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Special Weather Statement: MA
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
502 AM EST Wed Nov 20 2024
MAZ002>024-026-202300- Western Franklin MA-Eastern Franklin MA-Northern Worcester MA- Central Middlesex MA-Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA- Western Hampshire MA-Western Hampden MA-Eastern Hampshire MA- Eastern Hampden MA-Southern Worcester MA-Western Norfolk MA- Southeast Middlesex MA-Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA- Northern Bristol MA-Western Plymouth MA-Eastern Plymouth MA- Southern Bristol MA-Southern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA- Nantucket MA-Northern Middlesex MA- Including the cities of Charlemont, Greenfield, Orange, Barre, Fitchburg, Framingham, Lowell, Lawrence, Gloucester, Chesterfield, Blandford, Amherst, Northampton, Springfield, Milford, Worcester, Foxborough, Norwood, Cambridge, Boston, Quincy, Taunton, Brockton, Plymouth, Fall River, New Bedford, Mattapoisett, Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, Nantucket, and Ayer
502 AM EST Wed Nov 20 2024
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WEDNESDAY IN MASSACHUSETTS...
The combination of prolonged dry weather and low relative humidities will contribute to elevated fire weather concerns Wednesday across Massachusetts.
Obey fire bans, keep vehicles off dry grass and use extra caution if handling any potential ignition sources.
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Monday
Peterborough/Keene:
Monday Night
Peterborough/Keene:
Tuesday
Peterborough/Keene:
Tuesday Night
Peterborough/Keene:
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 55. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Peterborough/Keene:
Sunny, with a high near 53. Calm wind.
Wednesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 40. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Peterborough/Keene:
Rain likely, mainly after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 38. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Rain. High near 48. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Peterborough/Keene:
Rain. High near 44. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Thursday Night
Rain. Low around 38. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Peterborough/Keene:
Rain. Low around 34. East wind around 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Friday
Showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Peterborough/Keene:
Showers. High near 44. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Peterborough/Keene:
Showers likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 70%
Saturday
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New England Weather Discussion
(With thanks to the surrounding National Weather Service Offices)
Current Weather Readings:
(FYI: The number in parenthesis below is the change in the last hour)
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Time of the readings below: 20 Nov 2024 5:42 PM
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Current Temperature: 43.8°F (-4.9)
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High Temperature for today: 54.3 at 1:54 PM.
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Low Temperature for Today: 30.3 at 7:15 AM.
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Rainfall Today: 0.00 inches
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Current Dewpoint Temperature: 36.4°F (-1.5)
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Hours of Daylight Tomorrow: 9:32
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Highest Heat Index Reading Today: 54.3 at 1:54 PM
Last Complete Site Update: 11/20 - 7:37 AM
New Report: Find the Long Range Winter Outlooks for 2024/2025 in the Special Reports Section.
Rich`s Weather Discussion
One final day of above average temps and sunny skies today before a powerful storm system arrives later tonight through the end of the week. Snow is in the forecast for higher elevations at the moment. There are winter weather advisories active to our west this morning.
It would just figure that we have had very little weather over the past month, and now, when we have a major holiday coming up, there is the possibility of storminess for next week.
Stay tuned.
On this day in 1982, UC Berkeley defeated Stanford with a last-second, game-winning kickoff return involving five lateral passes and running through the prematurely celebrating Cardinal marching band.
**Near Term: Until 6 PM This Evening**
Low clouds continue to move westward this morning, as seen in satellite images and surface observations. Forecast models show this moisture spreading from east to west today, reaching New Hampshire by this afternoon. The mountains will also see upslope clouds throughout the day.
Minor updates have been made to the forecast for temperatures, humidity, and wind.
A dry day is expected today due to high pressure over eastern Canada. Winds will shift from the east later in the day, increasing moisture and cloud cover in the mountains and parts of Maine. Temperatures will be warmer than usual for this time of year, with highs in the mid-40s in the north and mid-50s in the south.
**Short Term: 6 PM This Evening Through 6 PM Thursday**
A low-pressure system will reach the Great Lakes region tonight, with moisture moving northward ahead of it. Another low-pressure system is expected to develop near the Mid-Atlantic coast tonight, bringing rain into southern parts of the area by morning. Overnight lows will be in the 30s to low 40s.
On Thursday, the low-pressure system will stall near the southern New England coast. Northeast winds will pull moisture in from the Gulf of Maine, bringing widespread rainfall. This will be the heaviest rain in quite some time for the area, which is still experiencing drought conditions. Temperatures will stay in the 40s, and higher elevations in the White Mountains may see a mix of rain and snow.
