Citizen station GW6594GW6594
In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.4 mi away/421 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Birchhead Shore, Maine
Beach in Hancock County, Maine* WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 5 to 8 ft expected. * WHERE...Coastal Waters from Eastport, ME to Schoodic Point, ME out 25 NM, Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME out 25 NM and Intra Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME. * WHEN...From 11 AM Friday to midnight EDT Saturday night. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
43°
57°/43°
Mostly clear·
Feels like 41°·Light air 4 mph NNW
Alert. A Small Craft Advisory is in force for Birchhead Shore until 12 AM Sunday. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Rain is likely tomorrow morning, from about 11 AM (82%).
Now. Birchhead Shore is 43° and mostly clear at 10 PM. The dew point is 35°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light air from the north-northwest at 4 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 39° by 2 AM, with some cloud.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 64°, and the coolest Saturday, near 52°. Rain is likely tomorrow (100%) and Saturday (81%). Frost is possible Sunday morning, a low of 33°.
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 25% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Monday, Oct 26. Look for Saturn, bright in the south-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 2 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
23Air quality
79%Humidity
14%Cloud
Now
10:00 PM
43feels41
now, mostly clear
Today
Oct 15
5743
13mph
Fri
Oct 16
6438
100%
17mph
Sat
Oct 17
5238
81%
16mph
Sun
Oct 18
5433
clear day
Mon
Oct 19
5638
clear day
Tue
Oct 20
6039
partly cloudy day
Wed
Oct 21
5738
clear day
43°
57°43°
64°38°
52°38°
54°33°
56°38°
60°39°
57°38°
As of 10:00 PM in Birchhead Shore, Maine.
Air quality
The air at Birchhead Shore
Index 23, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Mid-Coast (ME), 12 miles off.
23Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)14Good15.5 mi
- Ozone23Good24 ppb15.5 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)5Good15.5 mi
- Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb15.5 mi
The days ahead
Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 20, good.
GoodModerate
- 20YesterdayOct 14
- GoodTodayOct 15
- GoodFriOct 16
- GoodSatOct 17
- GoodSunOct 18
- GoodMonOct 19
- GoodTueOct 20
Smoke, the next 41 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sat 2 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Birchhead Shore
None in the last 24 hours; 0.78 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.78in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 0%
Visibility
How far you can see at Birchhead Shore, the next 41 hours
Dense fog: visibility falls to 0.1 miles Fri 6 PM, under a mile for 4 hours.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Facing NE 48°
From above: the edge, the break, the view
Rip current risk today: low
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 Coastal Hancock.
Tomorrow
- Rip current risk
- Low
- Surf height
- 2 to 5 feet
- Water temperature
- 54 °F. According to the USCG, when the water temperature is below 60 °F, the average submerged person could lose dexterity within minutes and be unable to accomplish simple tasks like buckling a life jacket or operating a radio
- UV index
- Low
Surf zone forecast
Coastal Hancock, including Sand Beach. Issued 10:00 PM EDT Thu Oct 15.
| Forecast | Tomorrow | Saturday |
|---|---|---|
| Rip current risk | Low | Low |
| Surf | 2 to 5 feet | Around 4 feet |
| Water temperature | 54 °F. According to the USCG, when the water temperature is below 60 °F, the average submerged person could lose dexterity within minutes and be unable to accomplish simple tasks like buckling a life jacket or operating a radio | - |
| UV index | Low | - |
| Thunderstorm potential | None | None |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Rain | Mostly sunny. A chance of showers |
| High temperature | In the upper 50s | Around 50 |
| Winds | Southeast winds around 10 mph, increasing to south around 20 mph in the afternoon | Northwest winds around 20 mph |
| Tides | Sand BeachLow 2.1 ft, 9:06 AMHigh 10.3 ft, 3:13 PM | Sand BeachLow 2.4 ft, 9:55 AMHigh 9.9 ft, 4:04 PM |
- Sunday
- Surf height around 2 feet. Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. West winds around 10 mph
- Monday
- Surf height around 2 feet. Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. South winds around 15 mph
- Tuesday
- Surf height around 2 feet. Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph
Beach
- County
- Hancock County
- State
- Maine
- Latitude
- 44.3070° N
- Longitude
- 68.5620° W
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest Birchhead Shore, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.2 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
Bar HaborBHB
At an airfield/14.0 mi away/79 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Acadia National Park RAWSANPM1
A remote fire weather station/15.6 mi away/463 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
I-395 Brewer134820
Beside a road/33.2 mi away/-/- ft from here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Brooklin 2.5 NWME-HN-8
In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.2 mi away/98 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
East SurryESUM1
At a cooperative observer's station/13.9 mi away/99 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 Surry (ESUM1), 13.9 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 23:59. measured daily
Elsewhere in Maine
23 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Acadia National ParkfeatureAugustacityBangorcityBaxter State ParkfeatureBetheltownBig Rockski areaBlack Mountain of Maineski areaCamden Snow Bowlski areaCariboucityFort KenttownGreenvilletownHoultontownKingfieldtownLost Valleyski areaMillinockettownMount KatahdinfeaturePleasant Mountainski areaPortlandcityPresque IslecityRangeleytownSaddlebackski areaSugarloafsurveyed ski areaSunday Riversurveyed ski area
Near Birchhead Shore
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Blue Hillcommunity, 8 mi
- Southwest Harborcommunity, 12 mi
- Castinecommunity, 13 mi
- Northeast Harborcommunity, 13 mi
- Acadia National Parkfeature, 17 mi
- Ellsworthcity, 18 mi
- Bar Harborcommunity, 18 mi
- Searsportcommunity, 21 mi
- Bucksportcommunity, 22 mi
- Belfastcity, 24 mi
- Winter Harborcommunity, 24 mi
- Camdencommunity, 26 mi
Beaches near Birchhead Shore
- Reach Beach6 mi
- Causeway Beach6 mi
- Lily Pond Beach8 mi
- Carrying Place Beach10 mi
- Back Beach11 mi
- Echo Lake Beach11 mi
- Sand Beach11 mi
- Bakeman Beach12 mi