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Popponesset Island, Massachusetts

Community in Barnstable County, Massachusetts

Air quality

The air at Popponesset Island

Index 30, good, led by ozone. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Cape Cod and Islands (MA), 7 miles off.

30Good
  • Ozone30Good34 ppb23.1 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 30, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Popponesset Island

None in the last 24 hours; 0.06 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.06in

Visibility

How far you can see at Popponesset Island, the next 41 hours

Dense fog: visibility falls to 0 miles Fri 10 PM, under a mile for 4 hours.

FriSat

On the radar over Popponesset Island, MassachusettsReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Popponesset Island, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Otis ANGBFMH

At an airfield/6.2 mi away/131 ft/123 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank166of 744

measured daily2 instruments

Mashpee 4.6 SMA-BA-78

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.5 mi away/24 ft/16 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank657of 744

East SandwichESNM3

At a cooperative observer's station/9.2 mi away/161 ft/153 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank411of 744

Station report

The weather at Otis ANGB, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.2 mi from Popponesset Island, Massachusetts. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Clear; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Otis ANGB, height above the station to scale: a clear sky, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FMHFIG. A THE SKY OVER OTIS ANGBSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONCLEARVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEOtis ANGB, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FMHTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FMH-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

46.4 F with a dew point of 42.8 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Otis ANGB: temperature 46.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 42.8, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FMHFIG. B THE AIR AT OTIS ANGBTHE 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 F60 FSATURATES 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 42.0 FTEMPERATURE 46.4 FDEW POINT 42.8 FSPREAD 3.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 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 POINTTITLEOtis ANGB, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FMHTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FMH-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 Otis ANGB, 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 FMHFIG. C THE WIND AT OTIS ANGBPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEOtis ANGB, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FMHTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FMH-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at East Sandwich (ESNM3), 9.2 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 08:30. measured daily

Elsewhere in Massachusetts

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Near Popponesset Island

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

Near Popponesset Island

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