Storm Station
Akron, Colorado
71°
Clear· Feels like 71°·Gentle breeze 11 mph NE
Partly cloudy. Low around 52, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. South southwest wind around 8 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
26%Humidity
2%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Akron, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Akron/Washington CoAKO

At an airfield/1.0 mi away/4,695 ft/35 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank4of 1,384

measured daily2 instruments

Akron 0.5 WCO-WA-82

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/4,684 ft/24 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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AkronAKRC2

At a cooperative observer's station/3.8 mi away/4,541 ft/119 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Akron/Washington Co, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 1.0 mi from Akron. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Akron/Washington Co, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AKOFIG. A THE SKY OVER AKRON/WASHINGTON COSECTION, 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 DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAkron/Washington Co, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AKOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AKO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

67.0 F with a dew point of 36.0 F, 32 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 7,000 ft up.

Chart of the air at Akron/Washington Co: temperature 67.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 36.0, 32 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 7,000 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AKOFIG. B THE AIR AT AKRON/WASHINGTON COTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 7,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 29.5 FTEMPERATURE 67.0 FDEW POINT 36.0 FSPREAD 31.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 32 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/Washington Co, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AKOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AKO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (230 degrees) at 13 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Akron/Washington Co, north up: blowing from 230 degrees, the southwest, at 13 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 AKOFIG. C THE WIND AT AKRON/WASHINGTON COPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 230°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAkron/Washington Co, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AKOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AKO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Akron (AKRC2), 3.8 miles from here, read 25 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

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