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HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES TO WESTERN KENTUCKY CONTINUED TO PRODUCE DRY CONDITIONS AND ALMOST CLOUDLESS SKIES THIS AFTERNOON. THE ABUNDANT SUNSHINE...EVEN THOUGH NORTHERLY WINDS PREVAILED...ALLOWED TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB TO AFTERNOON READINGS FROM THE UPPER 70S ALONG THE LAKE ERIE SOUTH SHORE...TO THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 80S ACROSS THE STATE. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE...PRODUCING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER LAKE MICHIGAN...WAS DROPPING TO THE SOUTH AT THE END OF THE AFTERNOON...AND HAS SPREAD CLOUDS OVER THE WESTERN REGION OF THE STATE. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ALONG THE OHIO AND INDIANA BORDERS WITH THIS DISTURBANCE OVERNIGHT. BUT FOR MOST OF THE STATE SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT WILL FALL A FEW MORE DEGREES BOTTOMING OUT IN THE MIDDLE 50S IN THE SOUTHEAST TO THE MIDDLE 60S IN THE WEST. THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL DRIFT SLOWLY TO THE EAST THROUGH FRIDAY....WITH THE SURFACE HIGH OFF TO THE EAST OF THE STATE. THIS WILL ALLOW A WARM FRONT TO LIFT TO THE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE STATE. THIS WILL ALSO PRODUCE SOUTHERLY WINDS...BRINGING HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS THAT WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB TO READINGS IN THE MIDDLE 80S. ON FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...A SCATTERED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM MAY LINGER IN THE STATE...BUT WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE LATE IN THE EVENING. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL TAIL OFF TO READINGS RANGING FROM THE MIDDLE 60S IN THE SOUTHEAST...TO THE LOWER 70S IN THE NORTHWEST. EXPECT AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...AS A WEAK COLD FRONT DROPS TO THE SOUTHEAST AND THROUGH THE STATE. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK ACROSS THE STATE SUNDAY NIGHT WITH THE COLD FRONT STALLING TO THE SOUTH OF THE OHIO VALLEY. THE HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE UPPER 80S TO THE LOWER 90S SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...THEN LEVEL OUT IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 80S ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THE OHIO WEATHER STORY WILL BE DISCONTINUED ON JULY 1ST. QUESTIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO GARY GARNET (GARY.GARNET@NOAA.GOV OR 216-265-2382 EXT 223)
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Regional Hourly Observations For DARKE County
300 AM EDT FRI MAR 29 2024


  SOUTHWEST OHIO
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
CINC-COVINGTON CLOUDY    48  28  46 SW9       30.06S                  
CINC-LUNKEN    MOCLDY    42  33  70 CALM      30.07F                  
HAMILTON       FAIR      40  33  76 CALM      30.07S                  
DAYTON         CLOUDY    48  36  63 W8        30.03F                  
WRIGHT-PAT AFB MOCLDY    48  32  53 W8        30.03S                  
DAYTON GENERAL NOT AVBL                                               
WILMINGTON     CLOUDY    47  30  51 W8        30.04S                  

Current Temperatures, Dewpoint, RH, Wind, Regional Obs, Surface 4-Panel


Current Agricultural Weather Conditions in Ohio
Based on observations at 300am EDT, Friday March 29, 2024

Across Ohio...temperatures are near 34 degrees north, near 45 degrees central, and near 48 degrees south. Current sky conditions are fair north, cloudy central, and cloudy south. In the north, relative humidity is near 72%, and the dew point is near 26 degrees. In the central part of the state, relative humidity is near 73%, and the dew point is near 37 degrees. In the south, relative humidity is near 46%, and the dew point is near 28 degrees. Winds are from the northwest at 6 mph north, where conditions are favorable for spraying. The wind chill is near 29 degrees north. Winds are from the southwest at 6 mph central, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are from the southwest at 9 mph south, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Based on current available observations, the highest temperature is 48 degrees at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, and Cincinnati. The lowest temperature is 30 degrees at Toledo Express and Defiance.


Current NOWCAST not available:
Nowcasts are not issued routinely during fair weather. Only when
precipitation or other significant weather is occuring in this county will these
forecasts be issued. Currently, there is no short term forecast in effect.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook For DARKE County,OH

507 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

 DAY ONE  Today and tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

 DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  Friday through Wednesday.

Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected over the 
course of the weekend, Monday, and Tuesday. Repeated rainfall could
lead to flooding concerns, and there is also a chance of a few strong
to severe storms, particularly on Monday and Tuesday.

 SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT  

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NWS Severe Weather Map , Convective Outlook


7-Day Forecast For DARKE County, OH
Issued at 1243 AM EDT Fri Mar 29 2024

REST OF TONIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

FRIDAY
Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers in the evening, then mostly cloudy with showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Unseasonably warm with lows in the upper 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 70 percent.

SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph, becoming north after midnight. Chance of rain 40 percent.

SUNDAY
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 70 percent.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Showers with thunderstorms likely. Unseasonably warm with lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 90 percent.

MONDAY
Showers with thunderstorms likely in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 90 percent.

MONDAY NIGHT
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Unseasonably warm with lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 90 percent.

TUESDAY
Mostly cloudy. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 90 percent.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cooler with lows in the mid 30s. Chance of rain 40 percent.

WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of rain showers. Cooler with highs in the mid 40s.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy with a chance of rain showers in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

THURSDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs around 50.

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Medium & Long Range Outlook For Ohio
                                 OHIO                                                                     
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                 6 TO 10 DAY  8 TO 14 DAY   30 DAY    90 DAY 
                 APR 3-APR 7 APR 5-APR 11    JUN       JUN-AUG                      
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   Temperature:     Normal        Above      Above      Above                      
 Precipitation:      Below        Above      Above      Above                      

....  Medium and long range outlooks provided by NCEP/K. Thomas Priddy
5 Day Rainfall Forecast, 6 to 10 Day , 8 to 14 Day , Text, 30-Day Outook, 90-Day Outook, 120-Day Outlook
Almanac Information
Friday March 29, 2024 the 89th Day of Year

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SUN
Declination 3.970000
Distance 0.999720 AU
Rise 06:18 EDT Set 18:54 EDT
Transit Meridian 12:35 EDT
Civil Twilight Begins 05:52 EDT Ends 19:20 EDT

Calculations made for central point in the state.
Time in ET -- and will vary due to location and
elevation -- Priddy


Historical Weather And Climate Facts For Today
MARCH 29TH
HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS
...1886...
Atlanta GA was drenched with a record 7.36 inches of rain in 24 hours. (The
Weather Channel)
...1920...
Clear Spring MD received 31 inches of snow in 24 hours to establish a state
record. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)
...1921...
The temperature in Washington D.C. dropped from 82 degrees to 26 degres
thus ending an early spring. (David Ludlum)
...1935...
A severe duststorm blanketed Amarillo TX for 84 hours. During one six hour
period the visibility was near zero. (28th-31st) (The Weather Channel)
...1945...
Providence RI hit 90 degrees to establish a March record for the New
England area. (The Weather Channel)

Ag Weather Center, Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky