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Independence, Ohio

City in Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Air quality

The air at Independence

Index 46, good, led by fine particles. Read at 8 AM from its reporting area, Cleveland-Akron-Lorain (OH), 12 miles off.

46Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)46Good5.4 mi
  • Ozone25Good21 ppb8.7 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)18Good5.4 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide5Good5 ppb8.7 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb5.4 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm8.7 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 38, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Independence

0.27 in in the last 24 hours, 0.49 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 8 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.27in
Last 3 days
0.49in

Visibility

How far you can see at Independence, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 4 miles Sat 2 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Independence, 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 now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Independence 1.1 WSWOH-CY-71

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.8 mi away/949 ft/77 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Stow 4 SESTWO1

At a cooperative observer's station/20.9 mi away/1,060 ft/188 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank1,587of 1,590

Station report

The weather at Cleveland Burke Lakefront, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.3 mi from Independence, Ohio. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 9:08 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 2,100 ft, broken at 2,800 ft, overcast at 7,000 ft; the ceiling is 2,100 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Cleveland Burke Lakefront, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 2,100 feet, broken cloud with its base at 2,800 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, the ceiling at 2,100 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BKLFIG. A THE SKY OVER CLEVELAND BURKE LAKEFRONTSECTION, 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 FTOVC 7,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,800 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,100 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,100 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLECleveland Burke Lakefront, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BKLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BKL-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

64.0 F with a dew point of 60.0 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,100 ft.

Chart of the air at Cleveland Burke Lakefront: temperature 64.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 60.0, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,100 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BKLFIG. B THE AIR AT CLEVELAND BURKE LAKEFRONTTHE 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 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 59.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 2,100 FTTEMPERATURE 64.0 FDEW POINT 60.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 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 POINTTITLECleveland Burke Lakefront, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BKLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BKL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (270 degrees) at 25 mph, gusting 36 mph: force 6, a strong breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 43 mph.

Plan of the wind at Cleveland Burke Lakefront, north up: blowing from 270 degrees, the west, at 25 miles an hour, gusting 36; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 6, strong breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BKLFIG. C THE WIND AT CLEVELAND BURKE LAKEFRONTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 270°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25NOW, 25 MPH7NEAR GALE32GUST, 36 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECleveland Burke Lakefront, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BKLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BKL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Stow 4 SE (STWO1), 20.9 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Ohio

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

Near Independence

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

Near Independence

River and lake gauges