Weather in Bucksport

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:32 am (PDT)

Now · overcast 48 °F

Feels like: 44 °F
Low / high: 46 / 56 °F
Rain: 2%
Wind: 7 mph NNE

↘ 30.02 inHg · falling

Today in Bucksport: overcast, 46 °F to 56 °F, with a 2% chance of rain and a light breeze from the north-northeast (7 mph). Tomorrow, overcast, 46 °F to 53 °F and a 4% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Tuesday 3, at 56 °F. Next likely rain: Saturday 31 (41%).

Temperatures for the next 14 days

56° 46°
Today
53° 46°
Fri 30
52° 45°
Sat 31
53° 44°
Sun 1
55° 45°
Mon 2
56° 50°
Tue 3
56° 50°
Wed 4
55° 50°
Thu 5
55° 50°
Fri 6
56° 50°
Sat 7
62° 51°
Sun 8
64° 55°
Mon 9
65° 55°
Tue 10
65° 59°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Overcast	46 / 56 °F	2%	11 mph N	5.5 ft	3:32 am · 2:18 pm	HRRR + NBM
Fri 30	Overcast	46 / 53 °F	4%	5 mph NE	4.9 ft	4:33 am · 3:11 pm	NBM
Sat 31	Heavy drizzle	45 / 52 °F	41% · 0.05 in	4 mph NE	3.9 ft	5:39 am · 4:14 pm	NBM
Sun 1	Mainly clear	44 / 53 °F	9%	9 mph NNE	5.5 ft	5:45 am · 4:29 pm	NBM
Mon 2	Overcast	45 / 55 °F	19% · 0.01 in	3 mph E	7.8 ft	6:45 am · 5:50 pm	NBM
Tue 3	Overcast	50 / 56 °F	19% · 0.13 in	3 mph SE	7.7 ft	7:37 am · 7:11 pm	NBM
Wed 4	Overcast	50 / 56 °F	28% · 0.01 in	4 mph S	6.2 ft	8:20 am · 8:26 pm	NBM
Thu 5	Drizzle	50 / 55 °F	28% · 0.09 in	5 mph SSE	7.0 ft	8:58 am · 9:32 pm	NBM
Fri 6	Light drizzle	50 / 55 °F	25% · 0.14 in	4 mph S	10 ft	9:33 am · 10:31 pm	NBM
Sat 7	Light rain	50 / 56 °F	21% · 0.12 in	4 mph SSE	7.5 ft	10:05 am · 11:24 pm	NBM
Sun 8	Light rain	51 / 62 °F	27% · 0.14 in	6 mph SSE	8.3 ft	10:36 am	NBM + ECMWF
Mon 9	Overcast	55 / 64 °F	24%	15 mph SSW	7.8 ft	12:12 am · 11:07 am	ECMWF
Tue 10	Overcast	55 / 65 °F	37%	18 mph SSW	7.2 ft	12:56 am · 11:37 am	ECMWF
Wed 11	Light rain	59 / 65 °F	39% · 0.48 in	14 mph S	8.1 ft	1:40 am · 12:09 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Thursday 29 7:00 pm; then NBM until Sunday 8 5:00 pm; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 7:00 am; 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 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Mainly clear
Temperature	48°	49°	48°	49°	55°	55°	53°	51°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1%	1%	1%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	6 NNE	6 NNE	7 NNE	5 NNW	7 NNW	11 N	7 N	4 N
Humidity	84%	87%	86%	79%	78%	82%	87%	91%
UV	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0
Model	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	NBM

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on rain on Saturday 31: take it with some caution.

