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Akron, Colorado

Town in Washington County, Colorado

Precipitation

What has fallen at Akron

0.02 in in the last 24 hours, 0.15 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.02in
Last 3 days
0.15in

Visibility

How far you can see at Akron, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

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On the radar over Akron, ColoradoReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Akron, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Akron 0.5 WCO-WA-82

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/4,684 ft/24 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

AkronAKRC2

At a cooperative observer's station/3.8 mi away/4,541 ft/119 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank2,142of 2,650

Station report

The weather at Akron/Washington Co, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 1.0 mi from Akron, Colorado. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:53 PM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 6,000 ft; the ceiling is 6,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Akron/Washington Co, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, the ceiling at 6,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AKOFIG. A THE SKY OVER AKRON/WASHINGTON COSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 6,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 6,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAkron/Washington Co, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AKOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AKO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

43.0 F with a dew point of 26.0 F, 51 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 6,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Akron/Washington Co: temperature 43.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 26.0, 51 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 6,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AKOFIG. B THE AIR AT AKRON/WASHINGTON COTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 3,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 22.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 6,000 FTTEMPERATURE 43.0 FDEW POINT 26.0 FSPREAD 17.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 51 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 POINTTITLEAkron/Washington Co, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AKOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AKO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The column

At 4,695 ft above sea level, 16 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 25.18 inHg and the temperature at 42.3 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.61 inHg means its barometer reads 25.76 inHg; it reports 43.0 F, 0.7 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Akron/Washington Co stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 4,695 feet above sea level with 16 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 25.18 inches of mercury, and temperature, 42.3 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.61 and the station pressure it means, 25.76.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AKOFIG. D WHERE AKRON/WASHINGTON CO STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREAKRON/WASHINGTON CO16 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT4,695 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE25.18 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE42.3 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.61 inHgITS BAROMETER READS25.76 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED43.0 FTITLEAkron/Washington Co, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS AKOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AKO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Akron/Washington Co, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Akron (AKRC2), 3.8 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

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