Athens, OH Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Cloudy 32°F
Feels Like 32°F  
Humidity 90% Dew Point 29°F Wind Calm Barometer N/A
Visibility 1.24 mi.
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 1.6 miles W of central Athens
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Point Forecast at a Glance

FriNov 14
Fri Nov 14: Increasing Clouds, High 59F, Low 47F
59
47
SatNov 15
Sat Nov 15: Rain, High 67F, Low 42F
40%
67
42
SunNov 16
Sun Nov 16: Sunny, High 53F, Low 28F
53
28
MonNov 17
Mon Nov 17: Sunny, High 50F, Low 31F
50
31
TueNov 18
Tue Nov 18: Rain Likely, High 46F, Low 29F
60%
46
29
WedNov 19
Wed Nov 19: Partly Sunny, High 50F, Low 32F
50
32
ThuNov 20
Thu Nov 20: Rain, High 52F
50%
52
 

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures start near 59°F, reaching 67°F before cooling to 46°F, then recovering to 52°F by week's end. Unsettled weather expected with rain likely on at least 6 days.

Climate Context

Temperatures are expected to be near normal for this time of year, with highs around 54°F and lows around 31°F.

This Date in Weather History

1987 - The first major snowstorm of the season hit the Southern and Central Rockies, producing 12 inches at the Brian Head ski resort in Utah overnight. Strong and gusty winds associated with the storm reached 52 mph at Ruidoso NM. In the eastern U.S., the temperature at Washington D.C. soared to 68 degrees, just three days after being buried under more than a foot of snow.

More on this and other weather history

Athens, OH 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Friday Nov 14

Increasing Clouds

Day: Increasing clouds, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Rain

Night: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly between 1am and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Light southwest wind.

Saturday Nov 15

Rain

Day: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly between 7am and 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 67. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Thunderstorms

Night: Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Nov 16

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 53. West wind 8 to 13 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28.

Monday Nov 17

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 50.

Rain

Night: A 40 percent chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Tuesday Nov 18

Rain Likely

Day: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Rain

Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Wednesday Nov 19

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 50.

Rain

Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Thursday Nov 20

Rain

Day: A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.


About Athens, OH

Athens is a city in Athens County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. The population was 23,849 at the 2020 United States census. Located along the Hocking River within Appalachian Ohio about 65 miles (105 km) southeast of Columbus, Athens is best known as the home of Ohio University, a large public research university with an undergraduate and graduate enrollment of more than 21,000 students. It is the principal city of the Athens micropolitan area.

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