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Newark, Ohio, USA

Updated: 08/16/2026 3:25pm

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METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 08/16/2026 @ 3:25pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 73.8°F Comfortable
High Today 84.5°F 1:20 PM	Low Today 72.9°F 6:49 AM
Yest High 81.8°F 5:11 PM	Yest Low 68.0°F 6:26 AM
Sta* High 91.0°F 2025	Sta* Low 58.6°F 2020
* This Station's Records Since 1/2011
Rec* High 107.0°F 1983	Rec* Low 49.0°F 1929
* Records from Weather Underground



	Cloudy, Moderate rain
	Wind: SW 0.0 Gusting to: 0.0 mph
	Rain: 0.25 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -1.1 of 100

This Afternoon Showers And T-Storms	Tonight Showers And T-Storms then Mostly Cloudy	Monday Chance Showers And T-Storms
Hi 85°F	Lo 70°F	Hi 82°F

Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	71.6°F
Last Hour:	0.8°F
High 1:16 PM:	78.3°F
Low 2:41 PM:	70.2°F
Record High:	83.5°F on Jul-4-2025
Record Low:	-40.7°F on May-14-2018
Wetbulb:	72.4°F
Leaf Wet:⁷	15
Indoor Temp:	80.8°F

Rain Today
Today:	0.25 in
Storm Rain:	1.25 in
Yesterday:	1.00 in
Last 7 Days:	3.87 in
Aug Rain:	4.84 in
Aug to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.00 in
Aug to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	4.84 in
Aug Avg:	1.71 in
Diff from Avg:	3.13 in
Season:¹	26.65 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	19.93 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	6.72 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Aug-16-2026 at 2:32 PM
104 rain days in 2026
11 days in August 0 days since last rain

Current:	SW 0.0 mph
1Hr Average:	0.1 mph
Wind Run:	3.26 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	0.0 mph
Today:	14.0 mph 1:29 PM
Month:	50.9 mph Aug-2
Year:	56.0 mph Feb-11
Record Gust:	56.0 mph Feb-11-2026

Sunlight:

13 h 38 m 4 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
13 h 35 m 57 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 7 sec shorter than
yesterday
13 h 33 m 51 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Waxing Crescent

18%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	93%
Last Hour:	2%
High 7:56 AM:	95%
Low 1:31 PM:	78%
Record High:	99% Jan-22-2017
Record Low:	0% Mar-4-2022

Current:	30.871 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:00 AM:	31.010
Low 1:18 PM:	30.860
Record High:	31.946 inHg Apr-23-2022
Record Low:	25.895 inHg Apr-12-2021

Cooling Degree Days

Lightning Strikes

Heat Index

Air

Today:	5.8
Aug:	135.1
2026 to Date:	743.9
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date:	2957.9

Last Min:	0
Last 5 Mins:	0
Last 30 Mins:	0
Last 60 Mins:	8
Last 12 Hrs:	1044
Aug:	35603
2026 to Date:	49873

Current:	73.8°F
High 1:16pm:	95.9°F
Yesterday:	87.8°F
Record:	127.2°F Jun-2-2023

Quality
Index⁶:
56

Moderate

Density:
1.22 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

1.3

Sunburn in

86 Minutes

Highest:
12:43 PM
2.1

56 W/m²
7%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
1:11 PM
134 W/m²
Record:
2026 W/m²

Soil Conditions⁸

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

2.4 in:	4.0 cb \| 72°F
1.6 in:	4.0 cb \| 72°F
0.8 in:	5.0 cb \| 73°F
0.2 in:	8.0 cb \| 74°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:	0.03 in
7-Days Rain:	3.87 in
7-Days ET:	0.21 in
7-Day:	3.661 in
August:	4.32 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:1.0 \| RCP:91%

METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 08/16/2026 @ 3:25pm

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 August for this station since 2011. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 16 of August for this station since 2011.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight

This
Afternoon

Showers And T-Storms

Hi 85°F

NWS forecast: Showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 4pm and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Southwest wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.

Tonight

Showers And T-Storms then Mostly Cloudy

Lo 70°F

NWS forecast: Showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. West wind 3 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Monday Chance Showers And T-Storms	Monday Night Partly Cloudy	Tuesday Mostly Sunny	Tuesday Night Mostly Clear	Wednesday Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And T-Storms	Wednesday Night Chance Showers And T-Storms	Thursday Chance Showers And T-Storms
Hi 82°F	Lo 61°F	Hi 81°F	Lo 62°F	Hi 81°F	Lo 63°F	Hi 78°F

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