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72°F

Newark, Ohio, USA

Updated: 08/12/2026 5:05pm

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METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 08/12/2026 @ 5:05pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 72.3°F Comfortable
High Today 76.7°F 1:43 PM	Low Today 65.5°F 8:39 AM
Yest High 74.4°F 12:00 AM	Yest Low 66.3°F 12:06 PM
Sta* High 91.6°F 2025	Sta* Low 53.2°F 2024
* This Station's Records Since 1/2011
Rec* High 107.0°F 1936	Rec* Low 47.0°F 1964
* Records from Weather Underground



	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: N 0.2 Gusting to: 0.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 0.6 of 100

This Afternoon Chance Showers And T-Storms	Tonight Chance Showers And T-Storms	Thursday Patchy Fog then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Hi 78°F	Lo 65°F	Hi 83°F

Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	66.5°F
Last Hour:	0.5°F
High 1:34 PM:	69.6°F
Low 8:39 AM:	63.7°F
Record High:	83.5°F on Jul-4-2025
Record Low:	-40.7°F on May-14-2018
Wetbulb:	68.6°F
Leaf Wet:⁷	2
Indoor Temp:	77.7°F

Rain Today
Today:	0.00 in
Storm Rain:	1.58 in
Yesterday:	1.16 in
Last 7 Days:	2.14 in
Aug Rain:	2.54 in
Aug to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.00 in
Aug to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	2.54 in
Aug Avg:	1.71 in
Diff from Avg:	0.83 in
Season:¹	24.35 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	19.93 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	4.42 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Aug-11-2026 at 6:19 PM
101 rain days in 2026
7 days in August 0 days since last rain

Current:	N 0.2 mph
1Hr Average:	0.6 mph
Wind Run:	3.99 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	0.0 mph
Today:	7.0 mph 2:14 PM
Month:	50.9 mph Aug-2
Year:	56.0 mph Feb-11
Record Gust:	56.0 mph Feb-11-2026

Sunlight:

13 h 46 m 18 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
13 h 44 m 16 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 2 sec shorter than
yesterday
13 h 42 m 12 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

New Moon

0%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	82%
Last Hour:	4%
High 12:00 AM:	94%
Low 2:22 PM:	75%
Record High:	99% Jan-22-2017
Record Low:	0% Mar-4-2022

Current:	30.882 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:35 AM:	30.940
Low 1:32 PM:	30.844
Record High:	31.946 inHg Apr-23-2022
Record Low:	25.895 inHg Apr-12-2021

Cooling Degree Days

Lightning Strikes

Heat Index

Air

Today:	1.6
Aug:	101.5
2026 to Date:	710.1
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date:	2957.9

Last Min:	0
Last 5 Mins:	0
Last 30 Mins:	0
Last 60 Mins:	0
Last 12 Hrs:	0
Aug:	33288
2026 to Date:	47558

Current:	72.3°F
High 1:43pm:	76.7°F
Yesterday:	74.4°F
Record:	127.2°F Jun-2-2023

Quality
Index⁶:
67

Moderate

Density:
1.22 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
12:45 PM
1.8

16 W/m²
3%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
1:51 PM
120 W/m²
Record:
2026 W/m²

Soil Conditions⁸

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

2.4 in:	3.0 cb \| 72°F
1.6 in:	4.0 cb \| 72°F
0.8 in:	5.0 cb \| 71°F
0.2 in:	7.0 cb \| 72°F
Growing conditions at the depth of: 0.2 in:
Soil moisture range is from 0-Wet to 200-Dry/Frozen

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.03 in
7-Days Rain:	2.14 in
7-Days ET:	0.23 in
7-Day:	1.908 in
August:	2.14 in

HIGHS:	LOWS:
99.5°F Jun-21-2022	-12.5°F Jan-31-2026
Daytime Records
95.0°F°F Jun-24-2025	-2.6°F°F Jan-30-2019
Nitetime Records
85.5°F°F Jul-03-2026	-6.3°F°F Jan-01-2018
ICN:18 \| S3C2:4 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \| CON:0.9 \| RCP:94%

METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 08/12/2026 @ 5:05pm

¹ Rain season: Jan 1st to Dec 31st. ² Snow season July 1st to June 30th. ³ Snow manually measured usually around 7AM and 7PM. ⁵ Estimated amount of water needed to replace the water used by plants and evaporation from the past week. (Negative numbers mean amount of water needed, positive numbers mean excess water is present). ⁶ Air Quality Index is provided by Minnesota Polution Control Agency and is updated hourly between the hours of 6AM and Midnight. ⁷ Leaf Wetness is surface moisture on foliage. 0 being totally dry and 15 being totally saturated. ⁸ Soil moisture and temperatures are from sensors burried in the ground at the levels specified. ⁹ Solar Index represents either an absolute scale of solar energy (W/m²) using the station’s recorded maximum or a percentage of computed theoretical solar maximum using the station’s location and time of day. These indices differ most when the sun is low on the horizon. The current scale is shown, and will toggle if it or the icon is clicked. ¹⁰ Historical average only to day 12 of just the month of August for this station since 2011. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 12 of August for this station since 2011.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight

This
Afternoon

Chance Showers And T-Storms

Hi 78°F

NWS forecast: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. West wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.

Tonight

Chance Showers And T-Storms

Lo 65°F

NWS forecast: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 5am, then patchy fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southwest wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Thursday Patchy Fog then Chance Showers And T-Storms	Thursday Night Chance Showers And T-Storms then Showers And T-Storms Likely	Friday Showers And T-Storms Likely	Friday Night Chance Showers And T-Storms	Saturday Chance Showers And T-Storms	Saturday Night Chance Showers And T-Storms	Sunday Chance Showers And T-Storms
Hi 83°F	Lo 66°F	Hi 82°F	Lo 64°F	Hi 84°F	Lo 69°F	Hi 87°F

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