | 8° (1991) | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Nov 9 | 51° / 31° | 78° (2020) | 9° (1986) | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Nov 16 | 52° / 34° | 77° (1958) | 10° (1964) | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Nov 23 | 51° / 33° | 76° (1990) | 5° (1958) | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Nov 30 | 47° / 29° | 76° (1982) | -6° (1958) | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Dec 7 | 43° / 27° | 72° (1971) | -10° (1958) | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Dec 14 | 42° / 28° | 69° (1984) | -15° (1989) | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Dec 21 | 39° / 25° | 69° (2016) | -17° (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.
Each rating says which span it is for: the rest of today’s daylight, tonight, or the next 24 hours.
Health
- Arthritisnext 24 hModeratehumid
- Sinus pressurenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
- Common coldtodayLowmild
- FlutodayLowmild
- Migrainenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
- Asthmanext 24 hLowclean air
- Heat stresstodayLowmild
- SunburntodayLowweak sun
- Frostbitenext 24 hLowmild
- SleepingtonightIdealcool, quiet night
Outdoors
- RunningtodayIdealfine conditions
- HikingtodayIdealfine conditions
- BikingtodayIdealfine conditions
- GolftodayIdealfine conditions
- FishingtodayIdealfine conditions
- Boating and paddlingtodayIdealfine conditions
- Beach and pooltodayGoodcool
- CampingtonightIdealfine conditions
- StargazingtonightPoorpartly cloudy
Travel
- Air travelnext 24 hIdealclear skies
- Drivingnext 24 hIdealclear roads
Home and garden
- Lawn mowingtodayIdealfine conditions
- GardeningtodayIdealfine conditions
- Outdoor entertainingtodayIdealfine conditions
- Drying laundry outsidetodayGoodhumid
- Painting and outdoor projectstodayIdealfine conditions
- FrosttonightLowmild
Pests
- MosquitoestodayHighwarm
- TickstodayVery highwarm
- Indoor pestsnext 24 hLowmild
- Outdoor peststodayHighwarm
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 poor.
| Night of | Rating | Dark | Clear hours | Clear and moonless | Moon lit | Transparency (est.) | Dew | Strongest wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Poor | 8:44 PM to 5:51 AM | 0 of 9 | None | 94% | 9 h | 1 mph | |
| Tuesday | Fair | 8:42 PM to 5:52 AM | 3 of 9 | None | 87% | Poor | 9 h | 1 mph |
| Wednesday | Poor | 8:41 PM to 5:54 AM | 0 of 9 | None | 80% | 5 mph | ||
| Thursday | Poor | 8:39 PM to 5:55 AM | 0 of 9 | None | 70% | 5 mph | ||
| Friday | Poor | 8:37 PM to 5:56 AM | 0 of 9 | None | 60% | 9 h | 6 mph | |
| Saturday | Poor | 8:36 PM to 5:57 AM | 0 of 9 | None | 50% | 8 h | 5 mph | |
| Sunday | Poor | 8:34 PM to 5:58 AM | 0 of 9 | None | 39% | 9 h | 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 6:54 AM to 7:04 AM | 7:04 AM to 7:56 AM | 6:38 PM to 7:31 PM | 7:31 PM to 7:41 PM |
| Tue | 6:55 AM to 7:05 AM | 7:05 AM to 7:57 AM | 6:37 PM to 7:29 PM | 7:29 PM to 7:39 PM |
| Wed | 6:56 AM to 7:06 AM | 7:06 AM to 7:58 AM | 6:35 PM to 7:27 PM | 7:27 PM to 7:38 PM |
| Thu | 6:56 AM to 7:07 AM | 7:07 AM to 7:59 AM | 6:33 PM to 7:26 PM | 7:26 PM to 7:36 PM |
| Fri | 6:57 AM to 7:08 AM | 7:08 AM to 8:00 AM | 6:32 PM to 7:24 PM | 7:24 PM to 7:35 PM |
| Sat | 6:58 AM to 7:09 AM | 7:09 AM to 8:01 AM | 6:30 PM to 7:23 PM | 7:23 PM to 7:33 PM |
| Sun | 6:59 AM to 7:10 AM | 7:10 AM to 8:02 AM | 6:29 PM to 7:21 PM | 7:21 PM to 7:31 PM |
- SR Sunrise 7:21 AM, 92° E
- SS Sunset 7:14 PM, 268° W
- MR Moonrise 8:01 PM, 67° ENE
- MS Moonset 9:33 AM, 290° WNW
- Waning gibbous, 95% 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 (night: lighting and night training required (107.29)). Next good stretch: Mon 8 AM to 7 PM, 11 hours.
