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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 02:45 - 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


  • Rest of tonight: Cloudy. A chance of rain. Windy. Low 11. Wind southwest around 16 mph, gusting to 27 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!
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  • June News: A Davis UV sensor has now been installed.

WXSIM ForecastUpdated at: 23:14 - 18/03/2024
30% Rest of
tonight

11°

16

30% Tuesday

15°

13

40% Tuesday
night

11°

6

20% Wednesday

15°

4

Wednesday
night


7

Thursday

16°

7

Thursday
night


8

30% Friday

12°

13

Friday
night


15

30% Saturday


20

Saturday
night


17

20% Sunday

10°

14

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:
68.9 %
Lunar Cycle:
8.7 days
Moon Phase
moon
Waxing Gibbous
Sunshine & Sun's Path
sunplot
Temperatures & Humidity
Temperature:
11.8 °C  
  12.3 °C - 00:00 |   11.8 °C - 02:19
Humidity:
87 %
  87 % - 02:18 |   84 % - 00:00
Dew Point:
9.7 °C
  9.7 °C - 00:12 |   9.3 °C - 00:43
Feels Like:
9.6 °C
  10.6 °C - 00:41 |   9.6 °C - 02:44
Wind Chill:
9.3 °C
  9.2 °C - 02:43
Heat Index:
11.8 °C
  12.3 °C - 00:00
Wet-Bulb:
10.7 °C
THSW Index:
8.3 °C
Humidex:
13.0
Sunshine & Solar
Sunshine Today:
0.00 hours
Yesterday's Total: 0.88 hours
Solar Radiation:
0 Wm²
  0 Wm² - 00:00
Evapotranspiration:
0.00 mm
Annual Total: 59.66 mm
UV Index:
0.0
  0.0 - 00:00
Rainfall
Rainfall Today:
0.0 mm
Rain Meter
24 Hour Rainfall Total: 0.6 mm
March Rainfall:
91.0 mm
Rain Meter
Max This Year: 204.2 mm
2024 Rainfall:
403.0 mm
Rain Meter
Last Rain Tip: 13:00 - 18/03/2024
Rainfall Rate:
0.0 mm/hr
0.2
275+
  0.0 mm/hr - 00:00
Consecutive Dry Days:
0
Record Streak: 28 Days
Consecutive Rain Days:
7
Record Streak: 26 Days
Wind Speeds & Direction
Wind Speed:
5 mph
Gust 1 Hour Ago: 20 mph
Wind Direction:
204 ° / SSW
Dominant Direction: 221 ° / SW
Avg. Wind Speed:
11.2 mph
  11.6 mph - 01:21
10 Min Peak Gust:
22 mph
  24 mph - 00:00
Wind Run:
26.2 miles
Avg. Speed Today: 9.5 mph
Beaufort:
F3 - Gentle breeze
  F3 - Gentle breeze
Air Pressure
Pressure:
1013.55 hPa  
  1014.43 hPa - 00:15 |   1013.48 hPa - 02:37
Lightning
Daily Lightning Count:
0
Last Detection:
25 days ago
Last Distance:
7.5 mi / 12 km
Miscellaneous
Grass Temperature:
10.6 °C
Soil Temperature (10cm):
11.7 °C
Soil Temperature (20cm):
12.9 °C
Soil Moisture (10cm):
10 cb
Leaf Wetness:
0.1
Koi Pond Temperature:
11.7 °C
Cloud Base:
863 ft
Air Quality
Current PM1:
1.0 µg/m3
Current PM2.5:
1.5 µg/m3
Current PM10:
7.0 µg/m3
PM2.5 3hr AQI:
1.1
PM10 3hr AQI:
1.2
PM2.5 AQI Nowcast:
1.1
Rolling 12 Hour Graph