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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 2947 days ago Full data update took place at 23:35 - 28/03/24

  • 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. Rain likely. Scattered thundershowers possible. Very windy. Low 8. Wind southwest around 20 mph, gusting to 34 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Precipitation mostly between 2 and 5 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: 23:16 - 28/03/2024
60% Rest of
tonight


20

50% Friday

12°

20

50% Friday
night


8

30% Saturday

13°

7

50% Saturday
night


10

30% Sunday

13°

17

50% Sunday
night


12

80% Monday


9

50% Monday
night


7

60% Tuesday

12°

15

60% Tuesday
night


18

70% Wednesday

12°

26

Almanac
Day Length:
12hrs 42 mins
Daylight:
13hrs 48 mins
3min 49s more daylight tomorrow
Sunrise:
05:53
Sunset:
18:35
Dawn:
05:20
Dusk:
19:08
Moonrise:
22:31
Moonset:
06:45
Luminance:
88.1 %
Lunar Cycle:
18.6 days
Moon Phase
moon
Waning Gibbous
Sunshine & Sun's Path
sunplot
Temperatures & Humidity
Temperature:
8.3 °C  
  12.1 °C - 15:47 |   3.6 °C - 03:33
Humidity:
92 %
  95 % - 03:55 |   80 % - 07:48
Dew Point:
7.1 °C
  9.1 °C - 13:48 |   2.6 °C - 03:33
Feels Like:
7.4 °C
  8.9 °C - 15:50 |   0.6 °C - 01:34
Wind Chill:
7.6 °C
  0.6 °C - 01:36
Heat Index:
8.3 °C
  12.1 °C - 15:47
Wet-Bulb:
7.7 °C
THSW Index:
6.5 °C
Humidex:
8.3
Sunshine & Solar
Sunshine Today:
1.78 hours
Yesterday's Total: 2.22 hours
Solar Radiation:
0 Wm²
  935 Wm² - 12:56
Evapotranspiration:
1.32 mm
Annual Total: 76.15 mm
UV Index:
0.0
  3.0 - 12:35
Rainfall
Rainfall Today:
28.4 mm
Rain Meter
24 Hour Rainfall Total: 31.0 mm
March Rainfall:
146.0 mm
Rain Meter
Max This Year: 204.2 mm
2024 Rainfall:
458.0 mm
Rain Meter
Last Rain Tip: 23:25 - 28/03/2024
Rainfall Rate:
1.4 mm/hr
0.2
275+
  60.6 mm/hr - 11:07
Consecutive Dry Days:
0
Record Streak: 28 Days
Consecutive Rain Days:
3
Record Streak: 26 Days
Wind Speeds & Direction
Wind Speed:
4 mph
Gust 1 Hour Ago: 13 mph
Wind Direction:
244 ° / WSW
Dominant Direction: 202 ° / SSW
Avg. Wind Speed:
3.8 mph
  24.3 mph - 14:45
10 Min Peak Gust:
11 mph
  52 mph - 16:15
Wind Run:
319.4 miles
Avg. Speed Today: 13.5 mph
Beaufort:
F2 - Light breeze
  F6 - Strong breeze
Air Pressure
Pressure:
982.87 hPa  
  983.07 hPa - 23:05 |   971.72 hPa - 00:56
Lightning
Daily Lightning Count:
15
Last Detection:
6 hours ago
Last Distance:
14.9 mi / 24 km
Miscellaneous
Grass Temperature:
7.1 °C
Soil Temperature (10cm):
9.6 °C
Soil Temperature (20cm):
11.1 °C
Soil Moisture (10cm):
9 cb
Leaf Wetness:
15.0
Koi Pond Temperature:
8.9 °C
Cloud Base:
477 ft
Air Quality
Current PM1:
0.0 µg/m3
Current PM2.5:
0.1 µg/m3
Current PM10:
1.8 µg/m3
PM2.5 3hr AQI:
1.0
PM10 3hr AQI:
1.1
PM2.5 AQI Nowcast:
1.0
Rolling 12 Hour Graph