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Benton Ridge, Ohio

Village in Hancock County, Ohio

Air quality

The air at Benton Ridge

Index 58, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Lima (OH), 21 miles off.

58Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)58Moderate-
  • Ozone15Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 54, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Benton Ridge

0.01 in in the last 24 hours, 0.16 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.01in
Last 3 days
0.16in

Visibility

How far you can see at Benton Ridge, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 8 miles Fri 10 AM.

FriSat

On the radar over Benton Ridge, OhioReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Benton Ridge, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

FindlayFDY

At an airfield/6.6 mi away/810 ft/23 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank16of 1,590

measured daily2 instruments

Findlay WpccFDYO1

At a cooperative observer's station/7.7 mi away/768 ft/19 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Findlay, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.6 mi from Benton Ridge, Ohio. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:48 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 1,700 ft, broken at 3,000 ft, broken at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 3,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Findlay, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 1,700 feet, broken cloud with its base at 3,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, the ceiling at 3,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FDYFIG. A THE SKY OVER FINDLAYSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 11,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 1,700 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEFindlay, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FDYTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FDY-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

71.6 F with a dew point of 68.0 F, 88 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,700 ft.

Chart of the air at Findlay: temperature 71.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 68.0, 88 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FDYFIG. B THE AIR AT FINDLAYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00060 F70 F80 FSATURATES 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 67.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 1,700 FTTEMPERATURE 71.6 FDEW POINT 68.0 FSPREAD 3.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 88 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEFindlay, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FDYTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FDY-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (230 degrees) at 15 mph, gusting 26 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 31 mph.

Plan of the wind at Findlay, north up: blowing from 230 degrees, the southwest, at 15 miles an hour, gusting 26; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FDYFIG. C THE WIND AT FINDLAYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 230°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 26 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFindlay, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FDYTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FDY-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Findlay, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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