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

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	55°	56°	51°	56°	58°	60°	62°
AIFS	55°	55°	52°	54°	57°	57°	56°
GFS	59°	62°	49°	57°	63°	69°	70°
ICON	56°	58°	55°	55°	57°	62°	59°
HRRR	56°	—	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	53°	53°	52°	53°	55°	56°	56°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	medium

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0	0	0.39 in	0	0	0	0
AIFS	0	0.02 in	0.09 in	0	0	0	0.02 in
GFS	0	0.00 in	0.44 in	0	0	0	0
ICON	0	0	0.14 in	0	0	0	0
HRRR	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	0	0	0.05 in	0	0.01 in	0.13 in	0
Confidence	high	high	medium	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	1220	915	813	1225	616	410	1124
AIFS	9	7	8	12	4	3	7
GFS	618	710	48	717	57	65	618
ICON	714	612	816	918	714	48	511
HRRR	1117	—	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	813	57	45	912	35	35	45
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	0%	4%	76%	17%	8%	7%	16%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	6%	45%	7%	8%	19%	3%
NBM (NOAA)	2%	4%	41%	9%	19%	19%	17%
Thunderstorm (NBM)	0%	0%	4%	1%	0%	0%	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: warmer, wetter and a much warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Above +3.2 °F	A bit below −35%	Well above +7.0 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Well above +5.6 °F	Well above +118%	Well above +8.8 °F	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Above +4.7 °F	Above +71%	Well above +9.5 °F	58° / 52°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Above +4.9 °F	A bit above +45%	Well above +10.1 °F	58° / 51°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Above +4.3 °F	A bit above +33%	Well above +9.9 °F	57° / 50°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	Above +4.0 °F	A bit above +31%	Well above +8.5 °F
December	Above +5.2 °F	A bit above +42%	Well above +10.3 °F
January	Above +4.5 °F	Above +81%	Well above +8.5 °F
February	Above +3.1 °F	Above +56%	Well above +6.5 °F
March	Above +3.4 °F	Above +53%	Well above +5.0 °F

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.

Bucksport climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Bucksport is from July to September: highs of 65 °F to 66 °F, barely 1 rainy day a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

56° 42°

JanJ
56° 42°

FebF
57° 43°

MarM
59° 45°

AprA
61° 47°

MayM
63° 50°

JunJ
65° 51°

JulJ
66° 52°

AugA
66° 51°

SepS
64° 47°

OctO
59° 44°

NovN
56° 42°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	56°	42°	6.08 in	14	2.7	52°	8.1 ft
FebruaryFeb	56°	42°	5.49 in	12	3.8	52°	7.6 ft
MarchMar	57°	43°	5.46 in	13	5.4	52°	7.2 ft
AprilApr	59°	45°	3.15 in	10	6.1	52°	6.7 ft
MayMay	61°	47°	1.68 in	6	7.6	52°	5.5 ft
JuneJun	63°	50°	0.74 in	3	9.0	53°	5.3 ft
JulyJul	65°	51°	0.15 in	1	9.2	54°	5.1 ft
AugustAug	66°	52°	0.30 in	1	8.3	55°	4.5 ft
SeptemberSep	66°	51°	0.74 in	2	7.6	55°	5.2 ft
OctoberOct	64°	47°	2.69 in	6	5.9	54°	6.2 ft
NovemberNov	59°	44°	5.30 in	11	3.9	53°	7.2 ft
DecemberDec	56°	42°	7.74 in	14	2.3	52°	8.2 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	52°	8.1 ft
Feb	52°	7.6 ft
Mar	52°	7.2 ft
Apr	52°	6.7 ft
May	52°	5.5 ft
Jun	53°	5.3 ft
Jul	54°	5.1 ft
Aug	55°	4.5 ft
Sep	55°	5.2 ft
Oct	54°	6.2 ft
Nov	53°	7.2 ft
Dec	52°	8.2 ft

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

A normal year brings 39.51 in of rain on about 92 days and about 2,200 hours of sunshine.

