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South Point, Ohio

Village in Lawrence County, Ohio

Air quality

The air at South Point

Index 52, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 6 AM from its reporting area, Ashland (KY), 5 miles off.

52Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)52Moderate4 mi
  • Ozone22Good27 ppb4 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 34, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at South Point

0.04 in in the last 24 hours, 0.64 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.04in
Last 3 days
0.64in

Visibility

How far you can see at South Point, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 9 miles Fri 1 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest South Point, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

South PointSOPO1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.2 mi away/561 ft/24 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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South Point 0.7 WOH-LW-17

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/566 ft/19 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Portsmouth, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 32.5 mi from South Point, Ohio. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 6:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,600 ft; visibility 6 mi.

Section of the sky over Portsmouth, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,600 feet, and visibility of 6 mi.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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETFEW 2,600 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 6 MI0510TITLEPortsmouth, 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

The air

66.2 F with a dew point of 66.2 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,600 ft.

Chart of the air at Portsmouth: temperature 66.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 66.2, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,600 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00060 F70 F80 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,600 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 66.2 F, 66.2 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 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 south (170 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Portsmouth, north up: blowing from 170 degrees, the south, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, 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 170°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH 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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Ohio

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Near South Point

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Near South Point

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