Temperature
70 F at 12 AM; 71 F at its warmest, 5 PM Thursday, and 61 F at its coolest, 8 AM Thursday.
- Now
- 70F
- 12 AM
- Highest
- 71F
- 5 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 61F
- 8 AM Thursday
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Coming up. Rain is likely this afternoon, from about 12 PM (60%).
Now. Ohio University Airport is 70° and mostly cloudy at 2 AM. The dew point is 70°, so the air feels oppressive. Light air from the south-southwest at 3 mph.
Today and tonight. The warmest of the day has passed; it cools to about 51° by 8 PM. Tonight falls to about 40° by 8 AM, with some cloud.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Thursday, near 70°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 54°. Rain is possible tomorrow (38%). Frost is possible Sunday morning, a low of 33°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:49 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 10:46 PM. The next full Moon is Monday, Oct 26. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The day is 11 hours 11 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
As of 2:00 AM in Ohio University Airport, Ohio.
Air quality
Index 12, good, led by ozone. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Parkersburg (WV), 37 miles off.
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.
Precipitation
None in the last 24 hours; 0.30 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
Visibility
Visibility stays 6 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 7 miles Fri 1 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 / 25 | 5,600 ft | 100 ft | Asphalt | 60° / 240° | Calm | Calm |
Measured here
Every hour from Albany (UNI), Ohio University Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
70 F at 12 AM; 71 F at its warmest, 5 PM Thursday, and 61 F at its coolest, 8 AM Thursday.
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
A dew point of 70 F, the air 100% saturated; the humidity ran from 89% at 2 PM Thursday to 100% at 3 AM Thursday.
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
2 mph from the south southwest at 12 AM; at its strongest 10 mph, 6 AM Thursday, and no gust reported.
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
29.93 inHg at 12 AM, falling 0.04 inHg over 3 hours; 0.18 inHg lower than a day before.
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Down to 3 miles at 11 PM Thursday; 10 miles or more now.
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
The lowest cloud base came down to 200 ft at 8 PM Thursday; a base was reported in 22 of the hours.
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Albany: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
The 5 instruments nearest Ohio University Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.0 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
AlbanyUNI
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/766 ft/level with here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
McArthurVFFO1
At a river or reservoir gauge/8.9 mi away/979 ft/213 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Beside a road/9.5 mi away/656 ft/110 ft below here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Albany 4.5 WNWOH-VN-3
In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.6 mi away/892 ft/126 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Salem CenterSACO1
At a cooperative observer's station/11.2 mi away/673 ft/93 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
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Snow on the ground
24 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.