Weather in Old Orchard Beach

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 5:57 pm (EDT)

Now · clear sky 46 °F

Feels like: 40 °F
Low / high: 26 / 51 °F
Rain: 2%
Wind: 6 mph S

→ 30.38 inHg · steady

Today in Old Orchard Beach: overcast, 26 °F to 51 °F, with a 2% chance of rain and a light breeze from the south (6 mph). Tomorrow, mainly clear, 40 °F to 65 °F and a 7% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Friday 30, at 65 °F. Next likely rain: Wednesday 4 (21%).

Measured now at the airport

Portland (KPWM), 9.4 mi away · 7 min ago

Visibility9.9 mi or more

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature46 °F

Wind5 mph from the south-southwest

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Temperatures for the next 14 days

51° 26°
Today
65° 40°
Thu 29
65° 44°
Fri 30
53° 32°
Sat 31
57° 28°
Sun 1
62° 37°
Mon 2
58° 40°
Tue 3
59° 40°
Wed 4
59° 42°
Thu 5
58° 45°
Fri 6
56° 41°
Sat 7
54° 34°
Sun 8
53° 30°
Mon 9
51° 33°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 28	Overcast	26 / 51 °F	2%	8 mph WSW	2.4 ft	12:46 am · 12:54 pm	HRRR
Thu 29	Mainly clear	40 / 65 °F	7%	10 mph SW	3.4 ft	1:36 am · 1:44 pm	HRRR + NBM
Fri 30	Light drizzle	44 / 65 °F	12%	12 mph W	3.4 ft	2:29 am · 2:39 pm	NBM
Sat 31	Clear sky	32 / 53 °F	0%	9 mph NW	1.6 ft	3:28 am · 3:40 pm	NBM
Sun 1	Clear sky	28 / 57 °F	0%	6 mph WSW	1.6 ft	3:33 am · 3:47 pm	NBM
Mon 2	Overcast	37 / 62 °F	8%	6 mph WSW	1.4 ft	4:40 am · 4:57 pm	NBM
Tue 3	Overcast	40 / 58 °F	18% · 0.02 in	6 mph E	1.6 ft	5:46 am · 6:06 pm	NBM
Wed 4	Light drizzle	40 / 59 °F	21% · 0.13 in	8 mph SW	3.4 ft	6:49 am · 7:12 pm	NBM
Thu 5	Overcast	42 / 59 °F	30% · 0.49 in	9 mph E	3.5 ft	7:45 am · 8:11 pm	NBM
Fri 6	Light drizzle	45 / 58 °F	40% · 0.50 in	12 mph SSE	4.7 ft	8:35 am · 9:04 pm	NBM
Sat 7	Light rain	41 / 56 °F	29% · 0.20 in	9 mph WNW	5.5 ft	9:20 am · 9:52 pm	NBM
Sun 8	Light drizzle	34 / 54 °F	25% · 0.13 in	8 mph WNW	5.0 ft	10:02 am · 10:37 pm	NBM + ECMWF
Mon 9	Clear sky	30 / 53 °F	23%	4 mph WNW	2.2 ft	10:41 am · 11:19 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Mainly clear	33 / 51 °F	17%	6 mph NNE	2.0 ft	11:19 am · 11:59 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Thursday 29 12:00 pm; then NBM until Sunday 8 2:00 pm; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 10:00 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	Clear	Clear	Clear	Mainly clear	Overcast	Partly cloudy	Clear	Clear
Temperature	37°	32°	26°	35°	49°	50°	46°	43°
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)	8 NNE	5 NNE	4 NW	5 NW	3 S	7 SSE	6 S	6 SW
Humidity	48%	60%	68%	72%	41%	55%	65%	81%
UV	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	0
Model	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR

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.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	49°	65°	62°	49°	55°	64°	62°
AIFS	49°	65°	64°	51°	54°	64°	69°
GFS	50°	66°	64°	52°	57°	56°	51°
ICON	48°	68°	68°	52°	56°	71°	58°
HRRR	51°	67°	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	50°	65°	65°	53°	57°	62°	58°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	medium	low

