Weather in Madaket

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 10:11 pm (EDT)

Now · clear 49 °F

Feels like: 44 °F
Low / high: 37 / 56 °F
Rain: 1%
Wind: 9 mph S

→ 30.40 inHg · steady

Today in Madaket: partly cloudy, 37 °F to 56 °F, with a 1% chance of rain and a gentle breeze from the south (9 mph). Tomorrow, clear sky, 51 °F to 60 °F and a 1% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Friday 30, at 62 °F. Next likely rain: Tuesday 3 (15%).

Measured now at the airport

Nantucket Mem (KACK), 7.3 mi away · 18 min ago

Visibility9.9 mi or more

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature48 °F

Wind8 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

56° 37°
Today
60° 51°
Thu 29
62° 53°
Fri 30
53° 47°
Sat 31
55° 47°
Sun 1
59° 54°
Mon 2
59° 52°
Tue 3
58° 53°
Wed 4
59° 54°
Thu 5
59° 54°
Fri 6
56° 51°
Sat 7
55° 50°
Sun 8
53° 49°
Mon 9
53° 51°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 28	Partly cloudy	37 / 56 °F	1%	9 mph SSE	2.1 ft	1:37 am · 1:47 pm	HRRR
Thu 29	Clear sky	51 / 60 °F	1%	13 mph SSW	2.4 ft	2:27 am · 2:38 pm	HRRR + NBM
Fri 30	Partly cloudy	53 / 62 °F	4%	16 mph W	3.1 ft	3:20 am · 3:32 pm	NBM
Sat 31	Mainly clear	47 / 53 °F	0%	18 mph NNW	3.0 ft	4:18 am · 4:30 pm	NBM
Sun 1	Partly cloudy	47 / 55 °F	1%	10 mph WSW	1.8 ft	4:20 am · 4:35 pm	NBM
Mon 2	Overcast	54 / 59 °F	7%	12 mph WSW	1.8 ft	5:26 am · 5:43 pm	NBM
Tue 3	Overcast	52 / 59 °F	15% · 0.04 in	12 mph NE	2.0 ft	6:32 am · 6:51 pm	NBM
Wed 4	Overcast	53 / 58 °F	18% · 0.35 in	14 mph ESE	2.8 ft	7:34 am · 7:57 pm	NBM
Thu 5	Overcast	54 / 59 °F	30% · 0.35 in	16 mph ESE	3.5 ft	8:32 am · 8:58 pm	NBM
Fri 6	Light drizzle	54 / 59 °F	44% · 0.53 in	19 mph E	3.9 ft	9:23 am · 9:51 pm	NBM
Sat 7	Drizzle	51 / 56 °F	30% · 0.24 in	15 mph SW	4.7 ft	10:08 am · 10:39 pm	NBM
Sun 8	Light drizzle	50 / 55 °F	24% · 0.09 in	15 mph NNW	4.7 ft	10:49 am · 11:23 pm	NBM + ECMWF
Mon 9	Clear sky	49 / 53 °F	21%	12 mph NNW	2.1 ft	11:28 am	ECMWF
Tue 10	Overcast	51 / 53 °F	17%	11 mph ENE	1.6 ft	12:04 am · 12:06 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Thursday 29 5:00 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	Mainly clear	Clear	Clear	Clear sky	Mainly clear	Mainly clear	Partly cloudy	Mainly clear
Temperature	39°	38°	39°	47°	55°	55°	50°	49°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
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)	2 SE	3 E	3 E	3 SE	7 S	8 S	7 S	8 S
Humidity	63%	62%	59%	65%	62%	54%	62%	71%
UV	0	0	0	1	4	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	55°	60°	61°	54°	56°	59°	60°
AIFS	55°	58°	60°	55°	54°	59°	60°
GFS	55°	59°	63°	52°	56°	58°	58°
ICON	55°	60°	62°	55°	58°	60°	60°
HRRR	56°	60°	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	55°	61°	62°	53°	55°	59°	59°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
AIFS	0	0	0.02 in	0	0	0	0
GFS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ICON	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
HRRR	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.04 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	1316	1924	2130	2332	1224	2328	1920
AIFS	9	15	21	21	11	19	19
GFS	1111	1930	2934	2433	1618	2132	2124
ICON	913	1420	1523	2132	1523	1726	2438
HRRR	913	1522	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	79	1318	1621	1824	1013	1216	1216
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%	12%	0%	2%	2%	5%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	19%	19%
NBM (NOAA)	1%	1%	4%	0%	1%	7%	15%
Thunderstorm (NBM)	0%	0%	2%	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, 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 +3.1 °F	Normal	Normal −0.4 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.5 °F	53° / 50°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +1.4 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.9 °F	52° / 49°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +2.0 °F	A bit above +35%	A bit above +1.1 °F	51° / 48°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +1.6 °F	A bit above +20%	A bit above +1.1 °F	49° / 46°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	A bit above +1.3 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.9 °F
December	Above +2.7 °F	Normal	Above +2.2 °F
January	Above +3.8 °F	A bit above +29%	Above +3.1 °F
February	Above +3.2 °F	Normal	Above +3.4 °F
March	Above +2.9 °F	Normal	Above +2.5 °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.

Madaket climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Madaket is from July to August: highs of 77 °F, about 7 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

Hurricane season: from July to August, peaking in July. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 8 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Madaket, about 3 every 10 years; one of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Henri, in August 2021.

