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Scituate, Massachusetts

Community in Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Air quality

The air at Scituate

Index 21, good, led by fine particles. Read at 8 AM from its reporting area, North Bristol-Plymouth (MA), 19 miles off.

21Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)21Good16.4 mi
  • Ozone17Good15 ppb16.4 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)-20 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide11Good12 ppb18.7 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.2 ppb20 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.3 ppm18.7 mi

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Scituate

None in the last 24 hours; 0.14 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 7 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.14in

Visibility

How far you can see at Scituate, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 6 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 6 miles Fri 2 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Scituate, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

MarshfieldGHG

At an airfield/7.2 mi away/11 ft/36 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank384of 744

QuincyMA004

Beside a road/15.1 mi away/131 ft/84 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank442of 744

measured daily2 instruments

HinghamHINM3

At a cooperative observer's station/9.7 mi away/89 ft/42 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank332of 744

Station report

The weather at Marshfield, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.2 mi from Scituate, Massachusetts. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 7:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 3,200 ft, overcast at 5,000 ft; the ceiling is 5,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Marshfield, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 3,200 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 5,000 feet, the ceiling at 5,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GHGFIG. A THE SKY OVER MARSHFIELDSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 5,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 3,200 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 5,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMarshfield, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS GHGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GHG-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

53.6 F with a dew point of 46.4 F, 77 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,200 ft.

Chart of the air at Marshfield: temperature 53.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 46.4, 77 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GHGFIG. B THE AIR AT MARSHFIELDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 44.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 3,200 FTTEMPERATURE 53.6 FDEW POINT 46.4 FSPREAD 7.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 77 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 POINTTITLEMarshfield, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS GHGTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GHG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (160 degrees) at 8 mph, gusting 16 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 17 mph.

Plan of the wind at Marshfield, north up: blowing from 160 degrees, the south southeast, at 8 miles an hour, gusting 16; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GHGFIG. C THE WIND AT MARSHFIELDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 160°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMarshfield, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS GHGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GHG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Hingham (HINM3), 9.7 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 19:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Massachusetts

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

Near Scituate

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

Near Scituate

River and lake gauges