Citizen station DW0868DW0868
In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.6 mi away/13 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Beaches/Massachusetts/Mattapoisett Harbor Public Beach
Mattapoisett Harbor Public Beach, Massachusetts
Beach in Plymouth County, MassachusettsGale Watch, in full · Every severe alert
* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, south winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and seas 3 to 5 feet expected. For the Gale Watch, northwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and seas 2 to 4 feet possible. * WHERE...Cape Cod Bay, Nantucket Sound, Vineyard Sound and Buzzards Bay. * WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, from 6 AM this morning to 6 PM EDT this evening. For the Gale Watch, from this evening through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Strong winds can cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
Mariners should consider altering plans to avoid possible hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for severe wind and seas.
60°
68°/40°
Rain·
Feels like 60°·Gentle breeze 11 mph S
Alert. A Gale Watch is in force for Mattapoisett Harbor Public Beach until 8 PM tomorrow. 1 more alert is in force here as well. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Rain is likely this morning, from about 11 AM (51%).
Now. Mattapoisett Harbor Public Beach is 60° and rain at 10 AM. The dew point is 58°, so the air feels a little humid. Gentle breeze from the south at 11 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 68° by 3 PM. Tonight falls to about 45° by 8 AM, under cloud.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Tuesday, near 61°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 53°. Rain is possible tomorrow (48%). Frost is possible Sunday morning, a low of 33°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:01 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 9:49 PM. The next full Moon is Monday, Oct 26. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. Cloud is forecast to cover most of the night, so the sky will be hard to see. The day is 11 hours 6 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
1UV Low
30Air quality
94%Humidity
96%Cloud
Now
10:00 AM
60feels60
32%
Today
Oct 16
6840
94%
17mph
Sat
Oct 17
5339
48%
14mph
Sun
Oct 18
5433
clear day
Mon
Oct 19
5938
22%
Tue
Oct 20
6142
17%
12mph
Wed
Oct 21
6043
14mph
Thu
Oct 22
5843
13mph
60°
68°40°
53°39°
54°33°
59°38°
61°42°
60°43°
58°43°
As of 10:00 AM in Mattapoisett Harbor Public Beach, Massachusetts.
Air quality
The air at Mattapoisett Harbor Public Beach
Index 30, good, led by ozone. Read at 9 AM from its reporting area, South Bristol-Plymouth (MA), 8 miles off.
30Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)21Good18.2 mi
- Ozone30Good31 ppb4 mi
- Sulfur dioxide0Good0.5 ppb18.2 mi
The days ahead
Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 30, good.
GoodModerate
- 30YesterdayOct 15
- 35TodayOct 16
- 30SatOct 17
Smoke, the next 41 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Mattapoisett Harbor Public Beach
None in the last 3 days, to Fri 9 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.00in
Visibility
How far you can see at Mattapoisett Harbor Public Beach, the next 41 hours
Dense fog: visibility falls to 0.1 miles Fri 2 PM, under a mile for 4 hours.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Facing SE 134°
From above: the edge, the break, the view
Surf and swim
The waves at buoy 44020, 29.9 mi away.
Waves at buoy 44020, Nantucket Sound
- Wave height
- 3.0 ft
- Period
- 4 s
- From
- SSE (147°)
- Swell
- 0.3 ft at 7 s from ESE
- Wind waves
- 3.0 ft at 4 s from SSE
- Water
- 61 °F
- Read
- Fri 9:50 AM
- Distance
- 29.9 mi
Wave height is the significant height: the mean of the highest third of the waves. The period is the time between the waves carrying the most energy.
Every hour, last 24 hours
| Time | Wave height | Period | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 9:50 AM | 3.0 ft | 4 s | SSE (147°) |
| Fri 8:50 AM | 2.6 ft | 4 s | SE (141°) |
| Fri 7:50 AM | 2.3 ft | 4 s | SE (134°) |
| Fri 6:50 AM | 2.3 ft | 3 s | SSE (151°) |
| Fri 5:50 AM | 2.3 ft | 3 s | SSE (156°) |
| Fri 4:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 3 s | SSE (164°) |
| Fri 3:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 3 s | SSE (153°) |
| Fri 2:50 AM | 1.6 ft | 3 s | SE (138°) |
| Fri 1:50 AM | 1.3 ft | 3 s | SE (133°) |
| Fri 12:50 AM | 1.0 ft | 3 s | SE (127°) |
| Thu 11:50 PM | 0.7 ft | - | - |
| Thu 10:50 PM | 0.7 ft | - | - |
| Thu 9:50 PM | 0.7 ft | - | - |
| Thu 8:50 PM | 0.7 ft | - | - |
| Thu 7:50 PM | 1.0 ft | 3 s | ESE (114°) |
| Thu 6:50 PM | 1.0 ft | 4 s | E (96°) |
| Thu 5:50 PM | 1.0 ft | 3 s | NNE (21°) |
| Thu 4:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 3 s | NNE (30°) |
| Thu 3:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 3 s | NNE (15°) |
| Thu 2:50 PM | 2.0 ft | 3 s | N (8°) |
| Thu 1:50 PM | 2.0 ft | 3 s | N (5°) |
| Thu 12:50 PM | 2.6 ft | 4 s | NNE (12°) |
| Thu 11:50 AM | 2.6 ft | 4 s | N (359°) |
| Thu 10:50 AM | 2.6 ft | 4 s | N (1°) |
Beach
- County
- Plymouth County
- State
- Massachusetts
- Latitude
- 41.6545° N
- Longitude
- 70.8213° W
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest Mattapoisett Harbor Public Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.4 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
New Bedford, Barrier GateNDBC-NBGM3
At a river or reservoir gauge/4.9 mi away/-/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
At an airfield/7.2 mi away/79 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Sagamore Rt 6MA037
Beside a road/15.0 mi away/129 ft/- ft from here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Fairhaven 1.9 ENEMA-BR-79
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.4 mi away/30 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
RochesterEFRM3
At a cooperative observer's station/10.2 mi away/92 ft/- ft from here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
0in
Snow on the ground
Measured at Rochester (EFRM3), 10.2 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 08:00. measured daily
Elsewhere in Massachusetts
17 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Mattapoisett Harbor Public Beach
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Mattapoisett Centercommunity, 1 mi
- Marion Centercommunity, 4 mi
- Acushnet Centercommunity, 5 mi
- New Bedfordcity, 6 mi
- Bliss Cornercommunity, 7 mi
- Weweanticcommunity, 8 mi
- Wareham Centercommunity, 8 mi
- Smith Millscommunity, 8 mi
- West Warehamcommunity, 10 mi
- North Falmouthcommunity, 10 mi
- Onsetcommunity, 10 mi
- West Falmouthcommunity, 11 mi
Beaches near Mattapoisett Harbor Public Beach
- Mattapoisett Town Beachunder 1 mi
- Pico Beach2 mi
- Grand Vue Beach2 mi
- Brant Beach2 mi
- Knollmere Beach2 mi
- Crescent Beach2 mi
- Hollywoods Beach3 mi
- Pope"S Beach3 mi