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Weather Conditions Updated: 5:35 PM  ET ( sec. ago) 10/5/2026

clear 

66.4 
Current temperature, daily max/min Trend -1.3 °F/Hr. 

Thermometer indicates min/max since 12:00 AM ET

Visibility 10 mile(s)  - Cloud Base 6359 feet
LANCASTER FAIRFIELD CO AIRPORT
2026.10.05 2053 UTC Observation

Winds N    2 Gusts 5.0 mph - Barometer 30.189   Steady 

 Humidity 36 % - Dewpoint 38.6F  - Today's Rain 0.00  Rain Rate  0.000 / Hr

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National Weather Service - Wilmington, Ohio - KILN Radar



NEXRAD Radar KILN status: Data not recent [last data 4:55:15 h:m:s ago]
as of Mon, 05-Oct-2026 5:36pm EDT

Message date: Sat, 03-Oct-2026 6:00pm EDT
MESSAGE DATE: OCT 03 2026 21:59:51KILN RADAR HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.==================

Message date: Sat, 03-Oct-2026 5:59pm EDT
KILN RADAR HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.==================

Message date: Mon, 05-Oct-2026 12:36pm EDT
kiln radar will be down for hardware maintenance until 2000z thursday 8/oct==================

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Conditions at Fairfield County Airport, Lancaster, Ohio, U.S.A.

KLHQ 39-45-26N 082-39-48W 260M (Approx. 5 miles West of our location.)

Latest Lancaster, Ohio, weather conditions and forecast

National Weather Service Forecast for: Lancaster, OH
Issued by: National Weather Service Wilmington, OH
Updated: 4:00 pm EDT Oct 05, 2026
 
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny
Tuesday

Tuesday: Sunny
Sunny
Wednesday

Wednesday: Sunny
Sunny
Thursday

Thursday: Sunny
Sunny
Friday

Friday: Sunny
Sunny
Saturday

Saturday: Sunny
Sunny
Sunday

Sunday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers
Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers
 
Hi 68 °F Hi 67 °F Hi 76 °F Hi 74 °F Hi 71 °F Hi 73 °F Hi 74 °F  
 
Tonight

Tonight: Clear
Clear
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Clear
Clear
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
 
Lo 39 °F Lo 43 °F Lo 51 °F Lo 46 °F Lo 44 °F Lo 50 °F Lo 53 °F  

 

This Afternoon
 
Sunny, with a high near 68. North wind around 9 mph.
Tonight
 
Clear, with a low around 39. Northeast wind 0 to 6 mph.
Tuesday
 
Sunny, with a high near 67. East wind 0 to 3 mph.
Tuesday Night
 
Clear, with a low around 43. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Wednesday
 
Sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 2 to 9 mph.
Wednesday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Thursday
 
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Thursday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Friday
 
Sunny, with a high near 71.
Friday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Saturday
 
Sunny, with a high near 73.
Saturday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Sunday
 
A chance of rain showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
 
A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Lancaster, OH.


963
FXUS61 KILN 051659
AFDILN

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
1259 PM EDT Mon Oct 5 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
No significant changes.

&&

.KEY MESSAGES...

1) Dry weather and slowly warming temperatures continue through
Saturday. The next chance for rain may develop on Sunday or Monday.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Key Message 1)

High pressure builds into the Ohio Valley through Tuesday. Cool and
clear conditions persist. Some patchy frost is possible tonight with
clear skies and calm winds across the area. River valley fog is
likely overnight.

The first high shifts east on Tuesday night into Wednesday before
another area of high pressure builds in from the west during the
second half of the week. Temperatures warm through Saturday while
dry weather continues. Rain chances start to increase on Sunday into
Monday when moisture from the Gulf States advects into the Ohio
Valley ahead of a shortwave midlevel trough.


&&

.AVIATION /18Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
Mostly clear skies persist for the TAF period along with light
winds. River valley fog is likely at KLUK tonight.

OUTLOOK...No significant weather is expected.

&&

.ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...None.
KY...None.
IN...None.

&&

$$

DISCUSSION...Campbell
AVIATION...Campbell

NWS ILN Office Area Forecast Discussion

 

 


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