Temperature
43 F at 1 AM; 62 F at its warmest, 3 PM Thursday, and 41 F at its coolest, 9 PM Thursday.
- Now
- 43F
- 1 AM
- Highest
- 62F
- 3 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 41F
- 9 PM Thursday
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Airports/Massachusetts/Laurence G Hanscom Field
Laurence G Hanscom Field, Massachusetts
Medium airport in Middlesex County, Massachusetts44°
70°/39°
Mostly cloudy·
Feels like 44°·Light air 2 mph S
Coming up. Rain is likely this morning, from about 9 AM, the chance peaking at 72% around 11 AM.
Now. Laurence G Hanscom Field is 44° and mostly cloudy at 2 AM. The dew point is 41°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light air from the south at 2 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 68° by 5 PM. Tonight falls to about 43° by 8 AM, with some cloud.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Tuesday, near 62°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 51°. Rain is likely tomorrow (76%). The first freeze could come Sunday, a low of 29°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:02 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 9:47 PM. The next full Moon is Monday, Oct 26. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The day is 11 hours 4 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
27Air quality
92%Humidity
73%Cloud
Now
2:00 AM
44feels44
now, partly cloudy
Today
Oct 16
7039
98%
14mph
Sat
Oct 17
5139
76%
16mph
Sun
Oct 18
5529
clear day
Mon
Oct 19
5933
mostly clear day
Tue
Oct 20
6235
11%
Wed
Oct 21
5938
mostly clear day
Thu
Oct 22
5635
partly cloudy day
44°
70°39°
51°39°
55°29°
59°33°
62°35°
59°38°
56°35°
As of 2:00 AM in Laurence G Hanscom Field, Massachusetts.
Air quality
The air at Laurence G Hanscom Field
Index 27, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, West Middlesex (MA), 8 miles off.
27Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)27Good12.9 mi
- Ozone1Good0 ppb11.4 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)-14.4 mi
- Nitrogen dioxide15Good16 ppb12.9 mi
- Sulfur dioxide1Good1.2 ppb12.9 mi
- Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm14.4 mi
The days ahead
Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 14, good.
GoodModerate
- 14YesterdayOct 15
- 35TodayOct 16
- 30SatOct 17
Smoke, the next 43 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Laurence G Hanscom Field
None in the last 24 hours; 0.11 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.11in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 0%
Visibility
How far you can see at Laurence G Hanscom Field, the next 43 hours
Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Fri 9 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- BED
- ICAO
- KBED
- IATA
- BED
- Field elevation
- 133 ft
- Serves
- Bedford
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- BED
- Wind now
- Calm, read 16 Oct, 01:51
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 / 23 | 5,107 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 37° / 217° | Calm | Calm |
| 11 / 29 | 7,011 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 97° / 277° | Calm | Calm |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Hanscom Fld/Bedford (BED), Laurence G Hanscom Field's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 41 F, the air 93% saturated; the humidity ran from 35% at 2 PM Thursday to 96% at 12 AM.
- Dew point now
- 41F
- 1 AM
- Humidity now
- 93%
- Humidity, range
- 35 to 96%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
Calm at 1 AM; at its strongest 15 mph, 5 AM Thursday, with a gust of 31 mph at 5 AM Thursday.
- Now
- 0mph
- calm
- Strongest
- 15mph
- 5 AM Thursday
- Highest gust
- 31mph
- 5 AM Thursday
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.12 inHg at 1 AM, falling 0.05 inHg over 3 hours; 0.08 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.12inHg
- 1 AM
- 3 hours
- -0.05inHg
- falling
- 24 hours
- +0.08inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 5 miles at 5 PM Thursday; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 5mi
- 5 PM Thursday
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 3,700 ft at 7 AM Thursday; a base was reported in 8 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 3,700ft
- 7 AM Thursday
- Hours with a base reported
- 8
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Wettest hour
- -
- Hours with some
- 0
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Hanscom Fld/Bedford: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Laurence G Hanscom Field, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.0 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/135 ft/2 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Lexington I-95MA035
Beside a road/1.9 mi away/122 ft/11 ft below here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
At a river or reservoir gauge/16.9 mi away/252 ft/119 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Concord 2.3 ENEMA-MD-135
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.2 mi away/141 ft/8 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
LowellLLLM3
At a cooperative observer's station/13.1 mi away/161 ft/28 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
0in
Snow on the ground
Measured at Lowell (LLLM3), 13.1 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 06:00. measured daily
Elsewhere in Massachusetts
17 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Laurence G Hanscom Field
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Hanscom AFBcommunity, 1 mi
- Lexingtoncommunity, 4 mi
- Burlingtoncommunity, 5 mi
- Pinehurstcommunity, 5 mi
- West Concordcommunity, 6 mi
- Walthamcity, 7 mi
- Woburncity, 7 mi
- Arlingtoncommunity, 7 mi
- Winchestercommunity, 8 mi
- Belmontcommunity, 8 mi
- Wilmingtoncommunity, 8 mi
- Watertown Towncity, 9 mi
Airports near Laurence G Hanscom Field
- Boston Logan International AirportBOS, 16 mi
- Lawrence Municipal AirportLWM, 19 mi
- Norwood Memorial AirportOWD, 20 mi
- Beverly Regional AirportBVY, 21 mi
- Fitchburg Municipal AirportFIT, 25 mi
- Mansfield Municipal Airport1B9, 33 mi
- Worcester Regional AirportORH, 33 mi
- Marshfield Municipal George Harlow FieldGHG, 41 mi