Current weather · Sep 28, 1:48 AM EDT
46.5510, -67.8090
49°
- High
- 57°
- Low
- 48°
- Rain today
- 73%
- Sunrise
- 6:26 AM
- Sunset
- 6:17 PM
Hour by hour
NWS forecast gridScroll sideways for more hours. Pick an hour for every number.
Every hour as a table48 hours
| Time | Weather | Temperature | Feels like | Dew point | Humidity | Chance | Amount | Snow | Dir | Wind | Gust | Sky cover | Thunder | Pressure | Visibility | Ceiling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 AM | 49° | 46° | 40° | 72% | 0% | NE | 7 mph | 9 mph | 52% | — | 10 mi | 22,200 ft | ||||
| Mon 2 AM | 48° | 44° | 39° | 72% | 0% | NNE | 8 mph | 10 mph | 53% | — | 10 mi | 22,000 ft | ||||
| Mon 3 AM | 48° | 45° | 38° | 67% | 0% | NE | 8 mph | 10 mph | 55% | — | 10 mi | 22,500 ft | ||||
| Mon 4 AM | 47° | 43° | 37° | 69% | 0% | NE | 8 mph | 10 mph | 58% | — | 10 mi | 21,400 ft | ||||
| Mon 5 AM | 46° | 42° | 37° | 71% | 0% | NE | 8 mph | 10 mph | 60% | 1% | — | 10 mi | 19,300 ft | |||
| Mon 6 AM | 45° | 41° | 37° | 74% | 2% | NE | 8 mph | 10 mph | 62% | 1% | — | 10 mi | 15,600 ft | |||
| Mon 7 AM | 44° | 40° | 38° | 78% | 5% | ENE | 8 mph | 10 mph | 65% | 1% | — | 10 mi | 9,900 ft | |||
| Mon 8 AM | 47° | 43° | 41° | 79% | 7% | 0.00 in | ENE | 8 mph | 10 mph | 67% | 3% | — | 10 mi | 7,700 ft | ||
| Mon 9 AM | 49° | 45° | 42° | 77% | 8% | 0.00 in | ENE | 8 mph | 10 mph | 69% | 3% | — | 9 mi | 8,000 ft | ||
| Mon 10 AM | 51° | 51° | 43° | 74% | 9% | 0.00 in | E | 8 mph | 10 mph | 71% | 3% | — | 9 mi | 9,100 ft | ||
| Mon 11 AM | 53° | 53° | 43° | 69% | 11% | 0.00 in | E | 8 mph | 10 mph | 73% | 4% | — | 9 mi | 7,100 ft | ||
| Mon 12 PM | Slight chance of light rain | 55° | 55° | 44° | 66% | 22% | 0.00 in | E | 8 mph | 10 mph | 76% | 4% | — | 7 mi | 5,900 ft | |
| Mon 1 PM | Chance of light rain | 55° | 55° | 45° | 68% | 34% | 0.00 in | E | 9 mph | 12 mph | 79% | 4% | — | 7 mi | 5,000 ft | |
| Mon 2 PM | Chance of light rain | 55° | 55° | 46° | 71% | 46% | 0.02 in | E | 9 mph | 12 mph | 82% | 4% | — | 5 mi | 2,700 ft | |
| Mon 3 PM | Chance of light rain | 55° | 55° | 46° | 70% | 50% | 0.02 in | E | 8 mph | 10 mph | 82% | 4% | — | 5 mi | 1,500 ft | |
| Mon 4 PM | Chance of light rain | 56° | 56° | 46° | 68% | 54% | 0.02 in | ENE | 8 mph | 9 mph | 82% | 4% | — | 5 mi | 1,300 ft | |
| Mon 5 PM | Light rain likely | 55° | 55° | 46° | 72% | 58% | 0.02 in | ENE | 7 mph | 9 mph | 82% | 2% | — | 5 mi | 1,200 ft | |
| Mon 6 PM | Light rain likely | 55° | 55° | 47° | 75% | 59% | 0.02 in | ENE | 7 mph | 9 mph | 85% | 2% | — | 5 mi | 1,300 ft | |
| Mon 7 PM | Light rain likely | 55° | 55° | 49° | 81% | 61% | 0.02 in | ENE | 8 mph | 9 mph | 88% | 2% | — | 7 mi | 1,600 ft | |
| Mon 8 PM | Light rain likely | 53° | 53° | 50° | 90% | 63% | 0.01 in | ENE | 8 mph | 10 mph | 91% | 1% | — | 7 mi | 1,700 ft | |
| Mon 9 PM | Light rain likely | 54° | 54° | 51° | 90% | 67% | 0.01 in | ENE | 8 mph | 10 mph | 91% | 1% | — | 5 mi | 1,600 ft | |
| Mon 10 PM | Light rain likely | 53° | 53° | 50° | 90% | 73% | 0.01 in | ENE | 8 mph | 10 mph | 94% | 1% | — | 5 mi | 1,300 ft | |
| Mon 11 PM | Light rain likely | 53° | 53° | 50° | 90% | 71% | 0.01 in | ENE | 8 mph | 10 mph | 86% | 1% | — | 3 mi | 1,000 ft | |
| Tue 12 AM | Light rain likely | 52° | 52° | 50° | 93% | 67% | 0.01 in | ENE | 8 mph | 10 mph | 86% | 1% | — | 5 mi | 900 ft | |
| Tue 1 AM | Light rain likely | 52° | 52° | 50° | 93% | 66% | 0.01 in | NE | 8 mph | 10 mph | 92% | 1% | — | 5 mi | 900 ft | |
| Tue 2 AM | Light rain likely | 52° | 52° | 50° | 93% | 67% | 0.00 in | NE | 8 mph | 10 mph | 92% | 3% | — | 5 mi | 900 ft | |
| Tue 3 AM | Light rain likely | 52° | 52° | 50° | 93% | 60% | 0.00 in | NE | 8 mph | 10 mph | 93% | 3% | — | 10 mi | ||
| Tue 4 AM | Chance of light rain | 51° | 51° | 49° | 92% | 51% | 0.00 in | NE | 9 mph | 12 mph | 91% | 3% | — | 10 mi | ||
