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Athol, Massachusetts

Community in Worcester County, Massachusetts

Air quality

The air at Athol

Index 22, good, led by fine particles. Read at 8 AM from its reporting area, Franklin (MA), 18 miles off.

22Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)22Good18.7 mi
  • Ozone9Good11 ppb18.7 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 29, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Athol

0.01 in in the last 24 hours, 0.02 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 7 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.01in
Last 3 days
0.02in

Visibility

How far you can see at Athol, the next 43 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 1 miles Fri 9 AM.

FriSat

On the radar over Athol, MassachusettsReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Athol, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Tully LakeATLM3

At a river or reservoir gauge/3.3 mi away/646 ft/96 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank246of 744

Orange (ASOS)ORE

At an airfield/3.5 mi away/538 ft/12 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank5of 744

measured daily2 instruments

Athol 2.8 NNEMA-WR-106

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.6 mi away/943 ft/393 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank61of 744

Station report

The weather at Orange (ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.5 mi from Athol, Massachusetts. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 7:52 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud reported; visibility 3 mi.

Section of the sky over Orange (ASOS), height above the station to scale: no cloud reported, and visibility of 3 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OREFIG. A THE SKY OVER ORANGE (ASOS)SECTION, 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 REPORTEDVISIBILITY, MILES: 3 MI0510TITLEOrange (ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ORETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ORE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

50.0 F with a dew point of 49.0 F, 96 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Orange (ASOS): temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 49.0, 96 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OREFIG. B THE AIR AT ORANGE (ASOS)THE 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 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 48.8 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 50.0 F, 49.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 96 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 POINTTITLEOrange (ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ORETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ORE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (160 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Orange (ASOS), north up: blowing from 160 degrees, the south southeast, at 9 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 OREFIG. C THE WIND AT ORANGE (ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 160°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEOrange (ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ORETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ORE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Orange (ASOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Tully Lake/Usacoe Dam (TLLM3), 2.8 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Massachusetts

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

Near Athol

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

Near Athol

River and lake gauges