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Mount Sterling, Ohio

Village in Madison County, Ohio

Air quality

The air at Mount Sterling

Index 56, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Columbus (OH), 24 miles off.

56Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)56Moderate-
  • Ozone18Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)35Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 59, moderate.

Smoke, the next 45 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 Mount Sterling

None in the last 24 hours; 0.03 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.03in

Visibility

How far you can see at Mount Sterling, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 8 miles Fri 12 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Mount Sterling, 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 now5 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Mount Sterling 0.2 SSWOH-MA-12

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.0 mi away/903 ft/5 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

LondonLNDO1

At a cooperative observer's station/15.0 mi away/1,047 ft/149 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank749of 1,590

Station report

The weather at Washington Court House, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.0 mi from Mount Sterling, Ohio. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 11,000 ft; visibility 6 mi.

Section of the sky over Washington Court House, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, and visibility of 6 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT I23FIG. A THE SKY OVER WASHINGTON COURT HOUSESECTION, 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 FTFEW 11,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 6 MI0510TITLEWashington Court House, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS I23TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-I23-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

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 11,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Washington Court House: 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 11,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT I23FIG. B THE AIR AT WASHINGTON COURT HOUSETHE 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 GROUNDABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 11,000 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 POINTTITLEWashington Court House, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS I23TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-I23-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (200 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 16 mph.

Plan of the wind at Washington Court House, north up: blowing from 200 degrees, the south southwest, at 10 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT I23FIG. C THE WIND AT WASHINGTON COURT HOUSEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 200°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWashington Court House, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS I23TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-I23-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at London (LNDO1), 15.0 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 Mount Sterling

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

Near Mount Sterling

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