Akron, Michigan Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Akron weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Drizzle27%0.08″83°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——81°63°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——77°59°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——81°59°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast13%—83°59°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle41%—76°65°-7°
- FridayJul 10Overcast27%—77°59°+1°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 4.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.0 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 3h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:34 PM
- Moonset
- 10:34 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Akron at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 48701
15-Day Forecast — Akron
- Sat83°70°27%
- Sun81°63°7%
- Mon77°59°5%
- Tue81°59°1%
- Wed83°59°13%
- Thu76°65°41%
- Fri77°59°27%
- Sat81°60°18%
- Sun76°60°15%
- Mon84°58°16%
- Tue71°63°16%
- Wed81°61°21%
- Thu81°59°39%
- Fri81°67°37%
- Sat71°55°16%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Akron
SPC includes Akron in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Akron
- 48701