Storm Station
Sparta, Ohio
54°
Clear· Feels like 54°·Light breeze 6 mph N
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. North wind around 8 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
81%Humidity
9%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Sparta, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

63-IR71 MM 139OH055

Beside a road/7.3 mi away/1,070 ft/291 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank415of 610

Mount Vernon4I3

At an airfield/10.2 mi away/1,191 ft/170 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank336of 610

Raccoon Creek AT GranvilleGRNO1

At a river or reservoir gauge/23.8 mi away/902 ft/459 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank194of 610

measured daily2 instruments

Centerburg 4.2 NOH-MW-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.1 mi away/1,359 ft/2 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Centerburg 2 SECTRO1

At a cooperative observer's station/7.1 mi away/1,204 ft/157 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Mount Vernon, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.2 mi from Sparta. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Mount Vernon, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 4I3FIG. A THE SKY OVER MOUNT VERNONSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMount Vernon, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 4I3TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-4I3-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

53.6 F with a dew point of 51.8 F, 94 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Mount Vernon: temperature 53.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 51.8, 94 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 4I3FIG. B THE AIR AT MOUNT VERNONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 51.3 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 53.6 F, 51.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 94 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEMount Vernon, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 4I3TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-4I3-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Mount Vernon, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 4I3FIG. C THE WIND AT MOUNT VERNONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMount Vernon, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 4I3TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-4I3-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Mount Vernon, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Centerburg 2 SE (CTRO1), 7.1 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Ohio

24 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Sparta

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.