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Vanceboro, Maine

Community in Washington County, Maine

Air quality

The air at Vanceboro

Index 23, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Downeast Coast (ME), 54 miles off.

23Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)23Good-
  • Ozone19Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 29, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Vanceboro

None in the last 24 hours; 1.15 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
1.15in

Visibility

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

Dense fog: visibility falls to 0.2 miles Fri 9 PM, under a mile for 2 hours.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Vanceboro, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

TopsfieldTOPM1

At a cooperative observer's station/16.6 mi away/650 ft/208 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank420of 422

Calais 0.1 EME-WS-33

In a volunteer observer's own ground/27.0 mi away/44 ft/398 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Citizen station W1LH-13, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 33.6 mi from Vanceboro, Maine. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the west northwest (288 degrees) at 4 mph, gusting 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station W1LH-13, north up: blowing from 288 degrees, the west northwest, at 4 miles an hour, gusting 5; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT W1LH-13FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION W1LH-13PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 288°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 4 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station W1LH-13, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP W1LH-13TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-W1LH13-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 98 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.82 inHg and the temperature at 58.7 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.15 inHg means its barometer reads 30.04 inHg; it reports 33.0 F, 25.7 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station W1LH-13 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 98 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.82 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.7 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.15 and the station pressure it means, 30.04.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT W1LH-13FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION W1LH-13 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 ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION W1LH-130 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT98 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 HERE29.82 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.7 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.15 inHgITS BAROMETER READS30.04 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED33.0 FTITLECitizen station W1LH-13, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP W1LH-13TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-W1LH13-2DRAWN 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 45.12 N, and the day is 10 h 46 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 Citizen station W1LH-13, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 36 degrees above the horizon, against 68 at the June solstice, 45 at the equinoxes and 21 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 46 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT W1LH-13FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION W1LH-13ELEVATION 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 68°EQUINOXES 45°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 21°OCT 16, 36°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 46 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 59 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 45.12 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station W1LH-13, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP W1LH-13TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-W1LH13-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station W1LH-13, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Topsfield (TOPM1), 16.6 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Maine

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

Near Vanceboro

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

Near Vanceboro

River and lake gauges