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Franklin Furnace, Ohio

Community in Scioto County, Ohio

Air quality

The air at Franklin Furnace

Index 18, good, led by ozone. Read at 6 PM from its reporting area, Ashland (KY), 15 miles off.

18Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)6Good16.1 mi
  • Ozone18Good28 ppb8.1 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 34, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 PM.

FriSatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Franklin Furnace

0.02 in in the last 24 hours, 0.28 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 5 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.02in
Last 3 days
0.28in

Visibility

How far you can see at Franklin Furnace, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sun 2 PM, lowest 5 miles Sat 3 AM.

FriSatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Franklin Furnace, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Ironton 6.9 NNWOH-LW-11

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.2 mi away/604 ft/58 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

SciotovilleSCIO1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.4 mi away/545 ft/1 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank21of 1,590

Station report

The weather at Portsmouth, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.9 mi from Franklin Furnace, Ohio. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 6:15 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,200 ft, broken at 3,400 ft, overcast at 8,500 ft; the ceiling is 3,400 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Portsmouth, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,200 feet, broken cloud with its base at 3,400 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 8,500 feet, the ceiling at 3,400 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PMHFIG. A THE SKY OVER PORTSMOUTHSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 8,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,400 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 2,200 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEPortsmouth, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PMHTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PMH-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

55.4 F with a dew point of 51.8 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 2,200 ft.

Chart of the air at Portsmouth: temperature 55.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 51.8, 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 2,200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PMHFIG. B THE AIR AT PORTSMOUTHTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 51.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,200 FTTEMPERATURE 55.4 FDEW POINT 51.8 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 POINTTITLEPortsmouth, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PMHTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PMH-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (300 degrees) at 9 mph, gusting 17 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 24 mph.

Plan of the wind at Portsmouth, north up: blowing from 300 degrees, the west northwest, at 9 miles an hour, gusting 17; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PMHFIG. C THE WIND AT PORTSMOUTHPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 300°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPortsmouth, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PMHTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PMH-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Sciotoville (SCIO1), 9.4 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Ohio

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

Near Franklin Furnace

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

Near Franklin Furnace

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