Observed 3:00 PM EDT at KHTS

Franklin Furnace, OH weather

Sunny and 72°22°, jacket by 9 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 72°22°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the north-northeast. Light through 3 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 36Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.39 inHg1029 hPa; Falling · −0.07 inHg−2.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 70°21° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 41°5° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonNear 69°21° · Clear
TonightDown to 43°6° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 70°21° by 5 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 43°6° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 70°21° by 2 PM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 3p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	42%	4%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	40%	3%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	41%	6%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	45%	7%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	53%	8%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	66%	8%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	78%	3%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	85%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	88%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	95%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	98%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	97%	8%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	98%	13%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	97%	13%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	13%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	42°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	98%	16%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	99%	20%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	97%	17%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	6%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	0%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	57%	0%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	47%	0%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	42%	0%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	41%	0%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	40%	28%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	39%	44%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	45%	29%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	53%	40%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	63%	47%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	7%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	81%	7%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	26%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	91%	22%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	94%	41%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	98%	51%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	99%	34%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	99%	13%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	99%	16%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	99%	23%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	22%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	99%	23%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	98%	47%	0
Mon 10a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 58°14°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	88%	21%	1
Mon 11a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	72%	3%	2
Mon 12p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	59%	9%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	49%	19%	4
Mon 2p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	41%	24%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 41°5°. Typical 66°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 71. East wind around 1 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. East wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
40°4°–43°6°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 41°5°. Typical 65°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. East wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
41°5°–44°7°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 43°6°. Typical 65°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. Wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
40°4°–45°7°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 40°4°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 64°18° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 39°4°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 46°8°. Typical 64°18° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 39°4°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 46°8°. Typical 64°18° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 38°3°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 50°10°. Typical 63°17° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
42°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 38°3°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 63°17° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance
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
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
47°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 38°3°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 61°16°. Typical 62°17° / 37°3°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.27 in6.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.21 in5.3 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
68°20°–78°26°
Low, likely
59°15°–64°18°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 37°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 68°20°, low 52°11°. Typical 62°17° / 37°3°. Rain 0.79 in20 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.45 in11 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 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
62°17°–76°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–62°17°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 37°3°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
2

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 41°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 71°, low 41°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 43°.
Rest of week
Highs 68–77°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

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

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Ohio River at Lloyd Greenup Lock

1.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 15.1 ft

Forecast peak 15.0 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Ohio River at Portsmouth

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 16.5 ft
Flow: 61,600 cfs

Forecast peak 16.2 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

Ohio River at Ashland

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 34.4 ft

Forecast peak 34.4 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

Little Sandy River at Grayson

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.2 ft
Flow: 45 cfs

Forecast peak 4.1 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 74% less heating than a typical week.

This week 24Typical 93

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 19
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 4 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 4:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

PORTSMOUTH-SCIOTOVILLE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 5°3° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−9°−5°SunOct 18
−4°−2°MonOct 19
−1°TueOct 20
+2°+1°WedOct 21
+3°+1°ThuOct 22
+2°+1°FriOct 23
+1°±0°SatOct 24

Franklin Furnace weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 51 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 23 min less
Golden hour: 6:04–6:57 PM; Morning 7:33–8:26 AM
Blue hour: 6:57–7:07 PM; Morning 7:22–7:33 AM; first light 7:22 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:07 PM–7:23 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:03 AM · rises 5:37 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

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

Franklin Furnace, OH weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Ohio River at Lloyd Greenup Lock

Ohio River at Portsmouth

Ohio River at Ashland

Little Sandy River at Grayson

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? Fair

Moon