At an airfield/4.1 mi away/52 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Beaches/Massachusetts/Parkers River Beach
Parkers River Beach, Massachusetts
Beach in Barnstable County, Massachusetts45°
69°/42°
Clear·
Feels like 43°·Light breeze 4 mph SSE
Coming up. Rain is likely this afternoon, from about 12 PM, the chance peaking at 63% around 2 PM.
Now. Parkers River Beach is 45° and clear at 3 AM. The dew point is 39°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the south-southeast at 4 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 67° by 4 PM. Tonight falls to about 48° by 8 AM, under cloud.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Tuesday, near 59°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 55°. Rain is likely tomorrow (78%). Rain is possible Tuesday (30%).
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 5:58 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 9:46 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. Cloud is forecast to cover most of the night, so the sky will be hard to see. The day is 11 hours 5 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
31Air quality
92%Humidity
4%Cloud
Now
3:00 AM
45feels43
now, clear
Today
Oct 16
6942
91%
19mph
Sat
Oct 17
5542
78%
17mph
Sun
Oct 18
5540
12mph
Mon
Oct 19
5842
27%
Tue
Oct 20
5945
30%
14mph
Wed
Oct 21
5845
17mph
Thu
Oct 22
5743
12%
16mph
45°
69°42°
55°42°
55°40°
58°42°
59°45°
58°45°
57°43°
As of 3:00 AM in Parkers River Beach, Massachusetts.
Air quality
The air at Parkers River Beach
Index 31, good, led by ozone. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Cape Cod and Islands (MA), 7 miles off.
31Good
- Ozone31Good-
The days ahead
Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 28, good.
GoodModerate
- 28YesterdayOct 15
- 35TodayOct 16
- 30SatOct 17
Smoke, the next 42 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Parkers River Beach
None in the last 24 hours; 0.11 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 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 Parkers River Beach, the next 42 hours
Dense fog: visibility falls to 0 miles Fri 9 PM, under a mile for 6 hours.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Facing SSE 150°
From above: the edge, the break, the view
Rip current risk today: high
The flag in the picture is the colour of the forecast's risk (green low, yellow moderate, red high), not a flag raised on the beach.
A rip current is a narrow stream of water running out from the shore through the surf, often where fewer waves break. Caught in one, swim across it, along the shore, then back in.
Surf and swim
The surf zone forecast for Barnstable MA, and the waves at buoy 44020, 10.6 mi away.
Rest of today
- Rip current risk
- East Coast High
- Surf height
- East Coast 4 to 6 feet
- Water temperature
- East Coast In the upper 50s
- UV index
- Moderate
Waves at buoy 44020, Nantucket Sound
- Wave height
- 1.6 ft
- Period
- -
- From
- SE (138°)
- Swell
- 0.3 ft at 7 s from SE
- Wind waves
- 1.6 ft at 3 s from SE
- Water
- 61 °F
- Read
- Fri 2:40 AM
- Distance
- 10.6 mi
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.
Every hour, last 24 hours
| Time | Wave height | Period | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2:40 AM | 1.6 ft | - | SE (138°) |
| Fri 1:50 AM | 1.3 ft | 3 s | SE (133°) |
| Fri 12:50 AM | 1.0 ft | 3 s | SE (127°) |
| Thu 11:50 PM | 0.7 ft | - | - |
| 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°) |
Surf zone forecast
Barnstable MA, including Chatham, Eastham, and Provincetown. Issued 4:09 PM EDT Thu Oct 15.
| Forecast | Rest of today | Friday |
|---|---|---|
| Rip current risk | East Coast High | East Coast Low |
| Surf height | East Coast 4 to 6 feet | East Coast 3 to 6 feet |
| Water temperature | East Coast In the upper 50s | - |
| UV index | Moderate | - |
| Thunderstorm potential | None | None |
| Weather | Sunny | Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Showers likely |
| High temperature | In the upper 50s | In the upper 60s |
| Winds | North winds around 10 mph | South winds 15 to 20 mph |
| Tides | Nauset BeachHigh 4.3 ft, 2:12 PMHyannisportHigh 3.6 ft, 4:06 PMBarnstable HarborHigh 9.7 ft, 3:10 PM | Nauset BeachLow 0.9 ft, 8:51 AMHigh 4.1 ft, 2:59 PMHyannisportLow 1.0 ft, 10:04 AMHigh 3.5 ft, 4:55 PMBarnstable HarborLow 2.1 ft, 10:04 AMHigh 9.4 ft, 3:57 PM |
- Saturday
- Surf height 5 to 7 feet. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Cooler. Highs in the lower 50s. North winds around 20 mph
- Sunday
- Surf height 3 to 6 feet. Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds around 10 mph
- Monday
- Surf height 2 to 3 feet. Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. South winds around 10 mph
Tide
Beach
- County
- Barnstable County
- State
- Massachusetts
- Latitude
- 41.6409° N
- Longitude
- 70.2111° W
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest Parkers River 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
Barnstable Tourist Info CenterMA023
Beside a road/5.1 mi away/101 ft/- ft from here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.2 mi away/52 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Popponesset Bay, Mashpee Neck Rd, Near Mashpee413601070275800
At a river or reservoir gauge/13.5 mi away/-/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Hyannis 2.9 ENEMA-BA-118
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.1 mi away/73 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Wpc FacilityHYSM3
At a cooperative observer's station/4.9 mi away/43 ft/- ft from 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 Wpc Facility (HYSM3), 4.9 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:33. measured daily
Elsewhere in Massachusetts
17 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Parkers River Beach
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- West Yarmouthcommunity, 2 mi
- South Yarmouthcommunity, 2 mi
- West Denniscommunity, 3 mi
- Dennis Portcommunity, 4 mi
- Yarmouth Portcommunity, 5 mi
- South Denniscommunity, 5 mi
- Denniscommunity, 6 mi
- Northwest Harwichcommunity, 7 mi
- Barnstable Towncity, 7 mi
- East Denniscommunity, 7 mi
- Harwich Portcommunity, 7 mi
- Harwich Centercommunity, 8 mi
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