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Ona, Florida

Community in Hardee County, Florida

Air quality

The air at Ona

Index 29, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Sarasota (FL), 27 miles off.

29Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)29Good-
  • Ozone24Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)9Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 36, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Ona

0.33 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.33in
Last 3 days
0.33in

Visibility

How far you can see at Ona, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sun 8 PM, lowest 8 miles Sat 2 AM.

SatSun

On the radar over Ona, FloridaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Ona, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

BartowBOW

At an airfield/31.4 mi away/125 ft/25 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank288of 2,300

measured daily2 instruments

Wauchula 1.7 SSWFL-HD-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.9 mi away/119 ft/19 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

WauchulaWAUF1

At a cooperative observer's station/7.5 mi away/66 ft/34 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Bartow, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 31.4 mi from Ona, Florida. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 12:35 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 Bartow, 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 BOWFIG. A THE SKY OVER BARTOWSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEBartow, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BOWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-BOW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

75.2 F with a dew point of 75.2 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Bartow: temperature 75.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 75.2, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BOWFIG. B THE AIR AT BARTOWTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00060 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 75.2 F, 75.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLEBartow, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BOWTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-BOW-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Bartow, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BOWFIG. C THE WIND AT BARTOWPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBartow, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BOWTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-BOW-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Florida

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

Near Ona

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

Near Ona

River and lake gauges