Observed 3:35 PM EDT at KMNN

Sparta, OH weather

Sunny and 70°21°, jacket by 8 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 70°21°

Sunny

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the northeast. 58–7 mph11 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.41 inHg1030 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.5 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 66°19° today at 4 PM
Low 43°6° tonight at 5 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 8 PM

This afternoonNear 65°18° · Clear
TonightDown to 43°6° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 67°19° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 45°7° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 68°20° 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	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	47%	6%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	44%	8%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	45%	2%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	59%	2%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	73%	1%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	88%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	91%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	94%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	97%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	5%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	8%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	9%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	99%	9%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	9%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	85%	1%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	2%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	60%	3%	3
Sun 1p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	53%	5%	4
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	50%	46%	4
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	48%	50%	4
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	46%	63%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	47%	56%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	54%	73%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	62%	42%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	41%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	54%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	10%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	11%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	89%	52%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	90%	23%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	91%	21%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	95%	38%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	96%	56%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	96%	78%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	97%	28%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	97%	11%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	97%	9%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	94%	12%	0
Mon 10a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	81%	8%	1
Mon 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	66%	4%	2
Mon 12p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	58%	16%	3
Mon 1p	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	52%	20%	4
Mon 2p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	48%	34%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 66°19°, low 42°6°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 66. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 42. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
64°18°–66°19°
Low, likely
40°4°–42°6°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 67°19°, low 44°7°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 67. South wind around 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. South wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
41°5°–44°7°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–46°8°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 48°9°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  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 68.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
46°8°–48°9°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  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 49.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
48°9°–50°10°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°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 49.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 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 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. 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
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  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
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 58°14°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.4 in10 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.15 in3.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  50% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.21 in5.2 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
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 64°18°, low 49°9°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Rain 0.71 in18 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.42 in11 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  40% chance · 0.19 in4.7 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°–69°21°
Low, likely
41°5°–60°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 66°, low 42°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 67°, low 44°.
Monday
Dry, high 70°, low 46°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 64–73°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (CLE) (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

Kokosing River at Fredericktown

10 mi

Level: 21.3 ft

Reading from Sat 2:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Kokosing River at Mt Vernon

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 67 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Alum Creek near Kilbourne

12 mi

Level: 2.3 ft
Flow: 5 cfs

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

Whetstone Creek at Mt. Gilead

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 80% less heating than a typical week.

This week 24Typical 120

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 17
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 43°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 4:00 PM–6:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Centerburg 2 SE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1950–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−8°−5°SunOct 18
−1°MonOct 19
+3°+2°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
+4°+2°ThuOct 22
+6°+3°FriOct 23
+5°+3°SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 46 min; Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 29 min less
Golden hour: 6:00–6:54 PM; Morning 7:34–8:29 AM
Blue hour: 6:54–7:05 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 Sparta. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.