Citizen station EW8080EW8080
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.3 mi away/46 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Beaches/Massachusetts/Parkwood Beach
Parkwood Beach, Massachusetts
Beach in Plymouth County, MassachusettsGale Watch, in full · Every severe alert
* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, south winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and seas 3 to 5 feet expected. For the Gale Watch, northwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and seas 2 to 4 feet possible. * WHERE...Cape Cod Bay, Nantucket Sound, Vineyard Sound and Buzzards Bay. * WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, from 6 AM this morning to 6 PM EDT this evening. For the Gale Watch, from this evening through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Strong winds can cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
Mariners should consider altering plans to avoid possible hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for severe wind and seas.
47°
68°/41°
Mostly clear·
Feels like 44°·Light breeze 5 mph SSE
Alert. A Gale Watch is in force for Parkwood Beach until 8 PM tomorrow. 1 more alert is in force here as well. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Rain is likely this morning, from about 11 AM, the chance peaking at 70% around 12 PM.
Now. Parkwood Beach is 47° and mostly clear at 3 AM. The dew point is 41°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the south-southeast at 5 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 67° by 4 PM. Tonight falls to about 45° by 8 AM, under cloud.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Tuesday, near 60°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 53°. Rain is likely tomorrow (84%). Frost is possible Sunday morning, a low of 35°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 9:48 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, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
26Air quality
90%Humidity
15%Cloud
Now
3:00 AM
47feels44
now, mostly clear
Today
Oct 16
6841
92%
17mph
Sat
Oct 17
5341
84%
14mph
Sun
Oct 18
5435
clear day
Mon
Oct 19
5839
18%
Tue
Oct 20
6043
20%
13mph
Wed
Oct 21
5844
15mph
Thu
Oct 22
5743
13mph
47°
68°41°
53°41°
54°35°
58°39°
60°43°
58°44°
57°43°
As of 3:00 AM in Parkwood Beach, Massachusetts.
Air quality
The air at Parkwood Beach
Index 26, good, led by ozone. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, South Bristol-Plymouth (MA), 14 miles off.
26Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)13Good-
- Ozone26Good-
The days ahead
Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 29, good.
GoodModerate
- 29YesterdayOct 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 Parkwood Beach
None in the last 24 hours; 0.04 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
- 0.04in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 0%
Visibility
How far you can see at Parkwood Beach, the next 42 hours
Dense fog: visibility falls to 0.1 miles Fri 7 PM, under a mile for 4 hours.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Facing WNW 296°
From above: the edge, the break, the view
Surf and swim
The waves at buoy 44020, 27.7 mi away.
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
- 27.7 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°) |
Beach
- County
- Plymouth County
- State
- Massachusetts
- Latitude
- 41.7437° N
- Longitude
- 70.7048° W
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest Parkwood Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
Bourne - Wings NeckWNGM3
At a river or reservoir gauge/4.9 mi away/0 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Sagamore Rt 6MA037
Beside a road/7.0 mi away/129 ft/- ft from here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
Otis ANGBFMH
At an airfield/11.1 mi away/131 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Umass Oranberry Experimental StnEWAM3
On a farm or research station/2.4 mi away/10 ft/- ft from here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Marion 2.4 NMA-PL-56
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.9 mi away/12 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Massachusetts
17 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Parkwood Beach
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Wareham Centercommunity, 1 mi
- Weweanticcommunity, 1 mi
- Onsetcommunity, 2 mi
- Marion Centercommunity, 4 mi
- West Warehamcommunity, 4 mi
- Buzzards Baycommunity, 5 mi
- White Island Shorescommunity, 5 mi
- Bournecommunity, 5 mi
- Monument Beachcommunity, 6 mi
- Pocassetcommunity, 6 mi
- Mattapoisett Centercommunity, 8 mi
- North Falmouthcommunity, 8 mi
Beaches near Parkwood Beach
- Minot Forest Beachunder 1 mi
- Swifts Beach1 mi
- Cedar Island1 mi
- Nobska Beach1 mi
- Briarwood Beach2 mi
- Little Harbor Beach2 mi
- Onset Beach3 mi
- Indian Mound Beach4 mi