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Spencer, Massachusetts

Community in Worcester County, Massachusetts

Air quality

The air at Spencer

Index 36, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Worcester (MA), 9 miles off.

36Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)36Good10.1 mi
  • Ozone22Good23 ppb6.3 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)15Good10.1 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide18Good19 ppb10.1 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.6 ppb10.1 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.5 ppm10.1 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 33, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Spencer

None in the last 24 hours; 0.01 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.01in

Visibility

How far you can see at Spencer, the next 45 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 1 miles Fri 8 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Spencer, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

WorcesterORH

At an airfield/6.3 mi away/1,010 ft/217 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1of 744

measured daily2 instruments

Spencer 0.6 SMA-WR-46

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/865 ft/72 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Buffumville LakeOXFM3

At a cooperative observer's station/9.8 mi away/502 ft/291 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Worcester, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.3 mi from Spencer, Massachusetts. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:54 PM 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 Worcester, 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 ORHFIG. A THE SKY OVER WORCESTERSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEWorcester, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ORHTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ORH-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

47.0 F with a dew point of 43.0 F, 86 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Worcester: temperature 47.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 43.0, 86 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ORHFIG. B THE AIR AT WORCESTERTHE 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 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 42.1 FTEMPERATURE 47.0 FDEW POINT 43.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 86 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 POINTTITLEWorcester, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ORHTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ORH-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (210 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 25 mph.

Plan of the wind at Worcester, north up: blowing from 210 degrees, the south southwest, at 7 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ORHFIG. C THE WIND AT WORCESTERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 210°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWorcester, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ORHTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ORH-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Buffumville Lake (OXFM3), 9.8 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 Spencer

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

Near Spencer

River and lake gauges