Observed 3:50 PM EDT at KVTA

Hartford (Croton), OH weather

Sunny and 66°19°, jacket by 8 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 66°19°

Sunny

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the east. 35–7 mph11 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 41°5°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 57Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.4 inHg1029 hPa; Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (66°19° then, 67°19° now)

Good hours for

Low 42°6° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 8 PM

This afternoonNear 66°19° · Clear
TonightDown to 43°6° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 68°20° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 44°7° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 70°21° by 3 PM · 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 4p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	43%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	44%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	49%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	57%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	76%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	88%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	88%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	92%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	95%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	98%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	97%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	97%	6%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	97%	9%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	14%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	17%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	88%	6%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	2%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	63%	4%	3
Sun 1p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	54%	7%	4
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	51%	46%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	49%	48%	4
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	46%	51%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	47%	52%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	56%	54%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	64%	69%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	81%	54%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	85%	19%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	39%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	92%	22%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	39%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	95%	26%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	99%	28%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	99%	21%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	31%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	40%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	42%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	100%	20%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	18%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	29%	0
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	20%	1
Mon 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	39%	2
Mon 12p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	59%	43%	3
Mon 1p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	54%	39%	4
Mon 2p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	50%	45%	4
Mon 3p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	47%	35%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 67°19°, low 42°6°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 67. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. East wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
40°4°–43°6°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 43°6°. Typical 63°17° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. South wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
40°4°–43°6°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 42°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 45°7°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–46°8°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 46°8°. Typical 62°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–47°8°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 41°5°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 62°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  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 70.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
48°9°–50°10°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 41°5°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°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 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  40% 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
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 57°14°. Typical 60°16° / 39°4°. Rain 0.44 in11 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.21 in5.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.22 in5.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.16 in4 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–68°20°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 39°4°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 66°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 60°16° / 39°4°. Rain 0.63 in16 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.42 in11 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3 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
61°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
42°6°–60°16°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 39°4°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 67°, low 42°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 68°, low 43°.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 45°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 66–73°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

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

Big Walnut Creek at Sunbury

8.5 mi

Level: 4.5 ft
Flow: 4 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:45 PM · NWS gauge page

North Fork Licking River (OH) at Utica

13 mi

Level: 7.4 ft
Flow: 37 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Big Walnut Creek at Hoover Pool

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 891 ft

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

Big Walnut Creek at Central College

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.5 ft
Flow: 112 cfs

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 73% less heating than a typical week.

This week 25Typical 93

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 20
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 3 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 41°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 5:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

WESTERVILLE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1897–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 1°0° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

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

Hartford (Croton) weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 47 min; Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 28 min less
Golden hour: 6:00–6:55 PM; Morning 7:34–8:29 AM
Blue hour: 6:55–7:05 PM; Morning 7:23–7:34 AM; first light 7:23 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:05 PM–7:24 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:04 AM · rises 5:35 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Hartford (Croton). The highest point on the skyline is about 5,300 ft, 52 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.