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Sparta, Ohio

Village in Morrow County, Ohio

Air quality

The air at Sparta

Index 55, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Columbus (OH), 32 miles off.

55Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)55Moderate-
  • Ozone16Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)22Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 47, good.

Smoke, the next 43 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 Sparta

None in the last 24 hours; 0.02 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.02in

Visibility

How far you can see at Sparta, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 4 miles Fri 7 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Sparta, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Centerburg 4.2 NOH-MW-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.1 mi away/1,359 ft/2 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Mount Vernon, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.2 mi from Sparta, Ohio. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 4,300 ft; the ceiling is 4,300 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Mount Vernon, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 4,300 feet, the ceiling at 4,300 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 4I3FIG. A THE SKY OVER MOUNT VERNONSECTION, 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 SHEETOVC 4,300 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMount Vernon, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 4I3TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-4I3-1DRAWN 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 4,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Mount Vernon: 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 4,300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 4I3FIG. B THE AIR AT MOUNT VERNONTHE 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, OVC 4,300 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 POINTTITLEMount Vernon, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 4I3TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-4I3-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

At 7 mph, gusting 17 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 17 mph.

Plan of the wind at Mount Vernon, north up: at 7 miles an hour, gusting 17; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 4I3FIG. C THE WIND AT MOUNT VERNONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONDIRECTION NOT REPORTEDBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMount Vernon, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 4I3TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-4I3-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Centerburg 2 SE (CTRO1), 7.1 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 Sparta

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

Near Sparta

River and lake gauges