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Somerset, Massachusetts

Community in Bristol County, Massachusetts

Air quality

The air at Somerset

Index 26, good, led by ozone. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, South Bristol-Plymouth (MA), 10 miles off.

26Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)13Good4.7 mi
  • Ozone26Good31 ppb4.7 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.4 ppb4.7 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 29, good.

Smoke, the next 40 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 Somerset

None in the last 24 hours; 0.15 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
0.15in

Visibility

How far you can see at Somerset, the next 40 hours

Dense fog: visibility falls to 0.1 miles Fri 8 PM, under a mile for 2 hours.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Somerset, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Fall RiverNDBC-FRVM3

At a river or reservoir gauge/3.5 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank709of 744

measured daily2 instruments

Swansea 0.8 EMA-BR-27

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.0 mi away/158 ft/59 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

RochesterEFRM3

At a cooperative observer's station/12.2 mi away/92 ft/7 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank58of 744

Station report

The weather at Taunton Muni Airport, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.7 mi from Somerset, Massachusetts. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:52 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Taunton Muni Airport, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TANFIG. A THE SKY OVER TAUNTON MUNI AIRPORTSECTION, 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 STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLETaunton Muni Airport, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS TANTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TAN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

45.0 F with a dew point of 44.0 F, 96 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Taunton Muni Airport: temperature 45.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 44.0, 96 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; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TANFIG. B THE AIR AT TAUNTON MUNI AIRPORTTHE 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 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 43.7 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 45.0 F, 44.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 96 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 POINTTITLETaunton Muni Airport, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS TANTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TAN-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 Taunton Muni Airport, 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 TANFIG. C THE WIND AT TAUNTON MUNI AIRPORTPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLETaunton Muni Airport, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS TANTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TAN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Rochester (EFRM3), 12.2 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 Somerset

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

Near Somerset

River and lake gauges