| Tue 5 AM | Chance of light rain | 51° | 51° | 49° | 93% | 44% | 0.00 in | NE | 9 mph | 12 mph | 90% | 3% | — | 10 mi | ||
| Tue 6 AM | Chance of light rain | 49° | 45° | 49° | 100% | 41% | 0.00 in | NE | 9 mph | 12 mph | 95% | 3% | — | 10 mi | ||
| Tue 7 AM | Chance of light rain | 50° | 46° | 49° | 98% | 37% | 0.00 in | NE | 8 mph | 10 mph | 75% | 3% | — | 10 mi | ||
| Tue 8 AM | Slight chance of light rain showers | 51° | 51° | 51° | 100% | 20% | 0.00 in | NNE | 7 mph | 9 mph | 79% | 4% | — | 10 mi | ||
| Tue 9 AM | Slight chance of light rain showers | 51° | 51° | 51° | 100% | 20% | 0.00 in | NE | 6 mph | 7 mph | 80% | 4% | — | 10 mi | ||
| Tue 10 AM | Slight chance of light rain showers | 51° | 51° | 51° | 100% | 20% | 0.00 in | NE | 6 mph | 7 mph | 80% | 4% | — | 10 mi | ||
| Tue 11 AM | Slight chance of light rain showers | 52° | 52° | 51° | 96% | 20% | 0.00 in | NNE | 7 mph | 9 mph | 81% | 2% | — | 10 mi | ||
| Tue 12 PM | 53° | 53° | 51° | 93% | 14% | 0.00 in | NNE | 7 mph | 9 mph | 83% | 2% | — | 10 mi | |||
| Tue 1 PM | 55° | 55° | 50° | 83% | 8% | 0.00 in | NNE | 7 mph | 9 mph | 84% | 2% | — | 10 mi | |||
| Tue 2 PM | 56° | 56° | 50° | 80% | 2% | N | 7 mph | 9 mph | 86% | 1% | — | 10 mi | ||||
| Tue 3 PM | 57° | 57° | 50° | 77% | 2% | N | 6 mph | 7 mph | 79% | 1% | — | 10 mi | ||||
| Tue 4 PM | 57° | 57° | 49° | 75% | 2% | N | 6 mph | 7 mph | 73% | 1% | — | 10 mi | ||||
| Tue 5 PM | 57° | 57° | 49° | 75% | 2% | N | 5 mph | 6 mph | 66% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Tue 6 PM | 56° | 56° | 49° | 77% | 2% | N | 5 mph | 6 mph | 63% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Tue 7 PM | 55° | 55° | 50° | 83% | 1% | N | 3 mph | 5 mph | 60% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Tue 8 PM | 54° | 54° | 50° | 86% | 1% | N | 3 mph | 5 mph | 57% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Tue 9 PM | 53° | 53° | 50° | 89% | 1% | N | 3 mph | 5 mph | 54% | — | — | |||||
| Tue 10 PM | 52° | 52° | 50° | 93% | 1% | N | 2 mph | 3 mph | 50% | — | — | |||||
| Tue 11 PM | 51° | 51° | 49° | 93% | 1% | N | 2 mph | 3 mph | 47% | — | — | |||||
| Wed 12 AM | 50° | 50° | 48° | 93% | 1% | N | 2 mph | 3 mph | 47% | — | — |
The next 16 days
NWS grid published Sep 28, 12:48 AM EDT to day 7, the National Blend of Models to day 10, the mean of GFS, ECMWF, ECMWF AI to day 16- TodaySep 2857°48°Mostly Cloudy then Light Rain Likelywind 9 mph
- TueSep 2958°46°Chance Light Rain then Mostly Cloudywind 9 mph
- WedSep 3065°49°Mostly Sunnywind 5 mph
- ThuOct 172°56°Partly Sunnywind 13 mph · gusts 20 mph
- FriOct 265°45°Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showerswind 17 mph · gusts 25 mph
- SatOct 357°38°Mostly Sunnywind 15 mph · gusts 21 mph
- SunOct 457°38°Sunnywind 10 mph · gusts 16 mph
- MonOct 556°37°National Blendwind 14 mph · gusts 22 mph
- TueOct 654°35°National Blendwind 15 mph · gusts 21 mph
- WedOct 755°38°National Blendwind 13 mph · gusts 20 mph
- ThuOct 8~56°41°Model mean
- FriOct 9~54°45°Model mean
- SatOct 10~54°41°Model mean
- SunOct 11~55°43°Model mean
- MonOct 12~52°44°Model mean
- TueOct 13~48°35°Model mean
Right now
NWS grid for this hour · UV from the EPA · air quality from AirNow- Feels like46°
- WindNE 7 mph
- Radar over this pointno reading
- Humidity72%
- Dew point40°
- Pressure—
- UV index—
- Air quality—
- Visibility10 mi
- Sunrise and sunsetSunrise · Sunset · not yet up
- Moonrise6:47 PMMoonset 8:49 AM
- Moon phaseWaning gibbous95% lit
The National Blend of Models
NOAA NBM v5.0 · run of Sep 27, 8:00 PM EDTNOAA’s weighted blend of every model it runs, to eleven days, with the chances the grid above does not carry. Where the local office’s grid reaches, its figure sits beneath the blend’s; where it does not, the blend stands alone.