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0	0	0.06 in	0	0	0	0
AIFS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
GFS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ICON	0	0	0.01 in	0	0	0	0
HRRR	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.01 in
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	814	1121	1125	1124	717	619	916
AIFS	7	12	12	10	8	8	10
GFS	719	1133	1632	717	511	1127	911
ICON	513	921	1230	821	413	923	1126
HRRR	821	1222	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	610	1017	1219	915	610	610	610
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	0%	0%	39%	0%	0%	4%	10%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	0%	16%	0%	0%	32%	35%
NBM (NOAA)	2%	7%	12%	0%	0%	8%	18%
Thunderstorm (NBM)	0%	0%	2%	0%	0%	0%	0%

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, normal rain and a slightly warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Above +4.0 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.7 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	A bit above +1.3 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.9 °F	49° / 43°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +2.2 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.9 °F	48° / 42°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +2.5 °F	A bit above +31%	A bit above +1.1 °F	46° / 41°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +2.2 °F	A bit above +29%	A bit above +0.9 °F	44° / 39°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	A bit above +1.4 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.6 °F
December	Above +3.4 °F	A bit above +21%	A bit above +1.4 °F
January	Above +4.5 °F	A bit above +43%	Above +1.8 °F
February	Above +3.6 °F	A bit above +34%	Above +2.5 °F
March	Above +3.4 °F	A bit above +26%	Above +2.7 °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.

Old Orchard Beach climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Old Orchard Beach is from June to September: highs of 71 °F to 80 °F, about 9 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

Tropical cyclones rarely pass near Old Orchard Beach: 2 within 93 mi in the last 30 years (1996–2025), most recently Floyd, in September 1999.

33° 14°

JanJ
36° 16°

FebF
43° 24°

MarM
54° 34°

AprA
65° 44°

MayM
74° 53°

JunJ
80° 59°

JulJ
79° 58°

AugA
71° 50°

SepS
60° 39°

OctO
48° 31°

NovN
38° 21°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	33°	14°	3.47 in	8	3.7	42°	4.7 ft
FebruaryFeb	36°	16°	3.39 in	8	5.1	39°	4.5 ft
MarchMar	43°	24°	4.17 in	9	5.8	38°	4.4 ft
AprilApr	54°	34°	4.57 in	9	6.4	42°	4.1 ft
MayMay	65°	44°	3.58 in	10	6.4	48°	3.1 ft
JuneJun	74°	53°	3.54 in	10	7.2	56°	2.8 ft
JulyJul	80°	59°	3.09 in	11	7.7	62°	2.6 ft
AugustAug	79°	58°	3.07 in	9	7.5	64°	2.6 ft
SeptemberSep	71°	50°	3.33 in	8	6.2	61°	3.4 ft
OctoberOct	60°	39°	5.00 in	9	4.1	55°	4.0 ft
NovemberNov	48°	31°	4.23 in	8	3.3	49°	4.2 ft
DecemberDec	38°	21°	4.61 in	10	2.9	45°	4.4 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	42°	4.7 ft
Feb	39°	4.5 ft
Mar	38°	4.4 ft
Apr	42°	4.1 ft
May	48°	3.1 ft
Jun	56°	2.8 ft
Jul	62°	2.6 ft
Aug	64°	2.6 ft
Sep	61°	3.4 ft
Oct	55°	4.0 ft
Nov	49°	4.2 ft
Dec	45°	4.4 ft

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

A normal year brings 46.06 in of rain on about 107 days and about 2,000 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

Now46 °Ffeels like 40 °F

Tomorrow40 / 65 °F

It's 46 °F now (feels like 40 °F). Today, 26 °F to 51 °F; tomorrow, 40 °F to 65 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 2%
Thu 29 7%
Fri 30 12%
Sat 31 0%
Sun 1 0%
Mon 2 8%
Tue 3 18% 0.02 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 2%. The next day with likely rain is Wednesday 4: 21% and 0.13 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.01 in; last 7 days, 0.01 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity65%

Dew point35 °F

Humidity is 65% now and the dew point is 35 °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

Now16 migood

Clouds3%

Visibility is good now (16 mi). No fog expected today.

