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Welcome to the official Wareham Weather website

Wareham lies at a latitude of N 50° 41' 11" and longitude of W 02° 06' 46" approx. 33 ft above sea level.

Station records began 2966 days ago Full data update took place at 23:45 - 16/04/24

  • Radar Observations

  • lightning_one

    Lightning - May 15th 2022

  • sunset_one

    Evening sunset looking west

  • sunset_two

    Evening sunset looking west

  • hole_punch

    Dual fallstreak hole (punch hole cloud) in Altocumulus layer

  • north_walls

    North walls, overlooking Wareham common

  • thunderstorm_one

    Approaching thunderstorm

  • rainbow_one

    Rainbow from a passing shower


  • Rest of tonight: Fair to partly cloudy. Low 6. Wind chill ranging from 3 to 6. Wind northwest around 10 mph, gusting to 21 mph.
  • April 1st News: Daily time-lapse videos are back!
  • January 13th News: WXSIM forecast upload times changed
  • January 6th News: Grass temperature probe has been replaced. No more erroneous low temperatures!
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  • June News: A Davis UV sensor has now been installed.

WXSIM ForecastUpdated at: 23:14 - 16/04/2024
Rest of
tonight
6°

10
40% Wednesday

10°

14
Wednesday
night
3°

12
Thursday

14°

8
Thursday
night
8°

13
30% Friday

14°

15
Friday
night
4°

9
Saturday

15°

7
Saturday
night
6°

5
20% Sunday

15°

8
Sunday
night
5°

8
20% Monday

13°

11
Almanac
Day Length:
13hrs 54 mins
Daylight:
15hrs 04 mins
3min 39s more daylight tomorrow
Sunrise:
06:11
Sunset:
20:06
Dawn:
05:37
Dusk:
20:41
Moonrise:
11:47
Moonset:
04:03
Luminance:
60.9 %
Lunar Cycle:
8.2 days
Moon Phase
moon
Waxing Gibbous
Sunshine & Sun's Path
sunplot
Temperatures & Humidity
Temperature:
7.8 °C  
  16.2 °C - 16:03 |   7.8 °C - 00:00
Humidity:
80 %
  87 % - 21:11 |   54 % - 16:06
Dew Point:
4.6 °C
  8.2 °C - 14:07 |   4.5 °C - 00:00
Feels Like:
5.8 °C
  14.6 °C - 16:03 |   5.2 °C - 00:00
Wind Chill:
5.8 °C
  4.9 °C - 00:00
Heat Index:
7.8 °C
  16.2 °C - 16:03
Wet-Bulb:
6.3 °C
THSW Index:
4.7 °C
Humidex:
7.8
Sunshine & Solar
Sunshine Today:
6.35 hours
Yesterday's Total: 5.67 hours
Solar Radiation:
0 Wm²
  1123 Wm² - 12:28
Evapotranspiration:
3.76 mm
Annual Total: 122.28 mm
UV Index:
0.0
  4.7 - 13:04
Rainfall
Rainfall Today:
0.8 mm
Rain Meter
24 Hour Rainfall Total: 0.8 mm
April Rainfall:
48.4 mm
Rain Meter
Max This Year: 204.2 mm
2024 Rainfall:
511.6 mm
Rain Meter
Last Rain Tip: 17:52 - 16/04/2024
Rainfall Rate:
0.0 mm/hr
0.2
275+
  9.4 mm/hr - 17:38
Consecutive Dry Days:
0
Record Streak: 28 Days
Consecutive Rain Days:
1
Record Streak: 26 Days
Wind Speeds & Direction
Wind Speed:
10 mph
Gust 1 Hour Ago: 14 mph
Wind Direction:
298 ° / WNW
Dominant Direction: 293 ° / WNW
Avg. Wind Speed:
7.2 mph
  15.0 mph - 06:59
10 Min Peak Gust:
13 mph
  28 mph - 10:02
Wind Run:
226.0 miles
Avg. Speed Today: 9.5 mph
Beaufort:
F2 - Light breeze
  F4 - Moderate breeze
Air Pressure
Pressure:
1018.63 hPa  
  1018.73 hPa - 23:27 |   1012.56 hPa - 02:18
Lightning
Daily Lightning Count:
1
Last Detection:
7 hours ago
Last Distance:
14.9 mi / 24 km
Miscellaneous
Grass Temperature:
4.7 °C
Soil Temperature (10cm):
13.4 °C
Soil Temperature (20cm):
15.0 °C
Soil Moisture (10cm):
17 cb
Leaf Wetness:
0.8
Koi Pond Temperature:
12.1 °C
Cloud Base:
1318 ft
Air Quality
Current PM1:
0.5 µg/m3
Current PM2.5:
0.7 µg/m3
Current PM10:
1.0 µg/m3
PM2.5 3hr AQI:
1.1
PM10 3hr AQI:
1.2
PM2.5 AQI Nowcast:
1.1
Rolling 12 Hour Graph