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McDermott, Ohio

Community in Scioto County, Ohio

Air quality

The air at McDermott

Index 17, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 AM from its reporting area, Ashland (KY), 33 miles off.

17Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)7Good-
  • Ozone17Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 32, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 8 AM.

SatSunMon

Precipitation

What has fallen at McDermott

0.06 in in the last 24 hours, 0.78 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 10 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.06in
Last 3 days
0.78in

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest McDermott, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

McDermott 1.8 ENEOH-SC-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.2 mi away/570 ft/2 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

LucasvilleLCSO1

At a cooperative observer's station/4.6 mi away/558 ft/14 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank1,258of 1,605

Station report

The weather at Portsmouth, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.1 mi from McDermott, Ohio. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 10:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 1,900 ft, broken at 3,000 ft, broken at 4,200 ft; the ceiling is 1,900 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Portsmouth, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 1,900 feet, broken cloud with its base at 3,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 4,200 feet, the ceiling at 1,900 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 4,200 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,900 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,900 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEPortsmouth, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PMHTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-PMH-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

46.4 F with a dew point of 44.6 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,900 ft.

Chart of the air at Portsmouth: temperature 46.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 44.6, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,900 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 44.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 1,900 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 46.4 F, 44.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-PMH-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 12 mph, gusting 17 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 26 mph.

Plan of the wind at Portsmouth, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 12 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 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPortsmouth, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PMHTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Lucasville (LCSO1), 4.6 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 McDermott

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

Near McDermott

River and lake gauges