- TodaySep 2857°49°NWS grid 57° / 48°wind 8 mph · gusts 14 mph
- TueSep 2958°46°NWS grid 58° / 46°wind 8 mph
- WedSep 3064°49°NWS grid 65° / 49°wind 6 mph
- ThuOct 171°57°NWS grid 72° / 56°wind 17 mph
- FriOct 268°44°NWS grid 65° / 45°wind 16 mph · gusts 23 mph
- SatOct 358°37°NWS grid 57° / 38°wind 15 mph · gusts 21 mph
- SunOct 456°39°NWS grid 57° / 38°wind 12 mph · gusts 17 mph
- MonOct 556°37°Beyond the NWS gridwind 14 mph · gusts 22 mph
- TueOct 654°35°Beyond the NWS gridwind 15 mph · gusts 21 mph
- WedOct 755°38°Beyond the NWS gridwind 13 mph · gusts 20 mph
- ThuOct 855°—Beyond the NWS gridwind 14 mph · gusts 21 mph
BlendNWS gridChance of rain, hourly
The models, side by side
HRRR Sep 27, 8:00 PM EDT · GFS Sep 27, 8:00 PM EDT · GEFS Sep 27, 2:00 PM EDT · ECMWF Sep 27, 8:00 AM EDT · ECMWF AI Sep 27, 8:00 AM EDTEach line is one model’s own forecast at its own grid cell: three kilometers for HRRR, a quarter of a degree for the global models, which can sit a few hundred meters above or below the town. Where they agree the forecast is settled; where they part is where it is not.
| Day | NWS grid | HRRR | GFS | GEFS | ECMWF | ECMWF AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Sep 28 | 57° 48°0.16 in | 64° 45°0.24 in | 59° 47°0.30 in | 56° 43°0.26 in | 55° 46°0.24 in | ~54° 48°0.32 in |
| Tue Sep 29 | 58° 46°0.04 in | 56° 54°0.09 in | 55° 53°0.12 in | 55° 51°0.21 in | 58° 53°0.29 in | ~56° 52°0.22 in |
| Wed Sep 30 | 65° 49° | — | 65° 52° | 65° 49° | 67° 52° | ~61° 51° |
| Thu Oct 1 | 72° 56° | — | 69° 55°0.01 in | 69° 51° | 73° 47°0.06 in | ~65° 49°0.11 in |
| Fri Oct 2 | 65° 45° | — | 68° 45°0.02 in | 69° 53°0.06 in | 64° 51°0.02 in | ~65° 53° |
| Sat Oct 3 | 57° 38° | — | 56° 38° | 57° 42°0.09 in | ~54° 45°0.02 in | ~58° 44° |
| Sun Oct 4 | 57° 38° | — | 57° 36°0.16 in | 55° 38°0.14 in | ~60° 39° | ~60° 35°0.06 in |
| Mon Oct 5 | — | — | 58° 45°0.17 in | 53° 43°0.23 in | ~62° 47° | ~48° 42°0.35 in |
| Tue Oct 6 | — | — | 49° 39°0.03 in | 54° 41°0.09 in | ~58° 41° | ~52° 35° |
| Wed Oct 7 | — | — | 48° 35° | ~53° 38°0.05 in | ~64° 44° | ~54° 41°0.10 in |
| Thu Oct 8 | — | — | ~50° 30° | — | ~63° 44° | ~56° 49°0.47 in |
| Fri Oct 9 | — | — | ~51° 42°1.25 in | — | ~59° 49°0.70 in | ~53° 44°0.24 in |
| Sat Oct 10 | — | — | ~48° 39°0.02 in | — | ~62° 51°0.05 in | ~51° 34°0.01 in |
| Sun Oct 11 | — | — | ~57° 38° | — | ~52° 42° | ~56° 49°0.52 in |
| Mon Oct 12 | — | — | ~52° 44°0.47 in | — | ~38° 37° | ~41° 37°0.09 in |
| Tue Oct 13 | — | — | ~48° 35° | — | — | — |
A ~ marks a high or low read from six-hourly steps, which miss the true extreme by a degree or two.
ECMWF ensemble meteogram
The next 90 days
NOAA GHCN normals and records at Presque Isle (Awos) (PQI) · Climate Prediction Center outlooksNo forecast has skill day by day past about two weeks, and this page does not print one. Where the models stop, the calendar takes over: the 1991 to 2020 normal for each date, the record high and low ever set on it, and where the Climate Prediction Center leans warm, cool, wet or dry over the coming weeks, the month and the season. A site that shows a high for a date three months out is showing you this normal with a wobble.
The forecast reaches Tue Oct 13, from the NWS grid, then the National Blend, then the mean of the global models. Beyond it the lines are the calendar.
Forecast high and lowNormal high and lowRecord high and lowCPC leans warmer than normalCPC leans cooler than normalCPC near normal or equal chances
| Week of | Normal | Warmest on record | Coldest on record | Temperature lean | Precipitation lean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | 62° / 40° | 83° (2014) | 20° (1910) | 40% chance above normal · Oct 2026 | equal chances · Oct 2026 |
| Oct 5 | 61° / 40° | 82° (1909) | 12° (1996) | 33% chance below normal · days 8 to 14 | 33% chance above normal · days 8 to 14 |
| Oct 12 | 56° / 37° | 84° (1930) | 18° (1914) | 40% chance above normal · Oct 2026 | equal chances · Oct 2026 |
| Oct 19 | 51° / 36° | 77° (1947) | 11° (1922) | 40% chance above normal · Oct 2026 | equal chances · Oct 2026 |
| Oct 26 | 48° / 31° | 77° (1947) | 8° (1914) | 40% chance above normal · Oct 2026 | equal chances · Oct 2026 |
| Nov 2 | 43° / 29° | 70° (1947) | 5° (2002) | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Nov 9 | 41° / 26° | 69° (1916) | -0° (1933) | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Nov 16 | 38° / 22° | 68° (1953) | -8° (1933) | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Nov 23 | 37° / 23° | 63° (1913) | -15° (1920) | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Nov 30 | 31° / 20° | 60° (1963) | -21° (1940) | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Dec 7 | 29° / 11° | 57° (1950) | -29° (1917) | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Dec 14 | 27° / 9° | 53° (2000) | -33° (1933) | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Dec 21 | 29° / 12° | 54° (1957) | -34° (1914) | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
Health and activities
Rules of thumb over the next 24 hours of forecast, the warnings in force, the station’s report, air quality and pollenNone of these is a measurement. Each is a rating of the forecast ahead, and of what is happening at the point right now, against what the activity or the ailment is known to mind, and each names the figure that decided it. An ailment or a pest is rated as a risk, low to extreme; an activity, a chore or a journey as a condition, poor to ideal.
