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Winthrop, Maine

Community in Kennebec County, Maine

Air quality

The air at Winthrop

Index 25, good, led by fine particles. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Western Interior (ME), 18 miles off.

25Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)25Good-
  • Ozone12Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)7Good19.5 mi

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 PM.

SatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Winthrop

0.37 in in the last 24 hours, 0.87 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.37in
Last 3 days
0.87in

Visibility

How far you can see at Winthrop, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 2 PM, lowest 8 miles Fri 9 PM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Winthrop, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

MaineDoT - Richmond 2020ME018

Beside a road/13.5 mi away/161 ft/81 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

HartfordHRTM1

At a river or reservoir gauge/17.8 mi away/712 ft/470 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank87of 415

measured daily2 instruments

WinthropWTHM1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.2 mi away/208 ft/34 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank32of 415

Winthrop 0.6 SWME-KB-36

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/219 ft/23 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Augusta State Arpt, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.4 mi from Winthrop, Maine. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 9:06 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 700 ft, overcast at 9,500 ft; the ceiling is 9,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Augusta State Arpt, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 700 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 9,500 feet, the ceiling at 9,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AUGFIG. A THE SKY OVER AUGUSTA STATE 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 9,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 700 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 9,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAugusta State Arpt, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AUGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-AUG-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

56.0 F with a dew point of 55.0 F, 96 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 700 ft.

Chart of the air at Augusta State Arpt: temperature 56.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.0, 96 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AUGFIG. B THE AIR AT AUGUSTA STATE 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 54.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 700 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 56.0 F, 55.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 96 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 POINTTITLEAugusta State Arpt, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AUGTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-AUG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

At 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Augusta State Arpt, north up: at 6 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 AUGFIG. C THE WIND AT AUGUSTA STATE ARPTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONDIRECTION NOT REPORTEDBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAugusta State Arpt, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AUGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-AUG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Winthrop (WTHM1), 0.2 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 08:30. measured daily

Elsewhere in Maine

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

Near Winthrop

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

Near Winthrop

River and lake gauges