Citizen station DW0868DW0868
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.1 mi away/13 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Beaches/Massachusetts/Crescent Beach
Coming up. Rain is likely tomorrow morning, from about 11 AM, the chance peaking at 64% around 12 PM.
Now. Crescent Beach is 47° and clear at 11 PM. The dew point is 38°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light air from the southeast at 2 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight holds near 46°, under a mostly clear sky.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 69°, and the coolest Saturday, near 53°. Rain is likely tomorrow (90%) and Saturday (83%). Frost is possible Sunday morning, a low of 34°.
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Monday, Oct 26. Look for Saturn, bright in the south. 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 sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 8 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
As of 11:00 PM in Crescent Beach, Massachusetts.
Air quality
Index 24, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, South Bristol-Plymouth (MA), 10 miles off.
Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 46, good.
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.
Precipitation
None in the last 24 hours; 0.09 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
Visibility
Dense fog: visibility falls to 0 miles Fri 6 PM, under a mile for 8 hours.
F
Now, today, and the week
Facing SSW 194°
From above: the edge, the break, the view
The waves at buoy 44020, 27.6 mi away.
Wave height is the significant height: the mean of the highest third of the waves. The period is the time between the waves carrying the most energy.
| Time | Wave height | Period | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 10:50 PM | 0.7 ft | - | - |
| Thu 9:50 PM | 0.7 ft | - | - |
| Thu 8:50 PM | 0.7 ft | - | - |
| Thu 7:50 PM | 1.0 ft | 3 s | ESE (114°) |
| Thu 6:50 PM | 1.0 ft | 4 s | E (96°) |
| Thu 5:50 PM | 1.0 ft | 3 s | NNE (21°) |
| Thu 4:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 3 s | NNE (30°) |
| Thu 3:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 3 s | NNE (15°) |
| Thu 2:50 PM | 2.0 ft | 3 s | N (8°) |
| Thu 1:50 PM | 2.0 ft | 3 s | N (5°) |
| Thu 12:50 PM | 2.6 ft | 4 s | NNE (12°) |
| Thu 11:50 AM | 2.6 ft | 4 s | N (359°) |
| Thu 10:50 AM | 2.6 ft | 4 s | N (1°) |
| Thu 9:50 AM | 3.0 ft | 4 s | N (350°) |
| Thu 8:50 AM | 2.6 ft | 4 s | N (352°) |
| Thu 7:50 AM | 2.6 ft | 4 s | N (350°) |
| Thu 6:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 3 s | NNW (328°) |
| Thu 5:50 AM | 1.3 ft | 3 s | NW (321°) |
| Thu 4:50 AM | 1.3 ft | 3 s | NNW (327°) |
| Thu 3:50 AM | 1.0 ft | 3 s | NNW (341°) |
| Thu 2:50 AM | 1.0 ft | 2 s | NW (318°) |
| Thu 1:50 AM | 1.0 ft | 2 s | W (268°) |
| Thu 12:50 AM | 1.0 ft | 2 s | WNW (285°) |
| Wed 11:50 PM | 1.0 ft | 2 s | WNW (289°) |
The 6 instruments nearest Crescent Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.1 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
Citizen station DW0868DW0868
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.1 mi away/13 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Bourne - Wings NeckWNGM3
At a river or reservoir gauge/6.2 mi away/0 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
At an airfield/9.6 mi away/79 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Sagamore Rt 6MA037
Beside a road/13.1 mi away/129 ft/- ft from here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Fairhaven 1.9 ENEMA-BR-79
In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.8 mi away/30 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Umass Oranberry Experimental StnEWAM3
On a farm or research station/9.5 mi away/10 ft/- ft from here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
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Snow on the ground
17 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.