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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 2969 days ago Full data update took place at 05:25 - 19/04/24

  • 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


  • Today: Mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. Breezy. High 16. UV index up to 4. Wind west-northwest around 14 mph, gusting to 30 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!
  • 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: 05:17 - 19/04/2024
Today

16°

14
Tonight

6°

8
Saturday

13°

9
Saturday
night
4°

6
Sunday

12°

13
Sunday
night
2°

9
40% Monday

11°

6
40% Monday
night
5°

11
30% Tuesday

11°

12
30% Tuesday
night
5°

4
30% Wednesday

11°

9
Wednesday
night
4°

11
Almanac
Day Length:
14hrs 05 mins
Daylight:
15hrs 15 mins
3min 34s more daylight tomorrow
Sunrise:
06:05
Sunset:
20:11
Dawn:
05:30
Dusk:
20:46
Moonrise:
15:24
Moonset:
04:57
Luminance:
80.2 %
Lunar Cycle:
10.4 days
Moon Phase
moon
Waxing Gibbous
Sunshine & Sun's Path
sunplot
Temperatures & Humidity
Temperature:
10.2 °C  
  10.3 °C - 03:46 |   9.2 °C - 02:25
Humidity:
87 %
  88 % - 02:48 |   79 % - 00:00
Dew Point:
8.1 °C
  8.2 °C - 04:21 |   6.5 °C - 00:00
Feels Like:
8.2 °C
  8.9 °C - 01:37 |   6.9 °C - 02:58
Wind Chill:
8.0 °C
  6.6 °C - 02:59
Heat Index:
10.2 °C
  10.3 °C - 03:46
Wet-Bulb:
9.1 °C
THSW Index:
7.0 °C
Humidex:
10.6
Sunshine & Solar
Sunshine Today:
0.00 hours
Yesterday's Total: 9.03 hours
Solar Radiation:
0 Wm²
  0 Wm² - 00:00
Evapotranspiration:
0.05 mm
Annual Total: 128.63 mm
UV Index:
0.0
  0.0 - 00:00
Rainfall
Rainfall Today:
0.0 mm
Rain Meter
24 Hour Rainfall Total: 0.0 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+
  0.0 mm/hr - 00:00
Consecutive Dry Days:
2
Record Streak: 28 Days
Consecutive Rain Days:
0
Record Streak: 26 Days
Wind Speeds & Direction
Wind Speed:
9 mph
Gust 1 Hour Ago: 16 mph
Wind Direction:
253 ° / WSW
Dominant Direction: 259 ° / W
Avg. Wind Speed:
8.9 mph
  12.2 mph - 03:42
10 Min Peak Gust:
16 mph
  19 mph - 03:42
Wind Run:
42.8 miles
Avg. Speed Today: 7.9 mph
Beaufort:
F3 - Gentle breeze
  F3 - Gentle breeze
Air Pressure
Pressure:
1018.96 hPa  
  1021.37 hPa - 00:00 |   1018.90 hPa - 05:19
Lightning
Daily Lightning Count:
0
Last Detection:
2 days ago
Last Distance:
14.9 mi / 24 km
Miscellaneous
Grass Temperature:
8.9 °C
Soil Temperature (10cm):
12.7 °C
Soil Temperature (20cm):
14.2 °C
Soil Moisture (10cm):
23 cb
Leaf Wetness:
0.1
Koi Pond Temperature:
11.7 °C
Cloud Base:
863 ft
Air Quality
Current PM1:
0.1 µg/m3
Current PM2.5:
1.0 µg/m3
Current PM10:
2.9 µg/m3
PM2.5 3hr AQI:
1.1
PM10 3hr AQI:
1.1
PM2.5 AQI Nowcast:
1.1
Rolling 12 Hour Graph