Today: civil twilight for Part 107 6:51 AM to sunrise 7:21 AM, and sunset 7:14 PM to 7:44 PM. Anti-collision lighting is required in those minutes and at night.
| Mon | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wed | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 4 AM | Caution | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0% | 10 mi | 52° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Mon 5 AM | Caution | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0% | 10 mi | 53° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Mon 6 AM | Caution | 2 | 9 | 15 | 0% | 10 mi | 54° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Mon 7 AM | Caution | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0% | 9 mi | 54° | civil twilight: lighting required (107.29) | ||
| Mon 8 AM | Good | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0% | 9 mi | 54° | nothing against it | ||
| Mon 9 AM | Good | 5 | 6 | 13 | 0% | 10 mi | 56° | nothing against it | ||
| Mon 10 AM | Good | 5 | 6 | 13 | 0% | 10 mi | 60° | nothing against it | ||
| Mon 11 AM | Good | 6 | 7 | 14 | 0% | 10 mi | 64° | nothing against it | ||
| Mon 12 PM | Good | 6 | 7 | 14 | 0% | 10 mi | 66° | nothing against it | ||
| Mon 1 PM | Good | 5 | 6 | 13 | 0% | 10 mi | 68° | nothing against it | ||
| Mon 2 PM | Good | 5 | 6 | 13 | 2% | 10 mi | 68° | nothing against it | ||
| Mon 3 PM | Good | 5 | 6 | 13 | 2% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 69° | nothing against it | |
| Mon 4 PM | Good | 5 | 6 | 12 | 2% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 69° | nothing against it | |
| Mon 5 PM | Good | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 69° | nothing against it | |
| Mon 6 PM | Good | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 68° | nothing against it | |
| Mon 7 PM | Caution | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 66° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Mon 8 PM | Caution | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 63° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Mon 9 PM | Caution | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 61° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Mon 10 PM | Caution | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1% | 10 mi | 59° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Mon 11 PM | Caution | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1% | 8 mi | 58° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Tue 12 AM | Caution | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1% | 6 mi | 57° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Tue 1 AM | Caution | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1% | 3.9 mi | 56° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Tue 2 AM | No-fly | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1% | 2.0 mi | 55° | visibility under 3 miles (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Tue 3 AM | No-fly | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0% | 1.1 mi | 54° | visibility under 3 miles (107.51), 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
- Mon 11 AM to 6 PM 7 hours, every hour within the rules
- Wed 11 AM to 5 PM 6 hours, every hour within the rules
- Wed 9 PM to 11 PM 2 hours, every hour within the rules
- Thu 3 AM to 12 PM 9 hours, every hour within the rules
- Thu 4 PM to 10 PM 6 hours, every hour within the rules
- Mon 1 PM to 4 PM 3 hours, every hour within the rules
| Mon | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tue | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wed | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Thu | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Dry | 3% | 0.00 in | 66% | 6 mph | 4 d | |
| Tuesday | Dry | 0% | 0.00 in | 60% | 1 mph | 3 d | |
| Wednesday | Dry | 0% | 0.00 in | 55% | 3 mph | 2 d | |
| Thursday | Dry | 2% | 0.00 in | 56% | 8 mph | 1 d | |
| Friday | Wet | 47% | 0.26 in | 72% | 7 mph | ||
| Saturday | Wet | 32% | 0.46 in | 69% | 6 mph | ||
| Sunday | Wet | 46% | 1.14 in | 76% | 6 mph | ||
| Monday | Dry | 27% | 0.00 in | 67% | 8 mph | 1 d |
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 Monday, rated good.
