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University Heights, Ohio

City in Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Air quality

The air at University Heights

Index 52, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 6 AM from its reporting area, Cleveland-Akron-Lorain (OH), 9 miles off.

52Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)52Moderate-
  • Ozone22Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)18Good-

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at University Heights

None in the last 24 hours; 0.12 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 6 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.12in

Visibility

How far you can see at University Heights, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 4 miles Sat 12 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest University Heights, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

ChardonCHRO1

At a cooperative observer's station/19.1 mi away/1,148 ft/100 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at 163-I-90 @ E. 140th, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 4.8 mi from University Heights, Ohio. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 6:45 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud reported; visibility 1.25 mi.

Section of the sky over 163-I-90 @ E. 140th, height above the station to scale: no cloud reported, and visibility of 1.25 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OH153FIG. A THE SKY OVER 163-I-90 @ E. 140THSECTION, 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 STATIONNO CLOUD REPORTEDVISIBILITY, MILES: 1.25 MI0510TITLE163-I-90 @ E. 140th, the skySTATION REPORT · RWIS OH153TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-OH153-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

74.0 F with a dew point of 67.0 F, 79 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at 163-I-90 @ E. 140th: temperature 74.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 67.0, 79 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OH153FIG. B THE AIR AT 163-I-90 @ E. 140THTHE 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 F90 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 65.3 FTEMPERATURE 74.0 FDEW POINT 67.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 79 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 POINTTITLE163-I-90 @ E. 140th, the airSTATION REPORT · RWIS OH153TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-OH153-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (0 degrees) at 4 mph, gusting 9 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 12 mph.

Plan of the wind at 163-I-90 @ E. 140th, north up: blowing from 0 degrees, the north, at 4 miles an hour, gusting 9; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OH153FIG. C THE WIND AT 163-I-90 @ E. 140THPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 0°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 4 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE8GUST, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLE163-I-90 @ E. 140th, the windSTATION REPORT · RWIS OH153TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-OH153-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The full report of 163-I-90 @ E. 140th, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Chardon (CHRO1), 19.1 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Ohio

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

Near University Heights

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

Near University Heights

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