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Weather in Birchtown

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 6:03 am (ADT)
Now · clear 40 °F
Feels like
33 °F
Low / high
35 / 56 °F
Rain
1%
Wind
7 mph WSW
→ 30.27 inHg · steady

Today in Birchtown: clear sky, 35 °F to 56 °F, with a 1% chance of rain and a light breeze from the west-southwest (7 mph). Tomorrow, drizzle, 49 °F to 61 °F and a 43% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Friday 30, at 61 °F.

Temperatures for the next 14 days

Day by day

Day Sky Low / high Rain Max wind Max wave High tides Model
Today · 29 Clear sky 35 / 56 °F 1% 11 mph WSW 2.4 ft 11:11 am · 12:00 am HRRR
Fri 30 Drizzle 49 / 61 °F 43% · 0.09 in 11 mph WSW 2.6 ft 12:03 pm HRRR + NBM
Sat 31 Overcast 32 / 49 °F 2% 10 mph NW 1.6 ft 12:58 am · 1:00 pm NBM
Sun 1 Partly cloudy 28 / 52 °F 2% 9 mph W 1.2 ft 1:03 am · 1:04 pm NBM
Mon 2 Light drizzle 40 / 58 °F 4% 10 mph WSW 2.0 ft 2:13 am · 2:16 pm NBM
Tue 3 Drizzle 39 / 54 °F 8% 5 mph N 1.4 ft 3:23 am · 3:28 pm NBM
Wed 4 Overcast 38 / 54 °F 20% · 0.18 in 7 mph SE 3.0 ft 4:24 am · 4:35 pm NBM
Thu 5 Partly cloudy 43 / 56 °F 30% · 0.39 in 7 mph S 2.6 ft 5:16 am · 5:34 pm NBM
Fri 6 Overcast 48 / 58 °F 35% · 0.52 in 8 mph SSE 3.0 ft 6:01 am · 6:26 pm NBM
Sat 7 Light drizzle 43 / 55 °F 35% · 0.41 in 8 mph WSW 3.4 ft 6:43 am · 7:14 pm NBM
Sun 8 Drizzle 41 / 52 °F 25% · 0.13 in 10 mph NW 4.7 ft 7:22 am · 7:58 pm NBM + ECMWF
Mon 9 Mainly clear 46 / 55 °F 19% 13 mph WSW 4.3 ft 8:00 am · 8:40 pm ECMWF
Tue 10 Light drizzle 46 / 57 °F 17% · 0.02 in 8 mph WSW 2.9 ft 8:38 am · 9:20 pm ECMWF
Wed 11 Light drizzle 48 / 51 °F 16% · 0.18 in 9 mph ENE 2.1 ft 9:15 am · 10:00 pm ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Friday 30 1:00 am; then NBM until Sunday 8 9:00 pm; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 11:00 pm; then GFS.

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Sky ClearClearClearClear skyClear skyClear skyClear skyClear
Temperature 35°37°40°42°55°56°51°49°
Chance of rain 0%0%0%0%1%0%0%1%
Rain 0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in
Wind (mph) 2 SW5 WSW7 WSW6 WSW10 WSW11 WSW8 SW11 SW
Humidity 78%77%78%84%78%77%82%84%
UV 00003200
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR

Do the models agree?

High confidence

The models agree for the next few days: the forecast is fairly solid.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F) TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 59°58°52°50°58°51°50°
AIFS 57°60°50°48°56°61°58°
GFS 59°58°50°51°58°55°49°
ICON 58°59°51°47°57°54°52°
HRRR 56°56°—————
NBM 59°61°49°52°58°54°54°
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighhigh
Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 00.08 in000.04 in0.09 in0
AIFS 00.05 in00000.02 in
GFS 00.06 in0.00 in0000
ICON 00.04 in00000.01 in
HRRR 00.06 in—————
NBM 00.09 in00000.17 in
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighhigh
Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph) TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 12281224132912281328717515
AIFS 131313131176
GFS 13321233132612191427720712
ICON 12261021143012261227715919
HRRR 11261130—————
NBM 111910191017915101859712
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighhigh

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios) 0%57%2%0%2%9%24%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios) 0%71%16%0%3%16%19%
NBM (NOAA) 1%43%2%2%4%8%20%
Thunderstorm (NBM) 0%2%1%0%0%1%1%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: a bit warmer and normal rain.

Next 6 weeks

When TemperatureTemp. Rain Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8 A bit above +2.0 °F Normal —
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15 A bit above +0.9 °F Normal —
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22 A bit above +1.3 °F Normal 48° / 41°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29 A bit above +2.0 °F Normal 46° / 40°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6 A bit above +1.3 °F Normal 44° / 38°

Coming months

When TemperatureTemp. Rain
November A bit above +1.6 °F Normal
December Above +3.8 °F Normal
January Above +5.0 °F A bit above +20%
February Above +4.3 °F Normal
March Above +4.0 °F Normal

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give. The long-range sea temperature isn't usable at this spot (the model's grid cell falls on land).

Birchtown climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Birchtown is from July to August: highs of 73 °F, about 8 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

Hurricane season: from July to September, peaking in September. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 9 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Birchtown, about 3 every 10 years; 5 of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Arthur, in July 2014.

