Citizen station KC1UIX-13KC1UIX-13
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.5 mi away/9 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Parsons Beach, Maine
Beach in York County, Maine* WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 3 to 6 ft expected. * WHERE...Coastal Waters from Stonington, ME to Port Clyde, ME out 25 NM, Coastal Waters from Port Clyde, ME to Cape Elizabeth, ME out 25 NM and Coastal Waters from Cape Elizabeth, ME to Merrimack River, MA out 25 NM. * WHEN...From 8 AM this morning 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.
44°
67°/39°
Overcast·
Feels like 44°·Light air 3 mph SSW
Alert. A Small Craft Advisory is in force for Parsons Beach until 12 AM Sunday. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Rain is likely this morning, from about 9 AM, the chance peaking at 86% around 10 AM.
Now. Parsons Beach is 44° and overcast at 6 AM. The dew point is 41°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light air from the south-southwest at 3 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 64° by 5 PM. Tonight falls to about 42° by 7 AM, with some cloud.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Tuesday, near 62°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 52°. Rain is possible tomorrow (48%). The first freeze could come Sunday, a low of 30°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 5:58 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 9:40 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 day is 11 hours 2 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
24Air quality
90%Humidity
99%Cloud
Now
6:00 AM
44feels44
17%
Today
Oct 16
6739
99%
13mph
Sat
Oct 17
5240
48%
13mph
Sun
Oct 18
5430
clear day
Mon
Oct 19
5833
mostly clear day
Tue
Oct 20
6236
partly cloudy day
Wed
Oct 21
6039
mostly clear day
Thu
Oct 22
5536
partly cloudy day
44°
67°39°
52°40°
54°30°
58°33°
62°36°
60°39°
55°36°
As of 6:00 AM in Parsons Beach, Maine.
Air quality
The air at Parsons Beach
Index 24, good, led by ozone. Read at 6 AM from its reporting area, Southwest Coast (ME), 27 miles off.
24Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)18Good-
- Ozone24Good18 ppb21.9 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-
The days ahead
Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 26, good.
GoodModerate
- 26YesterdayOct 15
- GoodTodayOct 16
- GoodSatOct 17
- GoodSunOct 18
- GoodMonOct 19
- GoodTueOct 20
Smoke, the next 45 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Parsons Beach
None in the last 24 hours; 0.50 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.50in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 0%
Visibility
How far you can see at Parsons Beach, the next 45 hours
Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 3 miles Fri 11 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Facing SSE 163°
From above: the edge, the break, the view
Surf and swim
The waves at buoy 44007, 22.7 mi away.
Waves at buoy 44007, Portland
- Wave height
- 2.0 ft
- Period
- 3 s
- From
- S (173°)
- Swell
- 0.7 ft at 9 s from SSE
- Wind waves
- 1.6 ft at 3 s from S
- Water
- 55 °F
- Read
- Fri 5:50 AM
- Distance
- 22.7 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 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 | - | - |
| Thu 11:50 PM | 1.0 ft | 8 s | ESE (123°) |
| Thu 10:50 PM | 1.0 ft | 8 s | SE (127°) |
| Thu 9:50 PM | 1.0 ft | 8 s | ESE (113°) |
| Thu 8:50 PM | 1.0 ft | 8 s | SE (146°) |
| Thu 7:50 PM | 0.7 ft | - | - |
| Thu 6:50 PM | 0.7 ft | - | - |
| Thu 5:50 PM | 0.7 ft | - | - |
| Thu 4:50 PM | 1.0 ft | 7 s | SE (133°) |
| Thu 3:50 PM | 1.3 ft | 2 s | NNW (348°) |
| Thu 2:50 PM | 1.3 ft | 3 s | NNW (327°) |
| Thu 1:50 PM | 1.3 ft | 8 s | ESE (118°) |
| Thu 12:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 3 s | N (6°) |
| Thu 11:50 AM | 1.6 ft | 3 s | N (3°) |
| Thu 10:50 AM | 1.6 ft | 3 s | N (0°) |
| Thu 9:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 3 s | N (359°) |
| Thu 8:50 AM | 1.6 ft | 8 s | SE (142°) |
| Thu 7:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 8 s | SSE (149°) |
| Thu 6:50 AM | 2.6 ft | 3 s | N (9°) |
Beach
- County
- York County
- State
- Maine
- Latitude
- 43.3437° N
- Longitude
- 70.5184° W
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest Parsons Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.5 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
Nerrs Meteorological Site At Wells ReserveWEXM1
At a river or reservoir gauge/1.6 mi away/34 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
At an airfield/10.1 mi away/243 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Rt. 202 EB Alfred102699
Beside a road/13.4 mi away/-/- ft from here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
measured daily2 instruments
KennebunkportKBPM1
At a cooperative observer's station/2.6 mi away/75 ft/- ft from here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Arundel 2.2 WNWME-YK-38
In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.6 mi away/61 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
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Near Parsons Beach
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
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- Kennebunkcommunity, 3 mi
- West Kennebunkcommunity, 6 mi
- Biddefordcity, 10 mi
- North Berwickcommunity, 11 mi
- Sacocity, 12 mi
- Cape Neddickcommunity, 13 mi
- Alfredcommunity, 13 mi
- Old Orchard Beachcommunity, 14 mi
- Sanfordcity, 14 mi
- York Harborcommunity, 15 mi
- South Berwickcommunity, 16 mi
Beaches near Parsons Beach
- Crescent Surfunder 1 mi
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- Middle Beach2 mi
- Goochs Beach2 mi
- Drakes Island Beach2 mi
- Colony Beach2 mi