40° 27°

JanJ
40° 27°

FebF
45° 33°

MarM
52° 40°

AprA
61° 49°

MayM
70° 57°

JunJ
77° 64°

JulJ
76° 65°

AugA
71° 59°

SepS
62° 49°

OctO
53° 41°

NovN
46° 33°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves	Cyclones
JanuaryJan	40°	27°	3.89 in	9	3.3	40°	4.5 ft	–
FebruaryFeb	40°	27°	3.40 in	8	4.7	38°	4.3 ft	–
MarchMar	45°	33°	3.82 in	9	5.1	39°	4.3 ft	–
AprilApr	52°	40°	3.82 in	9	5.8	43°	3.8 ft	–
MayMay	61°	49°	3.84 in	8	6.7	50°	3.1 ft	–
JuneJun	70°	57°	3.21 in	7	7.3	58°	2.6 ft	–
JulyJul	77°	64°	2.57 in	7	8.0	66°	2.4 ft	4
AugustAug	76°	65°	3.24 in	8	7.3	68°	2.4 ft	3
SeptemberSep	71°	59°	4.00 in	7	6.1	65°	3.1 ft	1
OctoberOct	62°	49°	4.28 in	8	4.7	59°	3.8 ft	–
NovemberNov	53°	41°	4.24 in	8	3.4	51°	4.2 ft	–
DecemberDec	46°	33°	4.90 in	10	2.9	45°	4.2 ft	–

Month	Water	Waves	Cyclones
Jan	40°	4.5 ft	–
Feb	38°	4.3 ft	–
Mar	39°	4.3 ft	–
Apr	43°	3.8 ft	–
May	50°	3.1 ft	–
Jun	58°	2.6 ft	–
Jul	66°	2.4 ft	4
Aug	68°	2.4 ft	3
Sep	65°	3.1 ft	1
Oct	59°	3.8 ft	–
Nov	51°	4.2 ft	–
Dec	45°	4.2 ft	–

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

A normal year brings 45.20 in of rain on about 96 days and about 2,000 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

Now49 °Ffeels like 44 °F

Tomorrow51 / 60 °F

It's 49 °F now (feels like 44 °F). Today, 37 °F to 56 °F; tomorrow, 51 °F to 60 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 1%
Thu 29 1%
Fri 30 4%
Sat 31 0%
Sun 1 1%
Mon 2 7%
Tue 3 15% 0.04 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 1%. The next day with likely rain is Tuesday 3: 15% and 0.04 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.00 in; last 7 days, 0.13 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity74%

Dew point42 °F

Humidity is 74% now and the dew point is 42 °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

Now13 migood

Clouds3%

Visibility is good now (13 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak4moderate

Thu 29: 3 · Fri 30: 3 · 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 29.96

Steady now (−0.00 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.27 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 39

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	Mainly clear	50 / 60 °F	0	21 mph NNE
Mon 26	Clear sky	54 / 60 °F	0	18 mph WSW
Sun 25	Overcast	45 / 56 °F	0	9 mph SSW
Sat 24	Clear sky	49 / 54 °F	0	14 mph NNW
Fri 23	Clear sky	50 / 56 °F	0	29 mph NNE
Thu 22	Drizzle	54 / 57 °F	0.12 in	36 mph N
Wed 21	Light drizzle	54 / 56 °F	0.02 in	38 mph NE

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Overcast	54 / 57 °F	0	30 mph NNE
Mon 19	Overcast	51 / 56 °F	0	23 mph NE
Sun 18	Mainly clear	49 / 52 °F	0	24 mph NNE
Sat 17	Heavy drizzle	50 / 64 °F	0.26 in	26 mph NNW
Fri 16	Drizzle	55 / 66 °F	0.18 in	30 mph SSW
Thu 15	Mainly clear	55 / 64 °F	0	22 mph N
Wed 14	Light drizzle	64 / 65 °F	0.06 in	26 mph WSW
Tue 13	Overcast	58 / 64 °F	0	20 mph ESE
Mon 12	Drizzle	59 / 62 °F	0.09 in	26 mph NNE
Sun 11	Rain	56 / 62 °F	0.64 in	27 mph ESE
Sat 10	Overcast	57 / 63 °F	0	15 mph N
Fri 9	Overcast	60 / 64 °F	0	19 mph W
Thu 8	Mainly clear	62 / 64 °F	0	23 mph WSW
Wed 7	Clear sky	54 / 62 °F	0	15 mph SW
Tue 6	Clear sky	53 / 60 °F	0	23 mph WNW
Mon 5	Light drizzle	60 / 63 °F	0.04 in	26 mph WNW
Sun 4	Drizzle	57 / 61 °F	0.08 in	19 mph ENE
Sat 3	Drizzle	59 / 63 °F	0.07 in	19 mph NE
Fri 2	Light rain	64 / 66 °F	0.15 in	23 mph WSW
Thu 1	Overcast	62 / 65 °F	0	20 mph SW
Wed 30	Overcast	61 / 62 °F	0	8 mph SW
Tue 29	Overcast	59 / 62 °F	0	18 mph W
Mon 28	Heavy drizzle	61 / 64 °F	0.25 in	21 mph ESE

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 MadaketQuestions

What's the weather like today in Madaket?

Partly cloudy, from 37 °F to 56 °F, with a gentle breeze from the south (9 mph) and a 1% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Madaket?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 1% (0.00 in): clear sky.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 37 °F and a high of 62 °F; the warmest day, Friday 30.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 4 (moderate). Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.40 inHg and steady: −0.01 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Madaket?

The best time to visit Madaket is from July to August: highs of 77 °F, about 7 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Madaket in October?

In October, Madaket normally sees highs of 62 °F and lows of 49 °F, with about 8 rainy days (4.28 in for the month) and 5 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 59 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Madaket?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 77 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 27 °F. The wettest is December (4.90 in) and the driest, July.

When is hurricane season in Madaket?

Hurricane season: from July to August, peaking in July. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 8 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Madaket, about 3 every 10 years; one of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Henri, in August 2021.

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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 3.1 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 10:11 pm (local time).

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