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In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.8 mi away/237 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Beaches/Massachusetts/Springhill Beach
Springhill Beach, Massachusetts
Beach in Barnstable County, Massachusetts47°
68°/43°
Clear·
Feels like 47°·Light air 3 mph SE
Coming up. Rain is likely this morning, from about 11 AM, the chance peaking at 72% around 12 PM.
Now. Springhill Beach is 47° and clear at 12 AM. The dew point is 39°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light air from the southeast at 3 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 67° by 4 PM. Tonight falls to about 47° by 8 AM, under cloud.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Tuesday, near 59°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 54°. Rain is likely tomorrow (83%).
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 5:59 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. 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
27Air quality
91%Humidity
12%Cloud
Now
12:00 AM
47feels47
now, clear
Today
Oct 16
6843
92%
19mph
Sat
Oct 17
5442
83%
16mph
Sun
Oct 18
5439
12mph
Mon
Oct 19
5842
25%
12mph
Tue
Oct 20
5945
25%
15mph
Wed
Oct 21
5846
17mph
Thu
Oct 22
5744
10%
15mph
47°
68°43°
54°42°
54°39°
58°42°
59°45°
58°46°
57°44°
As of 12:00 AM in Springhill Beach, Massachusetts.
Air quality
The air at Springhill Beach
Index 27, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Cape Cod and Islands (MA), 11 miles off.
27Good
- Ozone27Good14 ppb24.4 mi
The days ahead
Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 43, good.
GoodModerate
- 43YesterdayOct 14
- 35TodayOct 16
- 30SatOct 17
Smoke, the next 45 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Springhill Beach
None in the last 24 hours; 0.10 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.10in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 0%
Visibility
How far you can see at Springhill Beach, the next 45 hours
Dense fog: visibility falls to 0.1 miles Fri 6 PM, under a mile for 5 hours.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Facing NE 53°
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, 19.9 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
- 0.7 ft
- Period
- -
- From
- -
- Water
- 62 °F
- Read
- Thu 11:20 PM
- Distance
- 19.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 11:20 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°) |
| 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°) |
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
- 41.7557° N
- Longitude
- 70.4531° W
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest Springhill Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.8 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
SandwichSANM3
At a river or reservoir gauge/2.9 mi away/7 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Sagamore Rt 6MA037
Beside a road/6.1 mi away/129 ft/- ft from here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
Otis ANGBFMH
At an airfield/7.6 mi away/131 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Sandwich 1.5 SSEMA-BA-64
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.3 mi away/231 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
East SandwichESNM3
At a cooperative observer's station/3.0 mi away/161 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 East Sandwich (ESNM3), 3.0 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 08:30. measured daily
Elsewhere in Massachusetts
17 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Springhill Beach
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- East Sandwichcommunity, 2 mi
- Sandwichcommunity, 2 mi
- Sagamorecommunity, 5 mi
- Forestdalecommunity, 6 mi
- Monument Beachcommunity, 8 mi
- Bournecommunity, 8 mi
- Buzzards Baycommunity, 8 mi
- Barnstable Towncity, 9 mi
- Pocassetcommunity, 9 mi
- Mashpee Neckcommunity, 10 mi
- White Island Shorescommunity, 10 mi
- Onsetcommunity, 11 mi
Beaches near Springhill Beach
- East Sandwich Beachunder 1 mi
- Springhill Brook1 mi
- Town Beach2 mi
- Scusset Beach3 mi
- Sandwich Beach3 mi
- Scorton Neck Beach3 mi
- Sandy Neck Beach4 mi
- Triangle Beach4 mi