Each rating says which span it is for: the rest of today’s daylight, tonight, or the next 24 hours.
Health
- Arthritisnext 24 hModeratehumid
- Sinus pressurenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
- Common coldtodayLowmild
- FlutodayLowmild
- Migrainenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
- Asthmanext 24 hLowclean air
- Heat stresstodayLowmild
- SunburntodayLowweak sun
- Frostbitenext 24 hLowmild
- SleepingtonightIdealcool, quiet night
Outdoors
- RunningtodayGoodchance of rain
- HikingtodayGoodchance of rain
- BikingtodayGoodchance of rain
- GolftodayGoodchance of rain
- FishingtodayIdealfine conditions
- Boating and paddlingtodayIdealfine conditions
- Beach and pooltodayPoorcool
- CampingtonightVery goodchance of rain
- StargazingtonightPoormostly cloudy
Travel
- Air travelnext 24 hIdealclear skies
- Drivingnext 24 hIdealclear roads
Home and garden
- Lawn mowingtodayFairchance of rain
- GardeningtodayGoodchance of rain
- Outdoor entertainingtodayFairchance of rain
- Drying laundry outsidetodayPoorchance of rain
- Painting and outdoor projectstodayFairchance of rain
- FrosttonightLowmild
Pests
- MosquitoestodayHighwarm
- TickstodayHighwarm
- Indoor pestsnext 24 hLowmild
- Outdoor peststodayModeratehumid
Stargazing
Worked out from the NWS hourly forecast and the sun and moonTonight has no dark, clear hour without a bright moon in this forecast. Rated poor.
| Night of | Rating | Dark | Clear hours | Clear and moonless | Moon lit | Transparency (est.) | Dew | Strongest wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Poor | 7:58 PM to 4:46 AM | 0 of 9 | None | 94% | 9 h | 9 mph | |
| Tuesday | Poor | 7:56 PM to 4:48 AM | 0 of 9 | None | 88% | 8 h | 3 mph | |
| Wednesday | Poor | 7:54 PM to 4:49 AM | 0 of 9 | None | 80% | 5 h | 3 mph | |
| Thursday | Poor | 7:51 PM to 4:51 AM | 0 of 9 | None | 71% | 3 h | 10 mph | |
| Friday | Poor | 7:49 PM to 4:52 AM | 0 of 9 | None | 61% | 9 mph | ||
| Saturday | Good | 7:47 PM to 4:53 AM | 9 of 9 | 3 h from 8:00 PM | 50% | Fair | 5 mph | |
| Sunday | Poor | 7:45 PM to 4:55 AM | 0 of 1 | None | 40% | 5 mph |
The last night runs past the end of the forecast and is rated on the hours it covers.
Dark is the sun 18 degrees below the horizon; where it never gets that low, 12 degrees, marked nautical. Clear is sky cover of 20% or less. A bright moon is one above the horizon with a quarter or more of its disc lit. Transparency in the table is estimated from surface humidity (70% and 85% mark fair and poor) and visibility, since the forecast carries no haze or high cloud moisture. Seeing and transparency by hour, where shown, are Environment and Climate Change Canada’s astronomy forecast (regional model; seeing from cloud, wind shear, turbulence near the ground and the surface temperature trend; transparency from the moisture through the whole air column), under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Dew is the air within 2 °C of its dew point. Excellent is four or more clear moonless hours with good transparency; good is three; fair is one, or two clear hours.
Golden hour and blue hour
Computed from the sun and moon positions| Day | Blue hour, morning | Golden hour, morning | Golden hour, evening | Blue hour, evening |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 5:56 AM to 6:08 AM | 6:08 AM to 7:06 AM | 5:37 PM to 6:35 PM | 6:35 PM to 6:47 PM |
| Tue | 5:57 AM to 6:09 AM | 6:09 AM to 7:07 AM | 5:35 PM to 6:33 PM | 6:33 PM to 6:45 PM |
| Wed | 5:59 AM to 6:10 AM | 6:10 AM to 7:09 AM | 5:33 PM to 6:31 PM | 6:31 PM to 6:43 PM |
| Thu | 6:00 AM to 6:11 AM | 6:11 AM to 7:10 AM | 5:31 PM to 6:29 PM | 6:29 PM to 6:41 PM |
| Fri | 6:01 AM to 6:13 AM | 6:13 AM to 7:11 AM | 5:29 PM to 6:27 PM | 6:27 PM to 6:39 PM |
| Sat | 6:02 AM to 6:14 AM | 6:14 AM to 7:13 AM | 5:27 PM to 6:25 PM | 6:25 PM to 6:37 PM |
| Sun | 6:04 AM to 6:15 AM | 6:15 AM to 7:14 AM | 5:25 PM to 6:24 PM | 6:24 PM to 6:35 PM |
- SR Sunrise 6:26 AM, 92° E
- SS Sunset 6:17 PM, 268° W
- MR Moonrise 6:47 PM, 64° ENE
- MS Moonset 8:49 AM, 292° WNW
- Waning gibbous, 95% lit
Golden hour is the sun between 6 degrees above the horizon and 4 degrees below it; blue hour is the sun between 4 and 6 degrees below. These are the definitions timeanddate.com and PhotoPills use. Directions are degrees clockwise from true north, where the sun’s upper edge and the moon’s center cross a flat horizon; hills and buildings change both. None means the sun does not reach that height on the day; all day means it stays inside the band.
Drone flying
NWS hourly forecast, SWPC Kp, FAA TFRs and 14 CFR Part 107This hour: fly with caution (night: lighting and night training required (107.29)). Next good stretch: Mon 7 AM to 1 PM, 6 hours.
