Storm Station
South Amherst, Ohio
60°
Mostly clear· Feels like 60°·Light breeze 6 mph N
Sunny, with a high near 69. North wind 8 to 13 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
89%Humidity
19%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest South Amherst, 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 now3 instruments

Lorain/ElyriaLPR

At an airfield/3.1 mi away/791 ft/21 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank13of 610

Lake Erie - Vermillion RiverVRMO1

At a river or reservoir gauge/5.2 mi away/604 ft/166 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank37of 610

165-I-480 @ SR-10OH155

Beside a road/13.9 mi away/784 ft/14 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank411of 610

measured daily2 instruments

South Amherst 0.5 NEOH-LR-42

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/778 ft/8 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

OberlinOBEO1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.2 mi away/807 ft/37 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Lorain/Elyria, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.1 mi from South Amherst. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 8:53 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 Lorain/Elyria, 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 LPRFIG. A THE SKY OVER LORAIN/ELYRIASECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLELorain/Elyria, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LPRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LPR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

58.0 F with a dew point of 56.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Lorain/Elyria: temperature 58.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 56.0, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LPRFIG. B THE AIR AT LORAIN/ELYRIATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 55.5 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 58.0 F, 56.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 POINTTITLELorain/Elyria, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LPRTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LPR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Lorain/Elyria, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LPRFIG. C THE WIND AT LORAIN/ELYRIAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELorain/Elyria, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LPRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LPR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Oberlin (OBEO1), 6.2 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Ohio

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

Near South Amherst

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