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79°F

Newark, Ohio, USA

Updated: 08/20/2026 3:55pm

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METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 08/20/2026 @ 3:55pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 79.0°F Warm
High Today 80.3°F 2:42 PM	Low Today 66.0°F 5:49 AM
Yest High 80.0°F 3:41 PM	Yest Low 62.5°F 6:22 AM
Sta* High 93.1°F 2019	Sta* Low 51.3°F 2020
* This Station's Records Since 1/2011
Rec* High 102.0°F 1913	Rec* Low 39.0°F 1950
* Records from Weather Underground



	Cloudy, Dry
	Wind: WSW 0.0 Gusting to: 0.0 mph
	Rain: 0.89 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 3.9 of 100

This Afternoon Chance Showers And T-Storms	Tonight Chance Showers And T-Storms then Areas Of Fog	Friday Areas Of Fog then Mostly Sunny
Hi 79°F	Lo 61°F	Hi 81°F

Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	69.2°F
Last Hour:	1°F
High 2:42 PM:	71.3°F
Low 12:12 AM:	64.2°F
Record High:	83.5°F on Jul-4-2025
Record Low:	-40.7°F on May-14-2018
Wetbulb:	72.5°F
Leaf Wet:⁷	0
Indoor Temp:	81.4°F

Rain Today
Today:	0.89 in
Storm Rain:	1.27 in
Yesterday:	0.38 in
Last 7 Days:	3.75 in
Aug Rain:	7.18 in
Aug to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.00 in
Aug to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	7.18 in
Aug Avg:	1.71 in
Diff from Avg:	5.47 in
Season:¹	28.99 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	19.93 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	9.06 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Aug-20-2026 at 9:56 AM
107 rain days in 2026
14 days in August 0 days since last rain

Current:	WSW 0.0 mph
1Hr Average:	0.1 mph
Wind Run:	0.42 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	0.0 mph
Today:	5.0 mph 2:04 PM
Month:	50.9 mph Aug-2
Year:	56.0 mph Feb-11
Record Gust:	56.0 mph Feb-11-2026

Sunlight:

13 h 29 m 34 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
13 h 27 m 24 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 10 sec shorter than
yesterday
13 h 25 m 14 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Waxing Gibbous

57%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	72%
Last Hour:	0%
High 9:46 AM:	95%
Low 2:50 PM:	72%
Record High:	99% Jan-22-2017
Record Low:	0% Mar-4-2022

Current:	30.929 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:25 PM:	30.956
Low 5:34 AM:	30.844
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:	1.1
Aug:	161.6
2026 to Date:	770.7
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date:	2957.9

Last Min:	0
Last 5 Mins:	0
Last 30 Mins:	0
Last 60 Mins:	0
Last 12 Hrs:	0
Aug:	36910
2026 to Date:	51180

Current:	79.0°F
High 2:42pm:	84.0°F
Yesterday:	80.0°F
Record:	127.2°F Jun-2-2023

Quality
Index⁶:
43

Good

Density:
1.21 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
1:52 PM
4.2

35 W/m²
5%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
2:26 PM
513 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 \| 72°F
0.2 in:	8.0 cb \| 72°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:	0.05 in
7-Days Rain:	3.75 in
7-Days ET:	0.23 in
7-Day:	3.522 in
August:	6.53 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:96%

METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 08/20/2026 @ 3:55pm

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 20 of just the month of August for this station since 2011. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 20 of August for this station since 2011.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight

This
Afternoon

Chance Showers And T-Storms

Hi 79°F

NWS forecast: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change, precipitation possible within 24 to 48 hrs.

Tonight

Chance Showers And T-Storms then Areas Of Fog

Lo 61°F

NWS forecast: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then areas of fog. Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Friday Areas Of Fog then Mostly Sunny	Friday Night Mostly Clear	Saturday Mostly Sunny then Showers And T-Storms	Saturday Night Showers And T-Storms then Partly Cloudy	Sunday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms	Sunday Night Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms then Mostly Clear	Monday Sunny
Hi 81°F	Lo 61°F	Hi 79°F	Lo 59°F	Hi 74°F	Lo 55°F	Hi 73°F

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