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Barberton, Ohio

City in Summit County, Ohio

Air quality

The air at Barberton

Index 48, good, led by fine particles. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Canton and Massillon (OH), 17 miles off.

48Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)48Good7.8 mi
  • Ozone19Good19 ppb17.1 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)18Good7.8 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb7.8 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 34, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

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

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Barberton

None in the last 24 hours; 0.42 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.42in

Visibility

How far you can see at Barberton, the next 41 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Fri 6 PM.

FriSat

On the radar over Barberton, OhioReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Barberton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

AkronAKR

At an airfield/7.1 mi away/1,066 ft/71 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1of 1,590

measured daily2 instruments

Barberton 1.2 ENEOH-SM-33

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.9 mi away/1,050 ft/55 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Norton 3NENRBO1

At a cooperative observer's station/3.0 mi away/974 ft/21 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Akron, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.1 mi from Barberton, Ohio. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:40 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 3,000 ft, scattered at 7,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Akron, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 3,000 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 7,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AKRFIG. A THE SKY OVER AKRONSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTSCT 7,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 3,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAkron, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AKRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AKR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

69.0 F with a dew point of 66.0 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Akron: temperature 69.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 66.0, 90 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AKRFIG. B THE AIR AT AKRONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 65.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 3,000 FTTEMPERATURE 69.0 FDEW POINT 66.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 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, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AKRTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AKR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (210 degrees) at 14 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 26 mph.

Plan of the wind at Akron, north up: blowing from 210 degrees, the south southwest, at 14 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AKRFIG. C THE WIND AT AKRONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 210°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAkron, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AKRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AKR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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