Today: civil twilight for Part 107 5:56 AM to sunrise 6:26 AM, and sunset 6:17 PM to 6:47 PM. Anti-collision lighting is required in those minutes and at night.
| Mon | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wed | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM |
Good Caution No-fly
| Hour | Verdict | Wind (mph) | 400 ft est. (mph) | Gust (mph) | Rain | Visibility | Cloud allows | Temp | Kp | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 AM | Caution | 7 | 10 | 12 | 0% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 49° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Mon 2 AM | Caution | 8 | 12 | 14 | 0% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 48° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Mon 3 AM | Caution | 8 | 12 | 14 | 0% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 48° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Mon 4 AM | Caution | 8 | 12 | 14 | 0% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 47° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Mon 5 AM | Caution | 8 | 12 | 14 | 0% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 46° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Mon 6 AM | Caution | 8 | 12 | 14 | 2% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 45° | civil twilight: lighting required (107.29) | |
| Mon 7 AM | Good | 8 | 10 | 13 | 5% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 44° | nothing against it | |
| Mon 8 AM | Good | 8 | 10 | 13 | 7% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 47° | nothing against it | |
| Mon 9 AM | Good | 8 | 10 | 13 | 8% | 9 mi | 400 ft | 49° | nothing against it | |
| Mon 10 AM | Good | 8 | 10 | 13 | 9% | 9 mi | 400 ft | 51° | nothing against it | |
| Mon 11 AM | Good | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11% | 9 mi | 400 ft | 53° | nothing against it | |
| Mon 12 PM | Good | 8 | 10 | 13 | 22% | 7 mi | 400 ft | 55° | nothing against it | |
| Mon 1 PM | Caution | 9 | 12 | 14 | 34% | 7 mi | 400 ft | 55° | chance of rain | |
| Mon 2 PM | Caution | 9 | 13 | 16 | 46% | 5 mi | 400 ft | 55° | chance of rain | |
| Mon 3 PM | Caution | 8 | 12 | 14 | 50% | 5 mi | 400 ft | 55° | chance of rain | |
| Mon 4 PM | Caution | 8 | 12 | 13 | 54% | 5 mi | 400 ft | 56° | chance of rain | |
| Mon 5 PM | Caution | 7 | 10 | 12 | 58% | 5 mi | 400 ft | 55° | chance of rain | |
| Mon 6 PM | Caution | 7 | 10 | 12 | 59% | 5 mi | 400 ft | 55° | chance of rain, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Mon 7 PM | No-fly | 8 | 12 | 13 | 61% | 7 mi | 400 ft | 55° | chance of rain, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Mon 8 PM | No-fly | 8 | 12 | 14 | 63% | 7 mi | 400 ft | 53° | chance of rain, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Mon 9 PM | No-fly | 8 | 12 | 14 | 67% | 5 mi | 400 ft | 54° | chance of rain, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Mon 10 PM | No-fly | 8 | 12 | 14 | 73% | 5 mi | 400 ft | 53° | chance of rain, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Mon 11 PM | No-fly | 8 | 12 | 14 | 71% | 3.0 mi | 400 ft | 53° | chance of rain, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Tue 12 AM | No-fly | 8 | 12 | 14 | 67% | 5 mi | up to 374 ft | 52° | chance of rain, low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29) |
Flight restrictions nearby
Reading the FAA’s temporary flight restrictions.
Flight restrictions on the map. TFRs are not the whole picture: controlled airspace around airports needs LAANC authorization. Check the FAA’s B4UFLY.
Wind at 400 ft is estimated from the 10 m forecast by the power law, with exponents for each Pasquill stability class (Irwin 1979, rural, as in EPA dispersion models; the class from wind, sun height and cloud, after Turner 1970); gusts keep the ground gust’s margin. Caution from three quarters of your limit; the default 24 mph is the wind resistance printed for common sub-250 g drones. 14 CFR 107.51: “The minimum flight visibility, as observed from the location of the control station must be no less than 3 statute miles” and at least “500 feet below the cloud”. 14 CFR 107.29: “No person may operate a small unmanned aircraft system during periods of civil twilight unless the small unmanned aircraft has lighted anti-collision lighting visible for at least 3 statute miles”; civil twilight is the 30 minutes before sunrise and after sunset, in Alaska the Air Almanac’s. Kp: SWPC’s scales say satellite navigation problems may occur at G3 (Kp 7) and navigation is “degraded for hours” at G4 (Kp 8); Kp 5 is the typical app warning. Typical limits, not rules: rain chance 30% caution and 60% no-fly, thunder 10% and 20%, below 0 °C caution and −10 °C no-fly, over 40 °C caution. Your drone’s manual and the airspace come first.
Spraying and field work
Worked out from the NWS hourly forecastHours fit for spraying, and the days dry enough for fieldwork and hay, read from this forecast’s wind, gusts, humidity, temperature and rain.
Spraying windows
- Mon 1 AM to 9 AM 8 hours, every hour within the rules
- Tue 2 PM to 7 PM 5 hours, every hour within the rules
- Wed 1 PM to 4 PM 3 hours, every hour within the rules
- Wed 6 PM to 10 PM 4 hours, every hour within the rules
- Thu 10 AM to 1 PM 3 hours, every hour within the rules
- Sat 6 AM to 9 AM 3 hours, every hour within the rules
- Sat 7 PM to Sun 12 AM 5 hours, every hour within the rules
- Sun 9 AM to 12 PM 3 hours, every hour within the rules
| Mon | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wed | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Thu | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM |
Good Marginal No
Field days
| Day | Daytime | Chance of rain | Rain | Lowest humidity | Strongest wind | Dry days in a row | Hay drying |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Showers possible | 61% | 0.16 in | 66% | 9 mph | ||
| Tuesday | Showers possible | 20% | 0.04 in | 75% | 7 mph | ||
| Wednesday | Dry | 0% | 0.00 in | 60% | 5 mph | 5 d | |
| Thursday | Dry | 6% | 0.00 in | 53% | 13 mph | 4 d | |
| Friday | Dry | 27% | 0.00 in | 54% | 17 mph | 3 d | |
| Saturday | Dry | 7% | 0.00 in | 45% | 15 mph | 2 d | Good |
| Sunday | Dry | 10% | 0.00 in | 43% | 10 mph | 1 d | Good |
Spraying: sustained wind 3 to 10 mph, the range US extension services and most labels give; gusts no more than 15 mph (this page’s limit); delta T (air minus wet-bulb temperature) 2 to 8 °C preferred and 8 to 10 °C marginal, from GRDC guidance, with the wet bulb by Stull’s formula; no hour at a 30% chance of rain or 0.25 mm forecast during the rain-free time. Follow the product label, which overrides all of this. Field days: dry is no daytime hour at a 30% chance and under 1 mm all day, wet is 6 mm (0.25 in) or more; soil moisture is not in the forecast, so ground still wet from earlier rain is not accounted for. Hay drying marks a dry day with humidity down to 50% and a breeze of 5 mph or more.
