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Patten, Maine

Community in Penobscot County, Maine

Air quality

The air at Patten

Index 32, good, led by fine particles. Read at 6 AM from its reporting area, Northern (ME), 21 miles off.

32Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)32Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)1Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Wed Oct 21, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 32, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 2 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Patten

0.47 in in the last 24 hours, 0.65 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 6 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.47in
Last 3 days
0.65in

Visibility

How far you can see at Patten, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Mon 2 AM, lowest 8 miles Mon 2 AM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Patten, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Sherman 6.5 NEME-AR-11

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.0 mi away/719 ft/150 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Millinocket Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 26.8 mi from Patten, Maine. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 6:53 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 Millinocket Muni, 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 MLTFIG. A THE SKY OVER MILLINOCKET MUNISECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMillinocket Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MLTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MLT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

38.0 F with a dew point of 31.0 F, 76 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Millinocket Muni: temperature 38.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 31.0, 76 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MLTFIG. B THE AIR AT MILLINOCKET MUNITHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 29.5 FTEMPERATURE 38.0 FDEW POINT 31.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 76 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 POINTTITLEMillinocket Muni, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MLTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MLT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (300 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 25 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 35 mph.

Plan of the wind at Millinocket Muni, north up: blowing from 300 degrees, the west northwest, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 25; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MLTFIG. C THE WIND AT MILLINOCKET MUNIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 300°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 25 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMillinocket Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MLTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MLT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Millinocket WWTP (MWTM1), 27.0 miles from here, read 17 Oct, 07:06. measured daily

Elsewhere in Maine

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

Near Patten

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

Near Patten

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