Citizen station FW8408FW8408
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.4 mi away/93 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Danforth Cove Beach, Maine
Beach in Cumberland County, Maine* WHAT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 2 to 5 ft. * WHERE...Penobscot Bay and Casco Bay. * WHEN...Until 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.
55°
49°/39°
Partly cloudy·
Feels like 55°·Gentle breeze 10 mph WNW
Alert. A Small Craft Advisory is in force for Danforth Cove Beach until 12 AM tomorrow. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Danforth Cove Beach is 55° and partly cloudy at 12 AM. The dew point is 49°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Gentle breeze from the west-northwest at 10 mph, gusting to 21 mph.
Today and tonight. The warmest of the day has passed; it cools to about 40° by 8 PM. Tonight falls to about 33° by 3 AM, under a mostly clear sky. Frost can form on the ground in sheltered spots. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Tuesday, near 60°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 51°. The days ahead look dry. The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 30°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 5:55 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 42% lit, and sets at 10:38 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. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 10 hours 59 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
19Air quality
78%Humidity
62%Cloud
Now
12:00 AM
55feels55
now, partly cloudy
Today
Oct 17
4939
16mph
Sun
Oct 18
5130
clear day
Mon
Oct 19
5434
mostly clear day
Tue
Oct 20
6035
partly cloudy day
Wed
Oct 21
5337
mostly clear day
Thu
Oct 22
5334
partly cloudy day
Fri
Oct 23
5637
partly cloudy day
55°
49°39°
51°30°
54°34°
60°35°
53°37°
53°34°
56°37°
As of 12:00 AM in Danforth Cove Beach, Maine.
Air quality
The air at Danforth Cove Beach
Index 19, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Southwest Coast (ME), 1 mile off.
19Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)19Good-
- Ozone17Good15 ppb5.5 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-
The days ahead
Good each day through Wed Oct 21, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 26, good.
GoodModerate
- 26YesterdayOct 16
- GoodTodayOct 17
- GoodSunOct 18
- GoodMonOct 19
- GoodTueOct 20
- GoodWedOct 21
Smoke, the next 45 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Danforth Cove Beach
0.10 in in the last 24 hours, 0.16 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.10in
- Last 3 days
- 0.16in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 63%
Visibility
How far you can see at Danforth Cove Beach, the next 45 hours
Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 8 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Facing ENE 75°
From above: the edge, the break, the view
Surf and swim
The waves at buoy 44007, 8.7 mi away.
Waves at buoy 44007, Portland
- Wave height
- 4.3 ft
- Period
- 7 s
- From
- SSE (148°)
- Swell
- 3.0 ft at 7 s from SSE
- Wind waves
- 3.0 ft at 6 s from SSE
- Water
- 55 °F
- Read
- Fri 11:50 PM
- Distance
- 8.7 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 11:50 PM | 4.3 ft | 7 s | SSE (148°) |
| Fri 10:50 PM | 4.6 ft | 7 s | SSE (158°) |
| Fri 9:50 PM | 4.6 ft | 7 s | SSE (148°) |
| Fri 8:50 PM | 4.9 ft | 7 s | SSE (148°) |
| Fri 7:50 PM | 4.6 ft | 7 s | SSE (151°) |
| Fri 6:50 PM | 5.2 ft | 7 s | SSE (155°) |
| Fri 5:50 PM | 5.2 ft | 7 s | SE (144°) |
| Fri 4:50 PM | 5.2 ft | 6 s | SSE (163°) |
| Fri 3:50 PM | 6.2 ft | 7 s | SSE (165°) |
| Fri 2:50 PM | 6.6 ft | 6 s | S (174°) |
| Fri 1:50 PM | 6.6 ft | 6 s | S (176°) |
| Fri 12:50 PM | 6.2 ft | 5 s | S (180°) |
| Fri 11:50 AM | 4.6 ft | - | SSW (192°) |
| Fri 10:50 AM | 3.9 ft | 5 s | SSW (192°) |
| Fri 9:50 AM | 3.3 ft | 4 s | S (185°) |
| Fri 8:50 AM | 3.3 ft | 4 s | S (190°) |
| Fri 7:50 AM | 3.0 ft | 4 s | S (176°) |
| Fri 6:50 AM | 2.3 ft | 3 s | SSE (165°) |
| Fri 5:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 3 s | S (173°) |
| Fri 4:50 AM | 1.6 ft | 3 s | SSE (152°) |
| Fri 3:50 AM | 1.0 ft | 12 s | E (99°) |
| Fri 2:50 AM | 1.0 ft | 8 s | SE (128°) |
| Fri 1:50 AM | 1.0 ft | 8 s | SSE (148°) |
| Fri 12:50 AM | 0.7 ft | - | - |
Beach
- County
- Cumberland County
- State
- Maine
- Latitude
- 43.6354° N
- Longitude
- 70.2224° W
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest Danforth Cove Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.4 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
PortlandNDBC-CASM1
At a river or reservoir gauge/1.8 mi away/-/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
At an airfield/4.1 mi away/62 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Beside a road/5.4 mi away/10 ft/- ft from here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Cape Elizabeth 3.2 NME-CM-160
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.8 mi away/14 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Gray NWS WFOGYX
At a cooperative observer's station/17.7 mi away/407 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 Gray NWS WFO (GYX), 17.7 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 08:00. measured daily
Elsewhere in Maine
23 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
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Near Danforth Cove Beach
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- South Portlandcity, 2 mi
- Portlandcity, 2 mi
- Falmouthcommunity, 5 mi
- Oak Hillcommunity, 6 mi
- Falmouth Foresidecommunity, 7 mi
- Westbrookcity, 8 mi
- Cousins Islandcommunity, 9 mi
- Dunstancommunity, 10 mi
- Littlejohn Islandcommunity, 10 mi
- Gorhamcommunity, 11 mi
- Cumberland Centercommunity, 11 mi
- Yarmouthcommunity, 12 mi
Beaches near Danforth Cove Beach
- Cliff House Beachunder 1 mi
- Maiden Cove Beachunder 1 mi
- Willard Beachunder 1 mi
- Devil's Bathing Beachunder 1 mi
- Big Beachunder 1 mi
- Little Beachunder 1 mi
- Clam Beachunder 1 mi
- Shell Beach1 mi