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MAINE · HANCOCK COUNTY

Mount Desert

2,207 people, 210 ft above sea level in Hancock County.

210 ftElevation, city center
2,207People, 2024 estimate
37 sq miLand area
Sunny 59°
Sunny now Dew point 58° · N 8 mph · high 64°
City of Mount Desert River Interstate 2 miles
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The Mount Desert 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 Mount Desert

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (KBHB) · 1:56 PM
Sunny
59° Sunny Feels like 59° · high of 64° near 2 PM
WindN 8 mphno gusts
Humidity96%falling to 90% this afternoon
Pressure29.90 in →steady
Visibility4 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 58° · Comfortableabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Partly cloudy
Friday, about 9 AMin about 66 hours · 30% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT0–0.5 inmost likely 0.08; 1 in 10 over 0.9
LAST RAINSept. 281.88 in · 1 dry day
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
13
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
64°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
30% · 0.05 in Friday morning 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 53 to 62°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
TUE Sept. 29 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
64° 51°
10% rain — NNE 9 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
72° 52°
0% rain — N 4 B
THU Oct. 1 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
72° 58°
0% rain — SSW 7 B
FRI Oct. 2 Chance of showers Chance of showers
77° 54°
50% rain up to 0.5″ W 6 B
SAT Oct. 3 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
70° 41°
0% rain — NNW 5 C
SUN Oct. 4 Chance of showers Chance of showers
63° 45°
40% rain up to 0.5″ SE 5 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
64° 39°
30% rain — WNW 12 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 Mount Desert about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Maritimes three days ago, about 1,720 miles back along its path. The nine paths traced from around the city fan out, so treat that as a best guess. It rose from near the ground on the way. Near the ground the air came from the North Atlantic; at 10,000 feet, from a point about 380 miles to the southwest. 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

Mount Desert

2,207 people, 210 ft above sea level in Hancock County.

210 ftElevation
2,207People
37 sq miLand
Sunny 59°
SunnyDew point 58°
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Today in Mount Desert

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 64° 8%
5p mostly cloudy day 62° 6%
8p mostly cloudy night 59° 4%
11p partly cloudy night 56° 2%
2a mostly cloudy night 55° 1%
5a partly cloudy night 53° 1%
Partly cloudy
NEXT RAINFriday about 9 AM · 30%
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Tue10%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
51
64
A
Wed0%
Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
52
72
B
Thu0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
58
72
B
Fri50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
54
77
B
Sat0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
41
70
C
Sun40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
45
63
B
Mon30%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
39
64
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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