**Long Term: Thursday Night Through Tuesday**
Winds will peak Thursday night, with gusts up to 35 miles per hour possible during heavy rain.
On Friday and Saturday, the upper low will linger nearby, keeping showers in the region, especially in the mountains. Cooler air moving in from the west could lower snow levels, possibly bringing some flakes to lower elevations in New Hampshire. However, most of the heavier rain will have moved out by then, and little to no snow accumulation is expected at lower elevations.
Another weather system could arrive around Tuesday, though there is significant uncertainty in the forecast beyond Monday.
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11/01/2024 - I have posted the Winter Outlook in the Special Reports Section.
10/13/2024: I have posted some Aurora Pixs in the Visitor Pixs Page.
10/01/2024: I have transitioned the site to fall and beyond. I will now be reporting regional cold and Flu in the Weather Graphic 3 panel instead of seasonal allergies. I will also be reporting Mount Washington Weather in the climate section eliminating water temperatures. On the stats page I will be setting up the snowfall accumulation page.
09/29/2024: On Oct 1, I will be transitioning NE 3 from the Allergy Forecast to the Flu & colds forecast. I will also be adding a Snowfall graph to the annual snow/rain data page.
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Regional Synopsis
SYNOPSIS...
Primarily dry weather will continue today. A low pressure system will approach from the Great lakes on Thursday, which will bring widespread precipitation to the region into Friday. This system will be slow to exit with chances for precipitation continuing into the weekend.
SYNOPSIS... High pressure will still be in control today, although will gradually weaken with increasing cloud cover late in the day. A slow-moving and well-developed area of low pressure looks to spread cool overcast conditions along with welcomed rains to Southern New England early tomorrow into Friday. Rain could mix with wet snow above 1500 feet elevation by early Friday morning. Drying out this weekend, although with considerable cloudiness, blustery northwest winds and seasonably cool temperatures. Mostly sunny and dry Monday but monitoring possible storminess around Tuesday.
LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
Highlights:
* Cloudy and seasonably cool with periods of rain showers Thurs night into Fri night, with wet/slushy snow above 1500 ft elevation.
* Gradual dry trend this weekend. Blustery with considerable cloudiness Sat, with less cloud cover Sun. Temps seasonably cool.
* Turning drier this weekend into early next week, but still remains blustery and somewhat unsettled with seasonable temps.
* Drier and mostly sunny Mon, but possible storminess around midweek.
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Manchester, NH: Last update: 11/20 - 7:37 AM
After one more sunny and mild afternoon, we finally have much-needed soaking rainfall in the forecast for Thursday. It remains unsettled and cooler Friday and into the weekend.
Cloudy all day north, while most of us have some sunshine elsewhere. Clouds will start to the increase later in the day today as the next system gathers some strength to our south. Highs will range from the upper 40s in some of the colder central valleys to 50-56¬? across southern NH with a lighter breeze.
35-45¬? tonight as clouds thicken, maybe a passing shower by morning.
A round of much-needed rain arrives Thursday and lasts as some lingering showers on Friday. The potential is there for 1-2?Äù of rainfall out of this system, which would help (but not completely erase) the ongoing drought. The steady and heaviest rain likely moves through later Thursday afternoon and evening south, then shifts northward overnight into northern areas by early Friday.
Rain and snow showers along with mostly cloudy skies will continue into the first half of the weekend with highs in the 40s.
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Climate Information (Peterborough, NH)
This section is updated every morning.
Last Update: 11/20 - 7:37 AM
The current average temperature spread for this time of year:
High: 44 Degrees
Low: 26 Degrees
Record High: 1985: 70 Degrees
Record Low: 1986: 2 Degrees
The Summits Forecast
THE FORECAST FOR MOUNT MONADNOCK, NH
Summits of Mount Monadnock and North Pack Monadnock Mountain
624 AM EST Wed Nov 20 2024
...Recreation forecast for summits of Mount Monadnock and North Pack Monadnock mountain...
TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. North winds around 10 mph this morning becoming light and variable.
TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then summits in and out of clouds. Rain likely after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s. Light and variable winds becoming northeast around 10 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 60 percent.
THURSDAY...Rain. Highs in the lower 40s. Northeast winds around 10 mph increasing to around 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Current Conditions for Mount Washington at this hour:
Current Weather: Partly Sunny - Breezy
Current Temp: 35 degrees
Sustained Wind: 19.3 MPH - Gusts: 66 MPH - Wind Chill Temp: 24 degrees
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