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Damascus, Ohio

Community in Mahoning County, Ohio

Air quality

The air at Damascus

Index 52, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Youngstown (OH), 24 miles off.

52Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)52Moderate23.1 mi
  • Ozone16Good19 ppb9.3 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)17Good24.2 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 41, 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 Damascus

None in the last 24 hours; 0.51 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.51in

Visibility

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

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Sat 1 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Damascus, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Salem 2.4 SWOH-CB-15

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.0 mi away/1,379 ft/145 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Akron / Canton, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 25.6 mi from Damascus, Ohio. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:51 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 1,700 ft; the ceiling is 1,700 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Akron / Canton, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 1,700 feet, the ceiling at 1,700 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CAKFIG. A THE SKY OVER AKRON / CANTONSECTION, 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 SHEETBKN 1,700 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,700 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAkron / Canton, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CAKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CAK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

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 1,700 ft.

Chart of the air at Akron / Canton: 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 1,700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CAKFIG. B THE AIR AT AKRON / CANTONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 65.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 1,700 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 / Canton, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CAKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CAK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (220 degrees) at 14 mph, gusting 21 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 28 mph.

Plan of the wind at Akron / Canton, north up: blowing from 220 degrees, the southwest, at 14 miles an hour, gusting 21; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CAKFIG. C THE WIND AT AKRON / CANTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 220°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAkron / Canton, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CAKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CAK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Berlin Lake Dam (BERO1), 9.7 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Ohio

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

Near Damascus

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

Near Damascus

River and lake gauges