| Day | Rating | Major periods | Minor periods | Moon | Sunrise, sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | Good | 1:26 AM to 3:26 AM1:51 PM to 3:51 PM | 9:03 AM to 10:03 AM7:31 PM to 8:31 PM | 95% | 7:21 AM, 7:14 PM |
| Tue | Good | 2:18 AM to 4:18 AM2:45 PM to 4:45 PM | 10:17 AM to 11:17 AM8:05 PM to 9:05 PM | 90% | 7:21 AM, 7:13 PM |
| Wed | Poor | 3:14 AM to 5:14 AM3:43 PM to 5:43 PM | 11:33 AM to 12:33 PM8:49 PM to 9:49 PM | 83% | 7:22 AM, 7:11 PM |
| Thu | Fair | 4:14 AM to 6:14 AM4:45 PM to 6:45 PM | 12:46 PM to 1:46 PM9:42 PM to 10:42 PM | 74% | 7:23 AM, 7:09 PM |
| Fri | Fair | 5:16 AM to 7:16 AM5:48 PM to 7:48 PM | 1:51 PM to 2:51 PM10:46 PM to 11:46 PM | 64% | 7:24 AM, 7:08 PM |
| Sat | Fair | 6:19 AM to 8:19 AM6:49 PM to 8:49 PM | 2:45 PM to 3:45 PM | 54% | 7:25 AM, 7:06 PM |
| Sun | Fair | 7:19 AM to 9:19 AM7:47 PM to 9:47 PM | 11:58 PM to 12:58 AM3:29 PM to 4:29 PM | 43% | 7:26 AM, 7:04 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 issuedOvernight52° · NW 1 mph
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northwest wind around 1 mph.
Monday70° · 3% · NW 2–6 mph
Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Monday Night53° · 3% · N 2 mph
Areas of fog after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. North wind around 2 mph.
Tuesday73° · N 1 mph
Areas of fog before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. North wind around 1 mph.
Tuesday Night54° · E 1 mph
Areas of fog after 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 54. East wind around 1 mph.
Wednesday77° · S 3 mph
Patchy fog before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Wednesday Night59° · 1% · S 5 mph
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Thursday80° · 2% · S 8 mph
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Thursday Night62° · 27% · SW 5 mph
A chance of rain showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday70° · 47% · NW 7 mph
A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday Night53° · 47% · N 6 mph
A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday66° · 32% · NE 6 mph
A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night56° · 37% · NE 5 mph
A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday68° · 46% · SE 6 mph
A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
The forecaster’s discussion
NWS Pittsburgh, PA · issued Sep 28, 1:54 AM 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
Deleted 1st Key Message. Updated Key Message 2 and moved it into 1st Key Message. Aviation discussion with 06Z TAF package.
KEY Messages
1) A mostly dry stretch of weather from Monday through Thursday with warming temperatures, before a late week front returns precipitation chances
Discussion
KEY MESSAGE 1... As the coastal trough associated with the nor'easter pulls offshore, 500mb ridging will be able to build across the Upper Ohio Valley by 12Z Wednesday. Dry weather will result into Thursday, with that latter day representing the peak of a warming trend as southwest flow amps up behind a Carolina surface high. Ensemble trends are a bit stronger for ridging by Thursday. NBM probabilities for 80F or greater high temperatures that day remain between 50 and 80 percent for most non-ridge locations south of I-80. That said, dewpoints topping out in the low 60s will keep heat risk concerns relatively muted. Currently, probabilities for moderate or higher heat risk levels are 10 percent or less.
