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Norton Center, Massachusetts

Community in Bristol County, Massachusetts

Air quality

The air at Norton Center

Index 38, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, North Bristol-Plymouth (MA), 12 miles off.

38Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)38Good10.8 mi
  • Ozone5Good2 ppb10.8 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)-24.3 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.4 ppb19.8 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 15, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Norton Center

None in the last 24 hours; 0.02 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.02in

Visibility

How far you can see at Norton Center, the next 43 hours

Fog: visibility falls to 0.9 miles Fri 9 PM, under a mile for 1 hour.

FriSat

On the radar over Norton Center, MassachusettsReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Norton Center, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Mansfield1B9

At an airfield/2.4 mi away/118 ft/42 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank378of 744

Blue HillsBLUM3

At a river or reservoir gauge/17.0 mi away/207 ft/131 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank255of 744

measured daily2 instruments

NortonNRNM3

At a cooperative observer's station/0.7 mi away/171 ft/95 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank744of 744

Station report

The weather at Mansfield, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.4 mi from Norton Center, Massachusetts. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 23,000 ft; the ceiling is 23,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Mansfield, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 23,000 feet, the ceiling at 23,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 1B9FIG. A THE SKY OVER MANSFIELDSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 23,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 23,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMansfield, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 1B9TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-1B9-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

42.8 F with a dew point of 42.0 F, 97 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 23,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Mansfield: temperature 42.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 42.0, 97 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 23,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 1B9FIG. B THE AIR AT MANSFIELDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 41.8 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 23,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 42.8 F, 42.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 97 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEMansfield, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1B9TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-1B9-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Mansfield, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 1B9FIG. C THE WIND AT MANSFIELDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMansfield, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1B9TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-1B9-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Mansfield, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Norton (NRNM3), 0.7 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Massachusetts

17 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Norton Center

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Norton Center

River and lake gauges