Dense Fog Advisory
Ends in 2 h 35 min
When
Until 10 AM EDT this morning.
Where
Portions of northern Indiana, southwest Michigan, and northwest Ohio.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Northern Indiana
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.
Impacts
Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.
Precautionary actions
If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.
Areas: Elkhart; Lagrange; Steuben; Noble; De Kalb; Whitley; Allen; Wabash; Huntington; Wells; Adams; Northern Kosciusko; Southern Kosciusko; St. Joseph; Branch; Hillsdale; Williams; Fulton; Defiance; Henry; Paulding; Putnam; Van Wert; Allen
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Observed 7:00 AM EDT at KDFI

Continental, OH weather

Foggy and 43°6°, 9°5° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 43°6°

Fog

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the north-northeast. Light through 7 PM
Visibility (notable): 0.2 mi0.3 km; Dense fog
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
Humidity: 100%; Air 43°6°, dew point 43°6° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.44 inHg1031 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+0.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Fog until noon
Low 42°6° today at 8 AM
Above 60°16° today by 1 PM
High 69°21° today at 5 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM

This morningUp to 51°11° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 69°21° by 5 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 44°7° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 71°22° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 7a	Fog	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	80%	0
Sat 8a	Fog	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	95%	0
Sat 9a	Fog	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	94%	0
Sat 10a	Fog	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	83%	1
Sat 11a	Fog	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	64%	2
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	74%	30%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	60%	20%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	52%	55%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	50%	54%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	45%	17%	2
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	44%	14%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	47%	13%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	52%	19%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	62%	57%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	40%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	9%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	3%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	30%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	11%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	25%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	93%	7%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	93%	10%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	96%	9%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	96%	9%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	96%	3%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	6%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	42%	0
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	27%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	75%	62%	2
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	62%	58%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	56%	69%	4
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	49%	64%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	49%	75%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	44%	76%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	42%	67%	2
Sun 6p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	47%	71%	1
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	50%	72%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	58%	66%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	67%	44%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	74%	63%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	57%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	57%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	61%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	55%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	89%	46%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	41%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	49%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 53°12°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	54%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Fog. High 69°21°, low 42°6°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Fog, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Widespread fog before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. East wind around 0 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Southeast wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
40°4°–45°7°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 44°7°. Typical 59°15° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
39°4°–44°7°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–72°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 46°8°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–48°9°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
41°5°–54°12°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–76°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–55°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 56°13°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°21°
  50% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–61°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 65°18°, low 58°14°. Typical 55°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.67 in17 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.19 in4.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.36 in9.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.52 in13 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–70°21°
Low, likely
53°12°–63°17°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 37°3°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 69°, low 42°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 71°, low 44°.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 47°.
Rest of week
Highs 65–73°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (IWX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue

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Full-screen radar

Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Ottawa River near Kalida

7.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft
Flow: 53 cfs

Forecast peak 4.1 ft Sat 8 AM

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Blanchard River at Ottawa

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.8 ft
Flow: 37 cfs

Forecast peak 4.7 ft Sat 8 AM

Reading from Sat 6:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Maumee River near Defiance

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.4 ft
Flow: 1,900 cfs

Forecast peak 1.5 ft Sat 8 AM

Reading from Sat 6:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Blanchard River near Dupont

4.6 mi

Level: 5.1 ft

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 82% less heating than a typical week.

This week 21Typical 115

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 13
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 2 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 43°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

DEFIANCE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 9°5° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
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Continental weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 44 min; Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 31 min less
Golden hour: 6:04–7:00 PM; Morning 7:41–8:37 AM
Blue hour: 7:00–7:11 PM; Morning 7:30–7:41 AM; first light 7:30 AM

Stars tonight? Unknown

Cloud forecast not available for tonight.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:11 AM · rises 5:40 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Continental. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

1 active weather alert

Dense Fog Advisory

Continental, OH weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Ottawa River near Kalida

Blanchard River at Ottawa

Maumee River near Defiance

Blanchard River near Dupont

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Unknown

Moon