Storm Station
Newcastle, Maine
59°
Light rain· Feels like 59°·Gentle breeze 13 mph NE
Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 63. Northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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83%Humidity
95%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Newcastle, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

WiscassetIWI

At an airfield/10.4 mi away/69 ft/46 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank27of 157

MaineDoT - Richmond 2020ME018

Beside a road/16.7 mi away/161 ft/138 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Newcastle 0.1 SEME-LN-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/26 ft/3 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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NewcastleNEWM1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.6 mi away/151 ft/128 ft above here

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Station report

The weather at Wiscasset, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.4 mi from Newcastle. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 8:08 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 1,400 ft; the ceiling is 1,400 ft; visibility 9 mi.

Section of the sky over Wiscasset, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 1,400 feet, the ceiling at 1,400 feet, and visibility of 9 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IWIFIG. A THE SKY OVER WISCASSETSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 1,400 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 9 MI0510TITLEWiscasset, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS IWITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-IWI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

57.0 F with a dew point of 53.0 F, 86 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,400 ft.

Chart of the air at Wiscasset: temperature 57.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.0, 86 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IWIFIG. B THE AIR AT WISCASSETTHE 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 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 52.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 1,400 FTTEMPERATURE 57.0 FDEW POINT 53.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 86 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 POINTTITLEWiscasset, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS IWITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-IWI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The column

At 69 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.85 inHg and the temperature at 58.8 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.97 inHg means its barometer reads 29.90 inHg; it reports 57.0 F, 1.8 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Wiscasset stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 69 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.85 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.8 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.97 and the station pressure it means, 29.90.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IWIFIG. D WHERE WISCASSET STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREWISCASSET0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT69 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.85 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.8 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.97 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.90 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED57.0 FTITLEWiscasset, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS IWITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-IWI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Wiscasset, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Elsewhere in Maine

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Near Newcastle

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