There are differences in opinion in the longer-range models regarding the strength and timing of the next shortwave trough crossing the Canadian prairies and potentially the Great Lakes later in the week. ECMWF AI Ensemble has strong ridging signal Thursday through Saturday over the area, and the trend on most ensembles has been much drier for Thursday as a result. Still, at least scattered shower activity becomes more likely Thursday night/Friday in the moistening warm sector, with rain chances lingering into the weekend. Severe weather potential looks muted by meager instability, and probabilities for significant rain are listed below.
24 hour probability of 0.50"+ rainfall 12z Thu to 12z Fri: 5-15% with highest in OH 12z Fri to 12z Sat: 15-25% 12z Sat to 12z Sun: 20-30% with highest in WV 12z Sun to 12z Mon: 25-45% with highest southern half 12z Mon to 12z Tue: 10-20% with highest in WV
Aviation · 06Z Monday Through Friday
IFR ceilings in place already at DUJ and likely to stay that way until midday. Given earlier rain certainly could be IFR visibility for a few hours centered around 12z.
Elsewhere VFR to MVFR ceilings are expected to gradually lower to MVFR overnight. Because of clear skies around ZZV, there is the potential for radiation fog toward 12z. Did not include it but will monitor trends closely.
Ceilings will remain in place most of the day with gradual rise toward upper end of MVFR. May be a period of VFR ceilings in the evening before breaks in the clouds allow for radiation fog formation toward 06z. Do expect IFR to LIFR in fog for most locations Tuesday morning.
After burning off Tuesday mid morning, expect potential for repeat of radiation fog late Tuesday night and early Wednesday.
Outlook... VFR is generally Wednesday and Thursday. Restrictions are possible Thursday night and Friday with showers returning.
PBZ Watches / Warnings / Advisories
PA...None. OH...None. WV...None.
Hazardous weather outlook Sep 28, 1:16 AM EDT
The office’s own seven-day heads-up for spotters and emergency managers.
FLUS41 KPBZ 280516 HWOPBZ Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 116 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026 OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>022-029- 031-073>078-WVZ001>004-012-021-509>514-290530- Tuscarawas-Carroll-Columbiana-Coshocton-Harrison-Jefferson OH- Muskingum-Guernsey-Belmont-Noble-Monroe-Mercer-Venango-Forest- Lawrence-Butler-Clarion-Jefferson PA-Beaver-Allegheny-Armstrong- Washington-Greene-Westmoreland-Higher Elevations of Westmoreland- Fayette-Higher Elevations of Fayette-Indiana- Higher Elevations of Indiana-Hancock-Brooke-Ohio-Marshall-Wetzel- Marion-Monongalia- Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston-Preston- Eastern Preston-Western Tucker-Eastern Tucker- 116 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Ohio, western Pennsylvania, and northern West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. $$ Craven
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 · Mon Sep 28No risk area
- Day 2 · Tue Sep 29No risk area
- Day 3 · Wed Sep 30No risk area
- Day 4 · Thu Oct 1No risk area
- Day 5 · Fri Oct 2No risk area
- Day 6 · Sat Oct 3No risk area
- Day 7 · Sun Oct 4No risk area
- Day 8 · Mon Oct 5No risk area
Rainfall
- Day 1 · Mon Sep 28Under 0.01 in
- Day 2 · Tue Sep 29Under 0.01 in
- Day 3 · Wed Sep 30Under 0.01 in
- Day 4-5 · Oct 1–Oct 20.25 in
- Day 6-7 · Oct 3–Oct 40.75 in
Six to fourteen days
- Days 6–10 · TemperatureNear normal most likelyOct 3–Oct 7
- Days 6–10 · Precipitation40% chance above normalOct 3–Oct 7
- Days 8–14 · Temperature33% chance below normalOct 5–Oct 11
- Days 8–14 · PrecipitationNear normal most likelyOct 5–Oct 11
Drought
- Drought MonitorNo drought
Drought in this county: the map, the record since 2000 and the outlook
Frost and climate
NOAA 1991-2020 normals, Philo 3 SwThe last spring freeze (32°F) usually comes around April 19 and the first fall freeze around October 25: a growing season of about 189 days.
