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MAINE · OXFORD COUNTY

Bethel

658 people, 750 ft above sea level in Oxford County.

750 ftElevation, city center
658People, 2024 estimate
2 sq miLand area
Sunny 61°
Sunny now Dew point 56° · NNW 3 mph · high 62°
City of Bethel River Interstate 2 miles
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The Bethel 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 Bethel

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Berlin Municipal Airport (KBML) · 2:06 PM
Sunny
61° Sunny Feels like 61° · high of 62° near 3 PM
WindNNW 3 mphno gusts
Humidity83%falling to 75% this afternoon
Pressure29.97 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 56° · Comfortableabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Friday, about 9 AMin about 66 hours · 66% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT0.08–0.4 inmost likely 0.2; 1 in 10 over 0.7
LAST RAINSept. 270.04 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Oxford County
NWS Gray and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:48 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:38 AM6:28 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
10
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
66% · 0.05 in Friday morning 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 48 to 55° ↑ Humid air returns More humid: 59° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 65° / 37°
TUE Sept. 29 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
62° 45°
0% rain — NNW 4 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
71° 47°
0% rain — WNW 0 B
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
79° 57°
0% rain — SW 3 B
FRI Oct. 2 Showers likely Showers likely
75° 43°
70% rain 0.08–0.4″ WNW 3 C
SAT Oct. 3 Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
64° 32°
0% rain — NW 5 C
SUN Oct. 4 Chance of showers Chance of showers
63° 35°
40% rain up to 0.2″ SSE 1 B
MON Oct. 5 Chance of showers Chance of showers
60° 29°
30% rain up to 0.09″ WNW 9, gusts 25 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 Bethel about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the North Atlantic three days ago, and over the western Atlantic a day ago, about 1,420 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 Canada; at 10,000 feet, from the western 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 · OXFORD

Bethel

658 people, 750 ft above sea level in Oxford County.

750 ftElevation
658People
2 sq miLand
Sunny 61°
SunnyDew point 56°
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Today in Bethel

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now overcast 61° 1%
5p mostly cloudy day 62° 1%
8p mostly cloudy night 56° 1%
11p partly cloudy night 52° 0%
2a fog 50° 0%
5a fog 49° 0%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINFriday about 9 AM · 66%
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Tue0%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
45
62
A
Wed0%
Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
47
71
B
Thu0%
Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
57
79
B
Fri70%
Showers likely Showers likely
43
75
C
Sat0%
Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
32
64
C
Sun40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
35
63
B
Mon30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
29
60
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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