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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
1000 AM EDT THU MAR 28 2024


  SOUTHWEST OHIO
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
CINC-COVINGTON FAIR      41  30  65 S6        30.21S                  
CINC-LUNKEN    FAIR      37  34  89 CALM      30.25S                  
HAMILTON       FAIR      39  31  72 CALM      30.24S                  
DAYTON         FAIR      39  30  70 S7        30.20S                  
WRIGHT-PAT AFB SUNNY     39  29  69 S5        30.20F                  
DAYTON GENERAL NOT AVBL                                               
WILMINGTON     FAIR      41  30  65 SW6       30.20F                  

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


Current Agricultural Weather Conditions in Ohio
Based on observations at 1000am EDT, Thursday March 28, 2024

Across Ohio...temperatures are near 38 degrees north, near 39 degrees central, and near 41 degrees south. Current sky conditions are fair north, fair central, and fair south. In the north, relative humidity is near 67%, and the dew point is near 28 degrees. In the central part of the state, relative humidity is near 67%, and the dew point is near 29 degrees. In the south, relative humidity is near 65%, and the dew point is near 30 degrees. Winds are from the southwest at 6 mph north, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are from the southwest at 6 mph central, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are from the south at 6 mph south, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Based on current available observations, the highest temperature is 41 degrees at Wilmington, Ohio State University Airport, and Cincinnati. The lowest temperature is 34 degrees at New Philly.


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 1044 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

REST OF TODAY
Sunny late this morning, then becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

TONIGHT
Partly cloudy. A chance of sprinkles after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

FRIDAY
Partly cloudy. A chance of sprinkles in the morning. Highs in the lower 60s. West 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. Warmer with lows in the upper 40s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.

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

SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Chance of rain 50 percent.

SUNDAY
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 40 percent.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Unseasonably warm with lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 80 percent.

MONDAY
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 80 percent.

MONDAY NIGHT
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Unseasonably warm with lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 80 percent.

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

TUESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 50s.

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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 2-APR 6 APR 4-APR 10    JUN       JUN-AUG                      
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   Temperature:     Normal        Above      Above      Above                      
 Precipitation:      Below       Normal      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
Thursday March 28, 2024 the 88th Day of Year

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SUN
Declination 3.580000
Distance 0.999721 AU
Rise 06:20 EDT Set 18:53 EDT
Transit Meridian 12:36 EDT
Civil Twilight Begins 05:54 EDT Ends 19:19 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 28TH
HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS
...1917...
Thane Creek AK reported a snow cover of 190 inches. (The Weather Channel)
...1920...
The worst tornado disaster of record occurred in Chicago IL as a tornado
killed 28 persons and caused three million dollars damage. (David Ludlum)
...1997...
Ten tornadoes tore across the area, affecting the Kentucky counties of 
Adair, Metcalfe, Casey, Green, Larue, Marion, Hardin, Hart, Nelson, and 
Russell; and the Indiana counties of Scott and Jefferson. Two of the 
twisters produced F3 damage. A 28-year-old woman was killed in Metcalfe 
County as she was thrown from her destroyed mobile home. A 40-year-old man 
was killed when his house in Bonnieville (Hart County) was hit by one of 
the F3 tornadoes and blown off its foundation. This tornado injured many 
people when it caused several car accidents as it crossed Interstate 65.
(NWS Louisville)

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