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Bucksport, Maine

Community in Hancock County, Maine

Air quality

The air at Bucksport

Index 18, good, led by ozone. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Mid-Coast (ME), 16 miles off.

18Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)6Good15.7 mi
  • Ozone18Good20 ppb11.4 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)4Good15.7 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Wed Oct 21, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 26, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 2 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Bucksport

0.51 in in the last 24 hours, 0.65 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.51in
Last 3 days
0.65in

Visibility

How far you can see at Bucksport, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Mon 2 AM, lowest 9 miles Mon 12 AM.

SatSun

On the radar over Bucksport, MaineReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Bucksport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.7 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

DixmontDIXM1

At a river or reservoir gauge/18.8 mi away/630 ft/405 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank131of 415

Old Town 2 W94644

At a climate reference station/23.4 mi away/127 ft/98 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank240of 415

measured daily2 instruments

Orland 0.1 SME-HN-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.7 mi away/220 ft/5 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Dedham 2SEDHMM1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.7 mi away/464 ft/239 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank340of 415

Station report

The weather at Bangor INTL Arpt, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.4 mi from Bucksport, Maine. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 4:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 2,500 ft, broken at 7,000 ft; the ceiling is 7,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Bangor INTL Arpt, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 2,500 feet, broken cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, the ceiling at 7,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BGRFIG. A THE SKY OVER BANGOR INTL ARPTSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 7,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 2,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 7,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBangor INTL Arpt, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BGRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-BGR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

42.0 F with a dew point of 33.0 F, 70 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Bangor INTL Arpt: temperature 42.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 33.0, 70 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BGRFIG. B THE AIR AT BANGOR INTL ARPTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 31.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 2,500 FTTEMPERATURE 42.0 FDEW POINT 33.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 70 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 POINTTITLEBangor INTL Arpt, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BGRTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-BGR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 12 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 32 mph.

Plan of the wind at Bangor INTL Arpt, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 12 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BGRFIG. C THE WIND AT BANGOR INTL ARPTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBangor INTL Arpt, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BGRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-BGR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Dedham 2SE (DHMM1), 9.7 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 08:05. measured daily

Elsewhere in Maine

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

Near Bucksport

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

Near Bucksport

River and lake gauges