Citizen station DW8295DW8295
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.4 mi away/40 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Higgins Beach, Maine
Beach in Cumberland County, Maine* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 3 to 6 ft. * WHERE...Coastal Waters from Stonington, ME to Port Clyde, ME out 25 NM, Coastal Waters from Port Clyde, ME to Cape Elizabeth, ME out 25 NM and Coastal Waters from Cape Elizabeth, ME to Merrimack River, MA out 25 NM. * WHEN...Until midnight EDT tonight. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
45°
50°/39°
Overcast·
Feels like 41°·Light breeze 7 mph NW
Alert. A Small Craft Advisory is in force for Higgins Beach until 12 AM tomorrow. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Higgins Beach is 45° and overcast at 6 AM. With the wind it feels like 41°. The dew point is 35°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the northwest at 7 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 47° by 1 PM. Tonight falls to about 33° by 3 AM, under a mostly clear sky. Frost can form on the ground in sheltered spots. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Tuesday, near 61°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 52°. The days ahead look dry. The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 31°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 5:55 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 42% lit, and sets at 10:39 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 sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 10 hours 59 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
20Air quality
64%Humidity
89%Cloud
Now
6:00 AM
45feels41
now, overcast
Today
Oct 17
5039
17mph
Sun
Oct 18
5231
clear day
Mon
Oct 19
5533
mostly clear day
Tue
Oct 20
6135
partly cloudy day
Wed
Oct 21
5436
mostly clear day
Thu
Oct 22
5534
partly cloudy day
Fri
Oct 23
5738
mostly clear day
45°
50°39°
52°31°
55°33°
61°35°
54°36°
55°34°
57°38°
As of 6:00 AM in Higgins Beach, Maine.
Air quality
The air at Higgins Beach
Index 20, good, led by ozone. Read at 6 AM from its reporting area, Southwest Coast (ME), 7 miles off.
20Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)6Good-
- Ozone20Good17 ppb3.1 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)2Good-
The days ahead
Good each day through Wed Oct 21, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 27, good.
GoodModerate
- 27YesterdayOct 16
- GoodTodayOct 17
- GoodSunOct 18
- GoodMonOct 19
- GoodTueOct 20
- GoodWedOct 21
Smoke, the next 45 hours
No smoke near the ground through Mon 2 AM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Higgins Beach
0.15 in in the last 24 hours, 0.20 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.15in
- Last 3 days
- 0.20in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 75%
Visibility
How far you can see at Higgins Beach, the next 45 hours
Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 2 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Facing WSW 238°
From above: the edge, the break, the view
Surf and swim
The waves at buoy 44007, 7.0 mi away.
Waves at buoy 44007, Portland
- Wave height
- 2.3 ft
- Period
- -
- From
- SSE (154°)
- Swell
- 1.6 ft at 7 s from SSE
- Wind waves
- 1.6 ft at 3 s from N
- Water
- 55 °F
- Read
- Sat 5:40 AM
- Distance
- 7.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 5:40 AM | 2.3 ft | - | SSE (154°) |
| Sat 4:50 AM | 2.6 ft | 6 s | SSE (153°) |
| Sat 3:50 AM | 3.0 ft | 7 s | SSE (155°) |
| Sat 2:50 AM | 3.0 ft | 7 s | SE (143°) |
| Sat 1:50 AM | 3.6 ft | 7 s | SSE (153°) |
| Sat 12:50 AM | 3.6 ft | 7 s | SSE (149°) |
| Fri 11:50 PM | 4.3 ft | 7 s | SSE (148°) |
| Fri 10:50 PM | 4.6 ft | 7 s | SSE (158°) |
| Fri 9:50 PM | 4.6 ft | 7 s | SSE (148°) |
| Fri 8:50 PM | 4.9 ft | 7 s | SSE (148°) |
| Fri 7:50 PM | 4.6 ft | 7 s | SSE (151°) |
| Fri 6:50 PM | 5.2 ft | 7 s | SSE (155°) |
| Fri 5:50 PM | 5.2 ft | 7 s | SE (144°) |
| Fri 4:50 PM | 5.2 ft | 6 s | SSE (163°) |
| Fri 3:50 PM | 6.2 ft | 7 s | SSE (165°) |
| Fri 2:50 PM | 6.6 ft | 6 s | S (174°) |
| Fri 1:50 PM | 6.6 ft | 6 s | S (176°) |
| Fri 12:50 PM | 6.2 ft | 5 s | S (180°) |
| Fri 11:50 AM | 4.6 ft | - | SSW (192°) |
| Fri 10:50 AM | 3.9 ft | 5 s | SSW (192°) |
| Fri 9:50 AM | 3.3 ft | 4 s | S (185°) |
| Fri 8:50 AM | 3.3 ft | 4 s | S (190°) |
| Fri 7:50 AM | 3.0 ft | 4 s | S (176°) |
| Fri 6:50 AM | 2.3 ft | 3 s | SSE (165°) |
Beach
- County
- Cumberland County
- State
- Maine
- Latitude
- 43.5625° N
- Longitude
- 70.2709° W
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest Higgins Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.2 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
At an airfield/5.8 mi away/62 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
PortlandNDBC-CASM1
At a river or reservoir gauge/6.6 mi away/-/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Beside a road/10.3 mi away/10 ft/- ft from here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Scarborough 1.8 ESEME-CM-172
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.2 mi away/67 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
KennebunkportKBPM1
At a cooperative observer's station/17.7 mi away/75 ft/- ft from here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Maine
23 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
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Near Higgins Beach
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Oak Hillcommunity, 4 mi
- South Portlandcity, 5 mi
- Dunstancommunity, 6 mi
- Portlandcity, 7 mi
- Old Orchard Beachcommunity, 7 mi
- Westbrookcity, 9 mi
- Sacocity, 10 mi
- Falmouthcommunity, 10 mi
- Biddefordcity, 11 mi
- Gorhamcommunity, 12 mi
- Falmouth Foresidecommunity, 12 mi
- South Windhamcommunity, 14 mi
Beaches near Higgins Beach
- Scarborough Beach2 mi
- Crescent Beach2 mi
- Back Shore3 mi
- Western Beach3 mi
- Ferry Beach3 mi
- Pine Point Beach4 mi
- Grand Beach4 mi
- Surfside Beach5 mi