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Empire, Ohio

Village in Jefferson County, Ohio

Air quality

The air at Empire

Index 52, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Weirton (WV), 6 miles off.

52Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)52Moderate5.9 mi
  • Ozone10Good8 ppb5.9 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 31, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Empire

None in the last 24 hours; 0.25 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.25in

Visibility

How far you can see at Empire, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 5 miles Sat 3 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Empire, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Wellsville 0.4 WNWOH-CB-26

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.8 mi away/985 ft/312 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

SteubenvilleSTBO1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.3 mi away/1,033 ft/360 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank212of 1,590

Station report

The weather at Steubenville, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.2 mi from Empire, Ohio. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 800 ft, broken at 1,600 ft, overcast at 3,500 ft; the ceiling is 800 ft; visibility 9 mi.

Section of the sky over Steubenville, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 800 feet, broken cloud with its base at 1,600 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,500 feet, the ceiling at 800 feet, and visibility of 9 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 2G2FIG. A THE SKY OVER STEUBENVILLESECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,600 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 800 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 800 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 9 MI0510TITLESteubenville, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 2G2TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-2G2-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

69.8 F with a dew point of 69.8 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 800 ft.

Chart of the air at Steubenville: temperature 69.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 69.8, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 2G2FIG. B THE AIR AT STEUBENVILLETHE 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 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 800 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 69.8 F, 69.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLESteubenville, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 2G2TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-2G2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (220 degrees) at 13 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at Steubenville, north up: blowing from 220 degrees, the southwest, at 13 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 2G2FIG. C THE WIND AT STEUBENVILLEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 220°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESteubenville, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 2G2TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-2G2-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Steubenville (STBO1), 9.3 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Ohio

24 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Empire

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Empire

River and lake gauges