Citizen station FW3705FW3705
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.7 mi away/63 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Beaches/Massachusetts/Sandy Beach
Sandy Beach, Massachusetts
Beach in Essex County, MassachusettsGale Watch, in full · Every severe alert
* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, south winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 2 to 3 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...Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich 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.
46°
68°/42°
Clear·
Feels like 45°·Light air 3 mph S
Alert. A Gale Watch is in force for Sandy 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 9 AM, the chance peaking at 83% around 11 AM.
Now. Sandy Beach is 46° and clear at 2 AM. The dew point is 39°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light air from the south at 3 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 67° by 5 PM. Tonight falls to about 43° by 8 AM, with some cloud.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Tuesday, near 60°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 51°. Rain is likely tomorrow (80%). The first freeze could come Sunday, a low of 31°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 9:45 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. The day is 11 hours 3 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
27Air quality
76%Humidity
4%Cloud
Now
2:00 AM
46feels45
now, clear
Today
Oct 16
6842
99%
15mph
Sat
Oct 17
5141
80%
17mph
Sun
Oct 18
5431
clear day
Mon
Oct 19
5736
mostly clear day
Tue
Oct 20
6038
11%
Wed
Oct 21
5741
13mph
Thu
Oct 22
5539
partly cloudy day
46°
68°42°
51°41°
54°31°
57°36°
60°38°
57°41°
55°39°
As of 2:00 AM in Sandy Beach, Massachusetts.
Air quality
The air at Sandy Beach
Index 27, good, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Essex (MA), 9 miles off.
27Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)27Good5.8 mi
- Ozone8Good18 ppb5.8 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)9Good17.3 mi
- Nitrogen dioxide8Good8.8 ppb5.8 mi
- Sulfur dioxide1Good1.2 ppb16.6 mi
- Carbon monoxide-0.3 ppm17 mi
The days ahead
Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 12, good.
GoodModerate
- 12YesterdayOct 15
- 35TodayOct 16
- 30SatOct 17
Smoke, the next 43 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Sandy Beach
None in the last 24 hours; 0.46 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.46in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 0%
Visibility
How far you can see at Sandy Beach, the next 43 hours
Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Fri 10 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Beach
- County
- Essex County
- State
- Massachusetts
- Latitude
- 42.5549° N
- Longitude
- 70.9185° W
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest Sandy Beach, 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 now4 instruments
At an airfield/2.0 mi away/108 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Town Of Peabody Precipitation Peabody423211071004400
At a river or reservoir gauge/4.9 mi away/-/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
PeabodyMA009
Beside a road/5.8 mi away/39 ft/- ft from here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Danvers 1.7 ESEMA-ES-34
In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/3 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Beverly 7NWBEVM3
At a cooperative observer's station/4.0 mi away/86 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 Beverly 7NW (BEVM3), 4.0 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily
Elsewhere in Massachusetts
17 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Sandy Beach
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.