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

Now48 °Ffeels like 44 °F

Tomorrow46 / 53 °F

It's 48 °F now (feels like 44 °F). Today, 46 °F to 56 °F; tomorrow, 46 °F to 53 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 2%
Fri 30 4%
Sat 31 41% 0.05 in
Sun 1 9%
Mon 2 19% 0.01 in
Tue 3 19% 0.13 in
Wed 4 28% 0.01 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 2%. The next day with likely rain is Saturday 31: 41% and 0.05 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.27 in; last 7 days, 0.31 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity85%

Dew point44 °F

Humidity is 85% now and the dew point is 44 °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

Now8.8 migood

Clouds100%

Visibility is good now (8.8 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak3low

Fri 30: 3 · Sat 31: 2 · Sun 1: 3

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid 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 Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling · now Anglers say fish feed more before the change

29.9030.0030.1030.20 29.91

Falling now (−0.04 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.09 inHg. Falling pressure: anglers say fish feed more before the change. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 35

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.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 28	Overcast	47 / 56 °F	0	12 mph N
Tue 27	Light drizzle	46 / 56 °F	0.05 in	15 mph N
Mon 26	Heavy drizzle	49 / 57 °F	0.24 in	9 mph S
Sun 25	Overcast	45 / 57 °F	0	9 mph SE
Sat 24	Overcast	42 / 56 °F	0	8 mph NNE
Fri 23	Mainly clear	50 / 56 °F	0	23 mph N
Thu 22	Light drizzle	53 / 57 °F	0.02 in	18 mph NNW

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Light drizzle	50 / 60 °F	0.01 in	5 mph N
Tue 20	Overcast	47 / 57 °F	0	7 mph NNE
Mon 19	Overcast	48 / 56 °F	0	6 mph ESE
Sun 18	Overcast	50 / 56 °F	0	7 mph NW
Sat 17	Overcast	52 / 58 °F	0	11 mph N
Fri 16	Overcast	51 / 59 °F	0	8 mph N
Thu 15	Partly cloudy	47 / 65 °F	0	5 mph NNE
Wed 14	Partly cloudy	46 / 58 °F	0	4 mph NE
Tue 13	Overcast	46 / 56 °F	0	7 mph N
Mon 12	Mainly clear	46 / 58 °F	0	16 mph N
Sun 11	Clear sky	51 / 56 °F	0	23 mph N
Sat 10	Overcast	53 / 57 °F	0	24 mph NNW
Fri 9	Overcast	53 / 59 °F	0	18 mph N
Thu 8	Overcast	51 / 58 °F	0	5 mph N
Wed 7	Overcast	52 / 58 °F	0	5 mph NNW
Tue 6	Overcast	51 / 59 °F	0	6 mph N
Mon 5	Overcast	52 / 56 °F	0	6 mph N
Sun 4	Overcast	51 / 56 °F	0	7 mph N
Sat 3	Overcast	52 / 57 °F	0	7 mph N
Fri 2	Overcast	51 / 58 °F	0	9 mph NNE
Thu 1	Overcast	53 / 60 °F	0	4 mph NW
Wed 30	Overcast	56 / 60 °F	0	11 mph N
Tue 29	Overcast	54 / 60 °F	0	15 mph N

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 BucksportQuestions

What's the weather like today in Bucksport?

Overcast, from 46 °F to 56 °F, with a light breeze from the north-northeast (7 mph) and a 2% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Bucksport?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 4% (0.00 in): overcast.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 44 °F and a high of 56 °F; the warmest day, Tuesday 3.

What's the UV index today?

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

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.02 inHg and falling: −0.09 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Bucksport?

The best time to visit Bucksport is from July to September: highs of 65 °F to 66 °F, barely 1 rainy day a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Bucksport in October?

In October, Bucksport normally sees highs of 64 °F and lows of 47 °F, with about 6 rainy days (2.69 in for the month) and 6 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 54 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Bucksport?

The warmest is September, with average highs of 66 °F, and the coldest December, with lows of 42 °F. The wettest is December (7.74 in) and the driest, July.

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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 3.5 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 12:32 am (local time).

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