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Hampton, New Hampshire

Community in Rockingham County, New Hampshire

Air quality

The air at Hampton

Index 20, good, led by ozone. Read at 7 AM from its reporting area, Coastal Rockingham County (NH), 5 miles off.

20Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)5Good10.2 mi
  • Ozone20Good20 ppb10.2 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)4Good10.2 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide1Good1.3 ppb10.2 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 24, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 2 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Hampton

0.37 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Sat 6 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.37in
Last 3 days
0.37in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 2 AM.

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On the radar over Hampton, New HampshireReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Hampton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Durham 2 SSW54795

At a climate reference station/12.4 mi away/63 ft/15 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank207of 386

measured daily2 instruments

Hampton 1.0 ESENH-RC-78

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.0 mi away/22 ft/56 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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North HamptonNHMN3

At a cooperative observer's station/1.2 mi away/98 ft/20 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Pease AFB/Portsmout, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.4 mi from Hampton, New Hampshire. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 6:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 14,000 ft, overcast at 20,000 ft; the ceiling is 14,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Pease AFB/Portsmout, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 14,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 20,000 feet, the ceiling at 14,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PSMFIG. A THE SKY OVER PEASE AFB/PORTSMOUTSECTION, 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONOVC 20,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 14,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 14,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEPease AFB/Portsmout, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PSMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-PSM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

47.5 F with a dew point of 35.6 F, 63 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 14,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Pease AFB/Portsmout: temperature 47.5 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 35.6, 63 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 14,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PSMFIG. B THE AIR AT PEASE AFB/PORTSMOUTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 33.0 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 14,000 FTTEMPERATURE 47.5 FDEW POINT 35.6 FSPREAD 11.9 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 63 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 POINTTITLEPease AFB/Portsmout, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PSMTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-PSM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (300 degrees) at 17 mph, gusting 23 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 31 mph.

Plan of the wind at Pease AFB/Portsmout, north up: blowing from 300 degrees, the west northwest, at 17 miles an hour, gusting 23; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PSMFIG. C THE WIND AT PEASE AFB/PORTSMOUTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 300°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 23 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPease AFB/Portsmout, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PSMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-PSM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Pease AFB/Portsmout, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in New Hampshire

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

Near Hampton

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

Near Hampton

River and lake gauges