Month High Low Rain Rainy daysDays Sun (h/day) Water Waves Cyclones
JanuaryJan 33° 18° 5.94 in 11 3.0 39° 4.7 ft –
FebruaryFeb 34° 17° 4.97 in 9 4.4 36° 4.6 ft –
MarchMar 40° 24° 5.55 in 10 5.6 35° 4.3 ft –
AprilApr 49° 33° 5.35 in 10 5.4 37° 4.0 ft –
MayMay 59° 40° 4.45 in 9 6.1 42° 3.1 ft –
JuneJun 68° 49° 4.55 in 9 7.0 50° 2.9 ft –
JulyJul 73° 54° 4.32 in 8 7.3 57° 2.7 ft 2
AugustAug 73° 54° 3.30 in 8 7.2 60° 2.6 ft 1
SeptemberSep 69° 49° 3.97 in 7 6.1 60° 3.1 ft 5
OctoberOct 58° 40° 5.48 in 9 4.3 56° 3.7 ft 1
NovemberNov 49° 33° 7.06 in 10 2.7 50° 4.2 ft –
DecemberDec 39° 25° 7.12 in 12 2.2 44° 4.4 ft –
Month Water Waves Cyclones
Jan 39° 4.7 ft –
Feb 36° 4.6 ft –
Mar 35° 4.3 ft –
Apr 37° 4.0 ft –
May 42° 3.1 ft –
Jun 50° 2.9 ft –
Jul 57° 2.7 ft 2
Aug 60° 2.6 ft 1
Sep 60° 3.1 ft 5
Oct 56° 3.7 ft 1
Nov 50° 4.2 ft –
Dec 44° 4.4 ft –

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 62.06 in of rain on about 111 days and about 1,850 hours of sunshine.

Cyclones: how many tropical cyclones (tropical storms, hurricanes and typhoons) passed within 93 mi in each month from 1996 to 2025, according to IBTrACS (NOAA).

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now40 °Ffeels like 33 °F
Tomorrow49 / 61 °F

It's 40 °F now (feels like 33 °F). Today, 35 °F to 56 °F; tomorrow, 49 °F to 61 °F.

Chance of rain

  • Today 1%
  • Fri 30 43% 0.09 in
  • Sat 31 2%
  • Sun 1 2%
  • Mon 2 4%
  • Tue 3 8%
  • Wed 4 20% 0.18 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 1%. The next day with likely rain is Friday 30: 43% and 0.09 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.00 in; last 7 days, 0.48 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity78%
Dew point33 °F

Humidity is 78% now and the dew point is 33 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now8.9 migood
Clouds0%

Visibility is good now (8.9 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0
Today's peak3low

Fri 30: 1 · Sat 31: 2 · Sun 1: 2

IndexLevelWhat to do
0–2lowNo special protection needed.
3–5moderateHat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7highSunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10very highAvoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+extremeAvoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

  • ↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
  • → Steady · now Anglers expect normal activity
  • ↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

Steady now (−0.01 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.23 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 25
Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

DaySkyLow / highRainMax wind
Wed 28 Mainly clear31 / 49 °F08 mph WNW
Tue 27 Overcast35 / 56 °F011 mph NW
Mon 26 Overcast44 / 61 °F09 mph WSW
Sun 25 Clear sky37 / 63 °F08 mph W
Sat 24 Overcast35 / 54 °F09 mph NNW
Fri 23 Overcast40 / 50 °F017 mph N
Thu 22 Rain48 / 54 °F0.66 in17 mph NNE
Show all 30 days
DaySkyLow / highRainMax wind
Wed 21 Overcast42 / 59 °F011 mph NE
Tue 20 Overcast44 / 63 °F010 mph NNE
Mon 19 Overcast33 / 55 °F08 mph E
Sun 18 Partly cloudy32 / 53 °F011 mph NNW
Sat 17 Rain42 / 62 °F0.31 in13 mph NW
Fri 16 Rain38 / 61 °F0.60 in13 mph S
Thu 15 Overcast43 / 55 °F017 mph NW
Wed 14 Rain48 / 63 °F1.02 in15 mph S
Tue 13 Light rain44 / 53 °F0.20 in11 mph ENE
Mon 12 Light rain50 / 60 °F0.47 in10 mph N
Sun 11 Overcast40 / 57 °F09 mph WSW
Sat 10 Light drizzle45 / 56 °F0.02 in15 mph WNW
Fri 9 Partly cloudy49 / 65 °F013 mph W
Thu 8 Drizzle48 / 70 °F0.07 in15 mph SSW
Wed 7 Clear sky44 / 59 °F09 mph W
Tue 6 Mainly clear49 / 56 °F017 mph W
Mon 5 Drizzle52 / 65 °F0.21 in12 mph WSW
Sun 4 Light drizzle47 / 64 °F0.01 in12 mph E
Sat 3 Light drizzle51 / 69 °F0.01 in9 mph NNW
Fri 2 Light drizzle59 / 74 °F0.02 in11 mph SW
Thu 1 Overcast56 / 66 °F09 mph WSW
Wed 30 Overcast57 / 70 °F05 mph NW
Tue 29 Heavy drizzle60 / 72 °F0.26 in7 mph SSE

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in BirchtownQuestions

What's the weather like today in Birchtown?

Clear sky, from 35 °F to 56 °F, with a light breeze from the west-southwest (7 mph) and a 1% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Birchtown?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 43% (0.09 in): drizzle.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 28 °F and a high of 61 °F; the warmest day, Friday 30.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 3 (low). No special protection needed.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.27 inHg and steady: −0.16 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Birchtown?

The best time to visit Birchtown is from July to August: highs of 73 °F, about 8 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Birchtown in October?

In October, Birchtown normally sees highs of 58 °F and lows of 40 °F, with about 9 rainy days (5.48 in for the month) and 4 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 56 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Birchtown?

The warmest is August, with average highs of 73 °F, and the coldest February, with lows of 17 °F. The wettest is December (7.12 in) and the driest, August.

When is hurricane season in Birchtown?

Hurricane season: from July to September, peaking in September. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 9 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Birchtown, about 3 every 10 years; 5 of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Arthur, in July 2014.

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Weather near Birchtown

Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 6.1 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 6:03 am (local time).

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