Solunar times
Computed from the moon’s positionThe best-rated day this week is Monday, rated good.
| Day | Rating | Major periods | Minor periods | Moon | Sunrise, sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | Good | 12:28 AM to 2:28 AM12:53 PM to 2:53 PM | 8:19 AM to 9:19 AM6:17 PM to 7:17 PM | 95% | 6:26 AM, 6:17 PM |
| Tue | Good | 1:20 AM to 3:20 AM1:47 PM to 3:47 PM | 9:40 AM to 10:40 AM6:45 PM to 7:45 PM | 90% | 6:27 AM, 6:15 PM |
| Wed | Poor | 2:16 AM to 4:16 AM2:45 PM to 4:45 PM | 11:02 AM to 12:02 PM7:22 PM to 8:22 PM | 83% | 6:29 AM, 6:13 PM |
| Thu | Fair | 3:15 AM to 5:15 AM3:47 PM to 5:47 PM | 12:18 PM to 1:18 PM8:12 PM to 9:12 PM | 74% | 6:30 AM, 6:11 PM |
| Fri | Fair | 4:18 AM to 6:18 AM4:49 PM to 6:49 PM | 1:25 PM to 2:25 PM9:16 PM to 10:16 PM | 64% | 6:31 AM, 6:09 PM |
| Sat | Fair | 5:21 AM to 7:21 AM5:51 PM to 7:51 PM | 2:17 PM to 3:17 PM10:31 PM to 11:31 PM | 54% | 6:33 AM, 6:07 PM |
| Sun | Fair | 6:21 AM to 8:21 AM6:49 PM to 8:49 PM | 2:56 PM to 3:56 PM | 43% | 6:34 AM, 6:05 PM |
Periods in bold fall within an hour of sunrise or sunset. The weather’s side is the fishing index
Major periods are two hours centered on the moon’s passage overhead and underfoot; minor periods are one hour centered on moonrise and moonset: the conventional durations of John Alden Knight’s solunar tables (1936). The rating is this site’s: one point to start, two more within a day and a half of a new or full moon (one more within three and a half days), and one more when a period falls within an hour of sunrise or sunset. The theory has mixed support in fisheries research; the times are exact astronomy.
In words
NWS forecast periods, as issuedOvernight44° · NE 8 mph
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northeast wind around 8 mph.
Monday57° · 58% · E 9 mph
Rain likely after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. East wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday Night48° · 73% · NE 9 mph
Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 48. Northeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tuesday58° · 41% · NE 5–9 mph
A chance of rain before 8am, then a slight chance of rain showers between 8am and noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night46° · 2% · N 5 mph
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday65° · W 3 mph
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. West wind around 3 mph.
Wednesday Night49° · 1% · SW 1–5 mph
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
Thursday72° · 2% · S 2–13 mph
Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Thursday Night56° · 14% · SW 10 mph
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Friday65° · 27% · SW 10–17 mph
A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night45° · 26% · W 7–12 mph
A chance of rain showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday57° · 9% · NW 8–15 mph
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Saturday Night38° · 6% · NW 2–10 mph
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Sunday57° · 7% · NW 3–10 mph
Sunny, with a high near 57.
The forecaster’s discussion
NWS Caribou, ME · issued Sep 27, 7:49 PM EDTWritten by the forecaster on duty for their own colleagues and for anyone who wants to know why the forecast says what it says. It is not edited for the public, so it uses the office’s shorthand; it is also the most honest thing any weather service publishes.
What Has Changed
750pm update...Expired High Surf Advisory and Gale Warnings
Update for 00z aviation discussion
KEY Messages
1) A Noreaster will continue to impact at least Downeast Maine into Tuesday AM bringing breezy winds, and periods of rain.
Discussion
KEY MESSAGE 1...A Noreaster will continue to impact at least Downeast Maine into Tuesday AM bringing breezy winds and periods of rain.
KEY MESSAGE 1 DESCRIPTION... The center of low associated with this Noreaster continues to drift NW this afternoon now located along the southern New Jersey coast. A large occlusion is wrapped up just south of Cape Cod with a triple point near Georges Bank. Satellite imagery is showing moisture advecting north in Maine from the the Atlantic which extends back to the Bahamas. This has increased PWATs over Downeast Maine into the 175-200 percent of normal range for late September. At the same time a strong 1028mb high pressure system sits over Central Quebec with a 584dam 500mb ridge. The placement of the ridge and North Atlantic low pressure near Greenland is preventing this Noreaster from moving and nearly cutoff from the flow.
