Dense Fog Advisory
Ends in 1 h 41 min
When
Until 10 AM EDT this morning.
Where
Auglaize, Hardin, and Mercer Counties.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Wilmington OH
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: Hardin; Mercer; Auglaize
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Observed 7:55 AM EDT at KAXV

Rockford, OH weather

Foggy and 39°4°, 10°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 39°4°

Fog

Wind: Calm; Light through 8 PM
Visibility (notable): 0.2 mi0.3 km; Dense fog
Dew point: 39°4°; Comfortable · up to 48°9° by 1 PM
Humidity: 100%; Air 39°4°, dew point 39°4° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.43 inHg1030 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.1 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 (37°3° then, 39°4° now)

Good hours for

Fog until 11 AM
Above 60°16° today by noon
High 69°21° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM

This morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Cloudy
This afternoonUp to 69°21° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 45°7° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 72°22° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° 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 8a	Fog	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	90%	97%	0
Sat 9a	Fog	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	94%	0
Sat 10a	Fog	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	83%	84%	1
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	68%	73%	2
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 51°11° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	60%	56%	3
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 53°12° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	54%	57%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 57°14° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	50%	60%	4
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	47%	57%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	46%	53%	2
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	43%	38%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	49%	31%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	64°18° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	52%	49%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	61%	53%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	14%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	10%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	81%	4%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	84%	4%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	88%	6%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	88%	14%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	89%	2%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	91%	2%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	2%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	92%	8%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	9%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	95%	2%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	94%	11%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	78%	28%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	67%	51%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	56%	68%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	50%	62%	4
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	45%	65%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	42%	79%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	40%	58%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	38%	65%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	44%	70%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	49%	73%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	57%	78%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	70%	40%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	16%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	78%	36%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	79%	55%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	84%	60%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	85%	55%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	87%	67%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	86%	64%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	87%	44%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	90%	39%	0
Mon 7a	Partly cloudy	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	58%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Fog. High 70°21°, low 43°6°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Fog, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Widespread fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. East wind around 2 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
41°5°–44°7°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 45°7°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. South wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. South wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–45°7°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 59°15° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 47°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
  Mostly clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Southwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 59°15° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts 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, 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 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–75°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–53°12°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 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
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 56°13°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 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
66°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–61°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 65°18°, low 59°15°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Rain 0.61 in15 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.21 in5.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.37 in9.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.72 in18 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
54°12°–64°18°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 41 mph65 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 70°, low 43°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 45°.
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 (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

St. Marys River at Rockford

0.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.6 ft
Flow: 47 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:40 AM · NWS gauge page

St. Marys River at Willshire

8.3 mi

Level: 2.6 ft

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

St. Marys River at Pleasant Mills

12 mi

Level: 4.0 ft

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

St. Marys River at Decatur

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.1 ft
Flow: 59 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:25 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 83% less heating than a typical week.

This week 19Typical 112

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 10
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 39°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–8:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

VAN WERT 1 S · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 10°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−8°−4°SunOct 18
±0°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+4°+2°WedOct 21
+4°+2°ThuOct 22
+5°+3°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Rockford weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 45 min; Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 30 min less
Golden hour: 6:07–7:02 PM; Morning 7:42–8:37 AM
Blue hour: 7:02–7:13 PM; Morning 7:31–7:42 AM; first light 7:31 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 9 PM–7:32 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:12 AM · rises 5:42 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Rockford. 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