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MAINE · HANCOCK COUNTY

Amherst

260 people, 860 ft above sea level in Hancock County.

860 ftElevation, city center
260People, 2024 estimate
39 sq miLand area
Sunny 59°
Sunny now Dew point 56° · N 12 mph · high 61°
City of Amherst River Interstate 2 miles
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The Amherst plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Amherst

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Bangor International Airport (KBGR) · 2:20 PM
Sunny
59° Sunny Feels like 59° · high of 61° near 2 PM
WindN 12 mphno gusts
Humidity90%falling to 81% this afternoon
Pressure29.92 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 56° · Comfortableabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Partly cloudy
Friday, about 9 AMin about 66 hours · 40% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT0–0.3 inmost likely 0.2; 1 in 10 over 0.8
LAST RAINSept. 270.41 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Hancock County
NWS Caribou and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:48 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:28 AM6:18 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
14
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: None, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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TEMPERATURE °F
61°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
40% · 0.05 in Friday morning 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 52 to 60°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 65° / 44°
TUE Sept. 29 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
61° 49°
0% rain — N 10 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
71° 51°
0% rain — NNW 1 B
THU Oct. 1 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
77° 59°
0% rain — SSW 7 B
FRI Oct. 2 Chance of showers Chance of showers
78° 51°
50% rain up to 0.3″ NW 8 C
SAT Oct. 3 Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
68° 37°
0% rain — NW 8 C
SUN Oct. 4 Chance of showers Chance of showers
65° 41°
40% rain up to 0.2″ SSE 7 B
MON Oct. 5 Chance of showers Chance of showers
64° 35°
30% rain up to 0.1″ WNW 10 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Amherst about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Atlantic off the Carolinas three days ago, about 1,860 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. It rose from near the ground on the way. Near the ground the air came from the North Atlantic; at 10,000 feet, from the Mid-Atlantic. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

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MAINE · HANCOCK

Amherst

260 people, 860 ft above sea level in Hancock County.

860 ftElevation
260People
39 sq miLand
Sunny 59°
SunnyDew point 56°
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Today in Amherst

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 61° 5%
5p mostly cloudy day 61° 3%
8p mostly cloudy night 58° 2%
11p partly cloudy night 57° 1%
2a fog 54° 1%
5a partly cloudy night 53° 0%
Partly cloudy
NEXT RAINFriday about 9 AM · 40%
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Tue0%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
49
61
A
Wed0%
Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
51
71
B
Thu0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59
77
B
Fri50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
51
78
C
Sat0%
Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
37
68
C
Sun40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
41
65
B
Mon30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
35
64
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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