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Machias, Maine

Community in Washington County, Maine

Air quality

The air at Machias

Index 22, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Downeast Coast (ME), 6 miles off.

22Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)22Good-
  • Ozone17Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 16, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Machias

None in the last 24 hours; 1.70 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
1.70in

Visibility

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

Dense fog: visibility falls to 0.1 miles Fri 7 PM, under a mile for 2 hours.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Machias, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Machias 2.3 ENEME-WS-20

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.5 mi away/57 ft/42 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

RobbinstonROBM1

At a cooperative observer's station/30.7 mi away/115 ft/16 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank35of 422

Station report

The weather at Jonesboro - Mcoop, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 10.3 mi from Machias, Maine. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:50 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 184 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.72 inHg and the temperature at 58.3 F; it reports 37.4 F, 20.9 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Jonesboro - Mcoop stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 184 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.72 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.3 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JONM1FIG. D WHERE JONESBORO - MCOOP STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREJONESBORO - MCOOP1 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT184 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.72 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.3 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED37.4 FTITLEJonesboro - Mcoop, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP JONM1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JONM1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 36 degrees above the horizon at 44.65 N, and the day is 10 h 47 min long. Level ground there takes 59 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Jonesboro - Mcoop, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 36 degrees above the horizon, against 69 at the June solstice, 45 at the equinoxes and 22 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 47 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JONM1FIG. E THE SUN AT JONESBORO - MCOOPELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 69°EQUINOXES 45°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 22°OCT 16, 36°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 47 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 59 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 44.65 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEJonesboro - Mcoop, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP JONM1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JONM1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 184 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:50 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Jonesboro - Mcoop, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 16, 2026, 1:50 am local time; air temperature, 37.4 f; precipitation gauge, 0.11 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JONM1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 16, 2026, 1:50 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 16, 2026, 1:50 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE37.4 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.11 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEJonesboro - Mcoop, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP JONM1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JONM1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Jonesboro - Mcoop, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Robbinston (ROBM1), 30.7 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 23:59. measured daily

Elsewhere in Maine

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

Near Machias

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

Near Machias

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