Throughout this afternoon expect the Noreaster low pressure to drift closer to NYC as surface high drifts into the Maritimes. This will result in lessening precip chances across the CWA through this afternoon. Tonight, the 500mb ridge will fold over and shift out over the North Atlantic which will allow the upper level low of this Noreaster to lift back into the mid latitude westerlies. This will begin to push the surface low northward into Southern New England as it slowly begins to weaken. The northerly movement will allow for increasing POPs across the entire CWA late tonight into Monday and lasting into Tuesday with periods of rain expected. Overall, the wind field will weaken as the sfc low pressure lifts N then NE across the Gulf of Maine. Then by Tuesday afternoon the system will be exiting east across Nova Scotia. Here is what to expect for the various components of the storm:
Periods of Rain...Lingering rain chances Downeast and across the Bangor region this afternoon and early evening, then areawide increasing POPs tonight lasting into Tuesday AM. Although there remains significant uncertainty how many periods of rain develop, the overall trend for slightly lower values has persisted into this afternoon. However, with PWATs areawide eventually up to around 190 percent of normal we can expect some beneficial rainfall. The best beneficial rainfall will be across the Bangor Region to far Southern Aroostook County and points southward to the Downeast coast. It is here that 0.6-1 inch is expected for totals, north of here significant uncertainty exists due to dry air, totals in northern areas generally 0.1-0.3 inch. We do not expect any flooding concerns anywhere given the D1-D3 drought conditions. In fact nearly all of the rainfall will likely be absorbed into the near surface ground and very unlikely any water gets into the rivers and streams. Rivers and streams are currently in the 1-15th percentile range with many approaching top 5 lowest flows on record.
Breezy Winds...Winds from the northeast will be the gustiest through Monday AM and begin to weaken into the afternoon and Monday night. Winds will be stronger the further south you go but will top out around 25 mph across Bangor and the Downeast with the system remaining so far south of the CWA. Isolated higher gusts possible especially near the Downeast coastline exposed to the NE winds across the open waters. We don't anticipate impacts from the wind other than maybe a very few isolated power outages Downeast.
Aviation · 00Z Monday Through Friday
Tonight...VFR cigs Aroostook terminals with BGR/BHB becoming MVFR late. Light shra developing after 06z at BHB/BGR. NE winds 5-15kt with gusts up to 20kt possible at BHB and BGR.
Monday...Mainly VFR for Aroostook terminals, though cannot rule out a brief MVFR cig late in the afternoon. MVFR becoming IFR at BGR and BHB. Light showers at Downeast terminals with VCSH developing late day at northern Aroostook terminals. NE winds 5-15kt with gusts 15-20kts at Downeast terminals, 5-15kts at Aroostook terminals.
Monday Night...Generally MVFR north with potential for IFR cigs. IFR likely south. Areawide -RA likely. NE wind 5-10 kts.
Tuesday...MVFR/IFR early with -RA becoming MVFR/VFR in the afternoon. N-NNE winds 5-15kt.
Tuesday night to Friday...VFR/MVFR possible Friday with rain showers at Northern terminals. Light and variable winds turning SW at around 10kts by Thursday.
Marine
Intra-Coastal Waters...A Small Craft Advisory remains in effect through 2PM Monday. NE winds 15-25kt with gusts up to 30kt and long period (9-10sec) south-southeast swells 4-7ft. Winds/seas expected to fall below SCA criteria Monday afternoon. Periods of rain from today through Tuesday AM may reduce vsby to 3nm at times. Winds expected to be less than 10kt from Tuesday PM into Thursday with potential gusts to 20kt returning Friday. Seas generally 1-3ft Wed-Fri.
Coastal Waters out to 25nm...On the Coastal Ocean Waters a Small Craft Advisory is in effect until 06z Tuesday for seas. Periods of rain from today through Tuesday AM may reduce vsby to 3nm at times. Expecting winds/seas to fall below SCA criteria late Monday night into early Tuesday AM. Winds generally less than 15kt for Wed-Thu and then back near 20kt for Fri. Seas generally 2-3ft Wed-Fri.
Waters 25-60nm...Periods of rain from today through Tuesday AM may reduce vsby to 3nm at times. Winds fall below 20kt late Mon night and remain below 20kt through Thu Eve then may gust up to 25kt on Fri. Seas 4-5ft on Tue then 2-3ft for Wed and Thu with 3-4ft for Fri.
CAR Watches / Warnings / Advisories
ME...None. MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 8 PM EDT Monday for ANZ050. Small Craft Advisory until 2 AM EDT Tuesday for ANZ051-052.
The outlooks beyond
SPC, WPC, CPC and the Drought Monitor, read at this pointThe national centers each publish a judgment the local grid does not carry. Read here at this exact coordinate.
Severe weather
- Day 1 · Mon Sep 28No risk area
- Day 2 · Tue Sep 29No risk area
- Day 3 · Wed Sep 30No risk area
- Day 4 · Thu Oct 1No risk area
- Day 5 · Fri Oct 2No risk area
- Day 6 · Sat Oct 3No risk area
- Day 7 · Sun Oct 4No risk area
- Day 8 · Mon Oct 5No risk area
Rainfall
- Day 1 · Mon Sep 280.01 in
- Day 2 · Tue Sep 290.10 in
- Day 3 · Wed Sep 30Under 0.01 in
- Day 4-5 · Oct 1–Oct 2Under 0.01 in
- Day 6-7 · Oct 3–Oct 40.01 in
Six to fourteen days
- Days 6–10 · TemperatureNear normal most likelyOct 3–Oct 7
- Days 6–10 · Precipitation33% chance above normalOct 3–Oct 7
- Days 8–14 · Temperature33% chance below normalOct 5–Oct 11
- Days 8–14 · Precipitation33% chance above normalOct 5–Oct 11
Drought
- Drought Monitor, map of Sep 22D1 Moderate drought
Drought in this county: the map, the record since 2000 and the outlook
Frost and climate
NOAA 1991-2020 normals, BridgewaterThe last spring freeze (32°F) usually comes around May 25 and the first fall freeze around September 18: a growing season of about 115 days.
One fall in ten brings a freeze by September 4; one spring in ten still has one after June 7.
