Outdoor conditions in

Newburyport

Massachusetts
Now
  1. 55°Sunny0% rain64% humidityGusts 16 mph
  2. 57°Sunny0% rain57% humidityGusts 14 mph
  3. 58°Sunny0% rain55% humidityGusts 13 mph
  4. 59°Sunny0% rain51% humidityGusts 10 mph
  5. 60°Sunny0% rain49% humidityGusts 8 mph
  6. 60°Mostly Sunny0% rain47% humidityGusts 6 mph
  7. 60°Sunny0% rain49% humidityGusts 5 mph
  8. 58°Sunny0% rain55% humidityGusts 5 mph
  9. 54°Mostly Clear0% rain64% humidityGusts 5 mph
  10. 51°Mostly Clear0% rain71% humidityGusts 3 mph
  11. 47°Partly Cloudy0% rain83% humidityGusts 3 mph
  12. 45°Mostly Clear0% rain89% humidityGusts 3 mph
  13. 44°Mostly Clear0% rain93% humidityGusts 3 mph
  14. 43°Partly Cloudy0% rain96% humidityGusts 5 mph
  15. 42°Partly Cloudy0% rain100% humidityGusts 5 mph
  16. 43°Partly Cloudy0% rain96% humidityGusts 5 mph
  17. 43°Mostly Cloudy1% rain93% humidityGusts 5 mph
  18. 43°Mostly Cloudy2% rain93% humidityGusts 7 mph
  19. 44°Partly Cloudy4% rain89% humidityGusts 8 mph
  20. 45°Mostly Cloudy6% rain89% humidityGusts 9 mph
  21. 45°Slight Chance Rain Showers22% rain89% humidityGusts 12 mph
  22. 46°Chance Rain Showers38% rain89% humidityGusts 15 mph
  23. 48°Chance Rain Showers53% rain93% humidityGusts 18 mph
  24. 50°Rain Showers Likely62% rain96% humidityGusts 22 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
47–96%
Wind
18 mph
Fri

Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
79%
Humidity
89–100%
Wind
26 mph
Sat

Saturday has a real shower chance.

Rain
57%
Humidity
44–93%
Wind
33 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
2%
Humidity
48–82%
Wind
13 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
15%
Humidity
60–89%
Wind
16 mph
  1. 60° / 43°Today looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 47–96% · Wind 18 mph
  2. 66° / 42°Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.79% rain · Humidity 89–100% · Wind 26 mph
  3. 59° / 37°Saturday has a real shower chance.57% rain · Humidity 44–93% · Wind 33 mph
  4. 54° / 34°Sunday looks fairly quiet.2% rain · Humidity 48–82% · Wind 13 mph
  5. 59° / 40°Monday looks fairly quiet.15% rain · Humidity 60–89% · Wind 16 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Essex area · Updated Thu 10:25 AM
19GoodUS AQI

Good through Sat 12 PM.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 8:45 AM

Air near ground19 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Newburyport radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Newburyport.

Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.

View the official forecast ↗

Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Weather is less concerning around 5 PM–8 PM.

Humidity stays higher and winds stay lighter for at least three hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Sustained wind is 9 mph. Gusts may reach 16 mph.

Humidity
64%
Wind
9 mph
Gusts
16 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

Nearby regional view

Explore Boston-Cambridge-Newton

About 21 miles away, the Boston-Cambridge-Newton hub looks more deeply at Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. It reflects that wider area rather than Newburyport’s exact conditions.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Essex area, about 10 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Newburyport, MA, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.