Observed 6:50 PM EDT at KOSU

Plain City, OH weather

Clear and 61°16°.

Forecasts agree

Now 61°16°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Light through 7 AM
Dew point: 37°3°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 43Good; Ozone · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.42 inHg1030 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (64°18° then, 64°18° now)

Good hours for

Low 41°5° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 69°21° tomorrow at 5 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 42°6° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 69°21° by 5 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 43°6° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 73°23° by 4 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 7p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	52%	15%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	66%	19%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	73%	17%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	83%	9%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	87%	4%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	91%	2%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	95%	1%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	2%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	98%	3%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	42°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	7%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	42°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	5%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	13%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	13%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	12%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	6%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	78%	0%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	67%	2%	3
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	61%	44%	4
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	53%	45%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	50%	52%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	78%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	44%	80%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	51%	75%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	60%	64%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	29%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	36%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	85%	45%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	38%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	92%	9%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	95%	23%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	97%	5%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	98%	25%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	97%	41%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	32%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	100%	33%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly clear	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	42°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	100%	37%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	42°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	100%	22%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	20%	0
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	87%	46%	1
Mon 11a	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	71%	50%	2
Mon 12p	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	61%	47%	3
Mon 1p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	52%	60%	4
Mon 2p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	48%	60%	4
Mon 3p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	45%	29%	4
Mon 4p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	42%	52%	3
Mon 5p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	43%	59%	2
Mon 6p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	48%	48%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Fog. High 67°19°, low 41°5°. Typical 61°16° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. East wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–68°20°
Low, likely
39°4°–41°5°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 69°21°, low 42°6°. Typical 61°16° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69. Southeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. South wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
40°4°–42°6°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 45°7°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
39°4°–45°7°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°15°
  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 72.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 61°16°
  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 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  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 75.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–75°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–54°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–78°26°
Low, likely
45°7°–56°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 58°14°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.61 in15 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  50% chance · 0.33 in8.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  50% chance · 0.23 in5.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.5 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
63°17°–72°22°
Low, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 66°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.55 in14 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.38 in9.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 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
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–59°15°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 67°, low 41°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 69°, low 42°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 45°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 66–75°; 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

Olentangy River near Worthington

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.8 ft
Flow: 58 cfs

Forecast peak 1.8 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 5:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Scioto River at Frank Road

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.3 ft
Flow: 177 cfs

Forecast peak 5.3 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 5:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Scioto River above O'Shaughnessy Reservoir

8.5 mi

Level: 849 ft

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Scioto River near Dublin

8.6 mi

Level: 3.7 ft
Flow: 90 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 77% less heating than a typical week.

This week 25Typical 105

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 6 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 37°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 12:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

MARYSVILLE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1917–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 6°3° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−7°−4°SunOct 18
−4°−2°MonOct 19
+2°+1°TueOct 20
+3°+1°WedOct 21
+3°+2°ThuOct 22
+4°+2°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Plain City weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 47 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 28 min less
Golden hour: 6:02–6:57 PM; Morning 7:36–8:31 AM
Blue hour: 6:57–7:08 PM; Morning 7:25–7:36 AM; first light 7:25 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:13 PM–7:26 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:06 AM · rises 5:37 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

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

Plain City, OH weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Olentangy River near Worthington

Scioto River at Frank Road

Scioto River above O'Shaughnessy Reservoir

Scioto River near Dublin

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