Everything else on the grid
NWS forecast grid · 27 elementsThe forecast office edits about sixty fields for every cell of its grid. The common ones are above; these are the rest, as the daily extreme, for anyone who needs the mixing height, the fire danger or the swell.
| Element | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wet bulb globe temperature max | 54° | 55° | 61° | 65° | 63° | 53° | 52° |
| Heat index max | 72° | ||||||
| Wind chill min | 40° | 45° | 48° | 49° | 42° | 37° | |
| Chance of thunder max | 4% | 4% | 0% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| Cloud ceiling min | 1,000 ft | 900 ft | |||||
| Visibility min | 3 mi | 5 mi | |||||
| Mixing height max | 1,900 ft | 1,700 ft | 3,000 ft | 3,400 ft | 4,800 ft | 5,900 ft | 5,600 ft |
| Transport wind max | 14 mph | 10 mph | 8 mph | 17 mph | 20 mph | 18 mph | 15 mph |
| Twenty-foot wind max | 7 mph | 7 mph | 3 mph | 12 mph | 16 mph | 14 mph | 9 mph |
Against the record
NOAA GHCN · Presque Isle (Awos) (PQI) · 15 mi awayEach forecast day against the same calendar date at the nearest long-record station: the 1991 to 2020 normal, and the record high and low with the year they were set.
| Day | Forecast | Normal | Record high | Record low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon Sep 28 | 57° / 48° | 66° / 46° | 83° (2014) | 21° (1927) |
| Tue Sep 29 | 58° / 46° | 63° / 44° | 83° (2014) | 22° (1914) |
| Wed Sep 30 | 65° / 49° | 62° / 40° | 77° (1948) | 23° (1936) |
| Thu Oct 1 | 72° / 56° | 62° / 40° | 79° (1983) | 23° (1919) |
| Fri Oct 2 | 65° / 45° | 62° / 41° | 78° (2002) | 21° (1919) |
| Sat Oct 3 | 57° / 38° | 62° / 42° | 80° (1914) | 20° (1910) |
| Sun Oct 4 | 57° / 38° | 61° / 40° | 79° (1931) | 23° (1936) |
Sun and moon
| Day | Civil twilight | Sunrise | Sunset | Civil twilight | Daylight | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 5:56 AM | 6:26 AM | 6:17 PM | 6:47 PM | 11 h 51 min | Waning gibbous · 95% lit |
| Tue | 5:57 AM | 6:27 AM | 6:15 PM | 6:45 PM | 11 h 48 min | Waning gibbous · 90% lit |
| Wed | 5:59 AM | 6:29 AM | 6:13 PM | 6:43 PM | 11 h 44 min | Waning gibbous · 83% lit |
| Thu | 6:00 AM | 6:30 AM | 6:11 PM | 6:41 PM | 11 h 41 min | Waning gibbous · 74% lit |
| Fri | 6:01 AM | 6:31 AM | 6:09 PM | 6:39 PM | 11 h 38 min | Waning gibbous · 64% lit |
| Sat | 6:02 AM | 6:33 AM | 6:07 PM | 6:37 PM | 11 h 34 min | Last quarter · 54% lit |
| Sun | 6:04 AM | 6:34 AM | 6:05 PM | 6:35 PM | 11 h 31 min | Last quarter · 43% lit |
Forecast from the National Weather Service forecast grid at api.weather.gov, updated by the local office through the day; the written periods and hourly digest are the NWS’s own. Outlooks from the Storm Prediction Center, the Weather Prediction Center and the Climate Prediction Center via NOAA’s map services. Records and normals from NOAA’s Global Historical Climatology Network. Sun and moon computed here. Place names from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).
What is here
- Seven days
- The high, the low, the chance and amount of rain and snow, the wind and the forecaster’s words for each day and night, from the National Weather Service grid for the exact cell your town sits in.
- Hour by hour
- Temperature, what it feels like, dew point, humidity, chance and amount of precipitation, wind and gusts, sky cover, the chance of thunder, pressure, visibility and ceiling, as a chart and as a table, with nights shaded.
- Everything else on the grid
- The office edits about sixty fields for every cell. The ones the mainstream forecast pages leave out are here as a daily table: HeatRisk, wet bulb globe temperature, lightning activity, mixing height, transport wind, the fire weather indices, and at the coast the waves and swell.
- The discussion
- The Area Forecast Discussion the forecaster wrote to explain the forecast, in their own words, with the specialist annexes folded away. Also the office’s hazardous weather outlook.
- Beyond the week
- The Storm Prediction Center’s severe weather category for each of the next eight days, the Weather Prediction Center’s rainfall forecast to day seven and its winter storm severity, and the Climate Prediction Center’s odds for days six to fourteen, all read at your coordinate.
- Against the record
- Each forecast day beside the same date at the nearest long-record station: the thirty-year normal and the record high and low with their years, so a forecast high that would break a record says so.
- The next 90 days
- The forecast as far as the grid, the National Blend and the global models reach, and the calendar after that: the normal and the record for every date, with the Climate Prediction Center’s lean for the weeks, the month and the season drawn over them. No made-up highs for a date three months out.
Common questions
Where does this forecast come from?
From the National Weather Service forecast grid published at api.weather.gov, the same grid the local forecast office edits through the day and the source of every forecast on weather.gov. The written periods, the hourly digest and the forecaster’s discussion are the NWS’s own products, shown as issued. Nothing here is a blend a website made.
How far ahead does it go?
The grid runs seven days ahead, hour by hour for the first days and in three to six hour steps after that. The National Blend of Models carries the days to eleven and the global models to sixteen. Beyond that the page carries the national centers’ outlooks, severe weather to day eight, rainfall to day seven, and the Climate Prediction Center’s odds for the coming weeks, month and season, over a ninety-day calendar of the normal and the record for each date. No forecast has skill day by day past about two weeks, and this page does not print one.
Why is this different from the app on my phone?
Most forecast apps show a blend of models chosen by the company that makes the app. This page shows the forecast the local National Weather Service office issues, edited by the forecasters who will also issue the warnings, and it shows all of it rather than the six numbers that fit on a phone. The discussion explains the reasoning, which no app carries.
What is a place’s address here?
Every town has its own page, such as /forecast/us/oklahoma/oklahoma-city/, and every day at a town has one too. A ZIP code typed into the search goes to the town it belongs to. Any coordinate at all can be looked up, and the page names the nearest town.
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