The model gives visibility up to about 15 mi: beyond that, the horizon is clear.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak3low

Thu 29: 3 · Fri 30: 2 · Sat 31: 2

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 · now Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

30.0030.2030.40 29.88

Steady now (−0.02 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.38 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 29

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
Tue 27	Overcast	37 / 53 °F	0	10 mph N
Mon 26	Light drizzle	38 / 70 °F	0.01 in	7 mph WNW
Sun 25	Clear sky	30 / 62 °F	0	6 mph WSW
Sat 24	Clear sky	30 / 58 °F	0	6 mph NW
Fri 23	Clear sky	40 / 55 °F	0	11 mph N
Thu 22	Overcast	42 / 62 °F	0	12 mph N
Wed 21	Overcast	40 / 57 °F	0	10 mph NNE

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Overcast	35 / 64 °F	0	11 mph N
Mon 19	Clear sky	35 / 57 °F	0	6 mph SSW
Sun 18	Clear sky	31 / 54 °F	0	8 mph SW
Sat 17	Overcast	36 / 58 °F	0	14 mph NW
Fri 16	Heavy drizzle	42 / 65 °F	0.19 in	14 mph SSW
Thu 15	Overcast	46 / 61 °F	0	10 mph NNW
Wed 14	Heavy drizzle	46 / 70 °F	0.14 in	12 mph WNW
Tue 13	Light rain	45 / 57 °F	0.60 in	9 mph ENE
Mon 12	Heavy drizzle	48 / 71 °F	0.17 in	8 mph NNW
Sun 11	Light rain	40 / 56 °F	0.22 in	7 mph SW
Sat 10	Overcast	43 / 61 °F	0	7 mph WNW
Fri 9	Mainly clear	49 / 64 °F	0	15 mph W
Thu 8	Light drizzle	50 / 69 °F	0.04 in	11 mph WSW
Wed 7	Overcast	38 / 60 °F	0	10 mph SSW
Tue 6	Mainly clear	45 / 58 °F	0	14 mph WNW
Mon 5	Overcast	49 / 67 °F	0	15 mph W
Sun 4	Overcast	43 / 61 °F	0	7 mph ENE
Sat 3	Overcast	50 / 68 °F	0	7 mph N
Fri 2	Light drizzle	63 / 82 °F	0.07 in	9 mph WSW
Thu 1	Overcast	55 / 75 °F	0	9 mph SW
Wed 30	Light drizzle	56 / 64 °F	0.01 in	6 mph S
Tue 29	Drizzle	55 / 65 °F	0.17 in	10 mph N
Mon 28	Light rain	54 / 56 °F	0.92 in	13 mph NNE

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 Old Orchard BeachQuestions

What's the weather like today in Old Orchard Beach?

Overcast, from 26 °F to 51 °F, with a light breeze from the south (6 mph) and a 2% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Old Orchard Beach?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 7% (0.00 in): mainly clear.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 26 °F and a high of 65 °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 30.38 inHg and steady: +0.05 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Old Orchard Beach?

The best time to visit Old Orchard Beach is from June to September: highs of 71 °F to 80 °F, about 9 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Old Orchard Beach in October?

In October, Old Orchard Beach normally sees highs of 60 °F and lows of 39 °F, with about 9 rainy days (5.00 in for the month) and 4 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 55 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Old Orchard Beach?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 80 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 14 °F. The wettest is October (5.00 in) and the driest, August.

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Weather near Old Orchard Beach

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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 6.3 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 5:57 pm (local time).

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