One fall in ten brings a freeze by October 9; one spring in ten still has one after May 9.
Everything else on the grid
NWS forecast grid · 29 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 | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HeatRisk max | 0 · Little | 0 · Little | 1 · Minor | 1 · Minor | 1 · Minor | 0 · Little | 0 · Little | 0 · Little |
| Wet bulb globe temperature max | 69° | 74° | 76° | 78° | 70° | 67° | 69° | |
| Heat index max | 73° | 77° | 82° | |||||
| Chance of thunder max | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 8% | 5% | 9% | 9% |
| Cloud ceiling min | 5,800 ft | -100 ft | ||||||
| Visibility min | 8 mi | 0.5 mi | 10 mi | |||||
| Pressure min | 0.01 inHg | 0.01 inHg | 0.01 inHg | 0.01 inHg | ||||
| Mixing height max | 3,000 ft | 4,000 ft | 400 ft | |||||
| Transport wind max | 10 mph | 6 mph | 7 mph | |||||
| Twenty-foot wind max | 5 mph | 1 mph | 3 mph | 5 mph | ||||
| Atmospheric dispersion index max | 32 | 26 | ||||||
| Low visibility risk max | 8 | 10 |
Against the record
NOAA GHCN · Zanesville (ZZV) · 9.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon Sep 28 | 70° / 53° | 72° / 51° | 90° (1959) | 34° (1957) |
| Tue Sep 29 | 73° / 54° | 69° / 48° | 94° (1953) | 28° (1951) |
| Wed Sep 30 | 77° / 59° | 70° / 47° | 94° (1953) | 29° (1949) |
| Thu Oct 1 | 80° / 62° | 71° / 46° | 92° (2019) | 25° (1947) |
| Fri Oct 2 | 70° / 53° | 72° / 48° | 92° (2019) | 25° (1947) |
| Sat Oct 3 | 66° / 56° | 71° / 50° | 93° (2019) | 27° (1974) |
| Sun Oct 4 | 68° / 53° | 71° / 50° | 88° (1951) | 27° (1952) |
| Mon Oct 5 | 64° / 49° | 69° / 47° | 87° (1951) | 27° (1950) |
Sun and moon
| Day | Civil twilight | Sunrise | Sunset | Civil twilight | Daylight | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 6:54 AM | 7:21 AM | 7:14 PM | 7:41 PM | 11 h 53 min | Waning gibbous · 95% lit |
| Tue | 6:55 AM | 7:21 AM | 7:13 PM | 7:39 PM | 11 h 52 min | Waning gibbous · 90% lit |
| Wed | 6:56 AM | 7:22 AM | 7:11 PM | 7:38 PM | 11 h 49 min | Waning gibbous · 83% lit |
| Thu | 6:56 AM | 7:23 AM | 7:09 PM | 7:36 PM | 11 h 46 min | Waning gibbous · 74% lit |
| Fri | 6:57 AM | 7:24 AM | 7:08 PM | 7:35 PM | 11 h 44 min | Waning gibbous · 64% lit |
| Sat | 6:58 AM | 7:25 AM | 7:06 PM | 7:33 PM | 11 h 41 min | Last quarter · 54% lit |
| Sun | 6:59 AM | 7:26 AM | 7:04 PM | 7:31 PM | 11 h 38 min | Last quarter · 43% lit |
| Mon | 7:00 AM | 7:27 AM | 7:03 PM | 7:30 PM | 11 h 36 min | Waning crescent · 33% 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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