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Newark, Ohio, USA

Updated: 10/16/2026 5:40pm

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METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 10/16/2026 @ 5:40pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 53.4°F Cool
High Today 73.1°F 3:13 AM	Low Today 53.4°F 5:35 PM
Yest High 67.5°F 4:34 PM	Yest Low 55.7°F 7:03 AM
Sta* High 69.3°F 2022	Sta* Low 33.2°F 2018
* This Station's Records Since 1/2011
Rec* High 88.0°F 1921	Rec* Low 21.0°F 1943
* Records from Weather Underground



	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: N 0.8 Gusting to: 1.0 mph
	Rain: 0.17 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -1.4 of 100

This Afternoon Rain Showers Likely	Tonight Chance Rain Showers	Saturday Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny
Hi 68°F	Lo 39°F	Hi 55°F

Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	50.5°F
Last Hour:	1.4°F
High 1:59 AM:	67.7°F
Low 5:35 PM:	50.2°F
Record High:	83.5°F on Jul-4-2025
Record Low:	-40.7°F on May-14-2018
Wetbulb:	51.9°F
Leaf Wet:⁷	4
Indoor Temp:	78.1°F

Rain Today
Today:	0.17 in
Storm Rain:	0.17 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	1.11 in
Oct Rain:	1.39 in
Oct to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.00 in
Oct to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	1.39 in
Oct Avg:	1.67 in
Diff from Avg:	0.28 in
Season:¹	34.51 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	24.71 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	9.80 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Oct-16-2026 at 3:33 PM
130 rain days in 2026
6 days in October 0 days since last rain

Current:	N 0.8 mph
1Hr Average:	1.0 mph
Wind Run:	11.56 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	1.0 mph
Today:	9.2 mph 9:34 AM
Month:	11.0 mph Oct-8
Year:	56.0 mph Feb-11
Record Gust:	56.0 mph Feb-11-2026

Sunlight:

11 h 17 m 27 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
11 h 15 m 10 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 17 sec shorter than
yesterday
11 h 12 m 52 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Waxing Crescent

33%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	90%
Last Hour:	1%
High 12:00 AM:	93%
Low 6:20 AM:	80%
Record High:	99% Jan-22-2017
Record Low:	0% Mar-4-2022

Current:	30.950 inHg
Last Hour:	Rising slowly
High 5:40 PM:	30.950
Low 6:57 AM:	30.753
Record High:	31.946 inHg Apr-23-2022
Record Low:	25.895 inHg Apr-12-2021

Heating Degree Days

Lightning Strikes

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	0.0
Oct:	59.0
2026 to Date:	3069.5
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	999.4

Last Min:	0
Last 5 Mins:	0
Last 30 Mins:	0
Last 60 Mins:	0
Last 12 Hrs:	0
Oct:	232
2026 to Date:	65144

Current:	53.4°F
Low 5:35 PM:	53.4°F
Yesterday:	55.7°F
Record:	-31.2°F Dec-23-2022

Quality
Index⁶:
24

Good

Density:
1.28 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0

0 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
12:21 PM
42 W/m²
Record:
2026 W/m²

Soil Conditions⁸

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

2.4 in:	3.0 cb \| 64°F
1.6 in:	4.0 cb \| 64°F
0.8 in:	5.0 cb \| 65°F
0.2 in:	7.0 cb \| 64°F
Growing conditions at the depth of: 0.2 in:
Soil moisture range is from 0-Wet to 200-Dry/Frozen

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	1.11 in
7-Days ET:	0.10 in
7-Day:	1.008 in
October:	1.18 in

HIGHS:	LOWS:
99.5°F Jun-21-2022	-12.5°F Jan-31-2026
Daytime Records
95.0°F°F Jun-24-2025	-2.6°F°F Jan-30-2019
Nitetime Records
85.5°F°F Jul-03-2026	-6.3°F°F Jan-01-2018
ICN:18 \| S3C2:4 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \| CON:0.8 \| RCP:99%

METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 10/16/2026 @ 5:40pm

¹ Rain season: Jan 1st to Dec 31st. ² Snow season July 1st to June 30th. ³ Snow manually measured usually around 7AM and 7PM. ⁵ Estimated amount of water needed to replace the water used by plants and evaporation from the past week. (Negative numbers mean amount of water needed, positive numbers mean excess water is present). ⁶ Air Quality Index is provided by Minnesota Polution Control Agency and is updated hourly between the hours of 6AM and Midnight. ⁷ Leaf Wetness is surface moisture on foliage. 0 being totally dry and 15 being totally saturated. ⁸ Soil moisture and temperatures are from sensors burried in the ground at the levels specified. ⁹ Solar Index represents either an absolute scale of solar energy (W/m²) using the station’s recorded maximum or a percentage of computed theoretical solar maximum using the station’s location and time of day. These indices differ most when the sun is low on the horizon. The current scale is shown, and will toggle if it or the icon is clicked. ¹⁰ Historical average only to day 16 of just the month of October for this station since 2011. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 16 of October for this station since 2011.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight

This
Afternoon

Rain Showers Likely

Hi 68°F

NWS forecast: Rain showers likely. Cloudy. High near 68, with temperatures falling to around 57 in the afternoon. West wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change, precipitation possible within 24 to 48 hrs.

Tonight

Chance Rain Showers

Lo 39°F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Northwest wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Saturday Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny	Saturday Night Mostly Clear then Areas Of Frost	Sunday Widespread Frost then Sunny	Sunday Night Clear	Monday Sunny	Monday Night Mostly Clear	Tuesday Sunny
Hi 55°F	Lo 30°F	Hi 61°F	Lo 36°F	Hi 66°F	Lo 37°F	Hi 69°F

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