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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 2938 days ago Full data update took place at 11:40 - 19/03/24

  • 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


  • This afternoon: Dense overcast. A chance of rain. Breezy. High 13. UV index up to 1. Wind southwest around 11 mph, gusting to 23 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than 2 mm.
  • January 13th News: WXSIM forecast upload times changed
  • January 6th News: Grass temperature probe has been replaced. No more erroneous low temperatures!
  • July News: CSS changes made to this webpage. Please refresh your browers cache - CTRL + F5
  • June News: A Davis UV sensor has now been installed.

WXSIM ForecastUpdated at: 11:15 - 19/03/2024
30% This
afternoon

13°

11

40% Tonight

11°

7

40% Wednesday

14°

5

Wednesday
night


7

Thursday

16°

5

Thursday
night


8

50% Friday

11°

11

Friday
night


14

40% Saturday


18

Saturday
night


16

Sunday

10°

16

Sunday
night


9

Almanac
Day Length:
12hrs 07 mins
Daylight:
13hrs 13 mins
3min 50s more daylight tomorrow
Sunrise:
06:12
Sunset:
18:20
Dawn:
05:40
Dusk:
18:53
Moonrise:
11:48
Moonset:
04:31
Luminance:
72.2 %
Lunar Cycle:
9.1 days
Moon Phase
moon
Waxing Gibbous
Sunshine & Sun's Path
sunplot
Temperatures & Humidity
Temperature:
11.6 °C  
  12.3 °C - 00:00 |   10.9 °C - 07:34
Humidity:
96 %
  96 % - 09:05 |   84 % - 00:00
Dew Point:
11.0 °C
  11.0 °C - 11:33 |   9.3 °C - 00:43
Feels Like:
10.0 °C
  10.6 °C - 00:41 |   8.6 °C - 08:35
Wind Chill:
9.9 °C
  8.1 °C - 08:35
Heat Index:
11.6 °C
  12.3 °C - 00:00
Wet-Bulb:
11.3 °C
THSW Index:
11.6 °C
Humidex:
13.3
Sunshine & Solar
Sunshine Today:
0.00 hours
Yesterday's Total: 0.88 hours
Solar Radiation:
218 Wm²
  243 Wm² - 11:02
Evapotranspiration:
0.25 mm
Annual Total: 59.92 mm
UV Index:
1.0
  1.0 - 11:39
Rainfall
Rainfall Today:
2.4 mm
Rain Meter
24 Hour Rainfall Total: 2.6 mm
March Rainfall:
93.4 mm
Rain Meter
Max This Year: 204.2 mm
2024 Rainfall:
405.4 mm
Rain Meter
Last Rain Tip: 10:32 - 19/03/2024
Rainfall Rate:
0.0 mm/hr
0.2
275+
  1.0 mm/hr - 07:17
Consecutive Dry Days:
0
Record Streak: 28 Days
Consecutive Rain Days:
7
Record Streak: 26 Days
Wind Speeds & Direction
Wind Speed:
14 mph
Gust 1 Hour Ago: 25 mph
Wind Direction:
222 ° / SW
Dominant Direction: 216 ° / SW
Avg. Wind Speed:
8.4 mph
  13.4 mph - 04:13
10 Min Peak Gust:
17 mph
  26 mph - 03:31
Wind Run:
115.7 miles
Avg. Speed Today: 9.9 mph
Beaufort:
F3 - Gentle breeze
  F4 - Moderate breeze
Air Pressure
Pressure:
1015.95 hPa  
  1016.05 hPa - 11:35 |   1013.04 hPa - 03:33
Lightning
Daily Lightning Count:
0
Last Detection:
25 days ago
Last Distance:
7.5 mi / 12 km
Miscellaneous
Grass Temperature:
12.5 °C
Soil Temperature (10cm):
11.7 °C
Soil Temperature (20cm):
12.6 °C
Soil Moisture (10cm):
10 cb
Leaf Wetness:
15.0
Koi Pond Temperature:
12.0 °C
Cloud Base:
250 ft
Air Quality
Current PM1:
2.9 µg/m3
Current PM2.5:
4.1 µg/m3
Current PM10:
6.1 µg/m3
PM2.5 3hr AQI:
1.2
PM10 3hr AQI:
1.3
PM2.5 AQI Nowcast:
1.2
Rolling 12 Hour Graph