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Your Daily Forecast

Three Days at a time

Updates twice per day, weekdays, by 7:30AM and again by 7:30PM.
9AM and 7PM on Weekends.

Forecasts are for Southern NH (Nashua)  to Keene NH with other locations noted.
(PB = Peterborough, NH) - (KE = Keene, NH)
The Weekend Outlooks are added every Thursday morning. (Forecasts through Sunday)

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Hazardous Weather Outlook: NH and Maine

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National Weather Service Gray ME
318 PM EDT Thu Mar 23 2023

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This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Maine, southwest Maine, New Hampshire and southern New Hampshire.

This afternoon and tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

Friday through Wednesday.

Light snow and sleet is possible Saturday evening before transitioning to rain into Sunday morning.

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Monday Night

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Showers likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 38. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

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Showers, mainly before 11pm. Patchy fog between 9pm and 10pm. Low around 33. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday

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Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Peterborough/Keene:
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Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night

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Mostly clear, with a low around 26. North wind around 5 mph.

Peterborough/Keene:
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Mostly clear, with a low around 22. North wind around 5 mph.

Saturday

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Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all rain after 5pm. High near 39. Light northeast wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

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Snow likely between noon and 4pm, then snow and sleet. High near 34. East wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow and sleet accumulation of around an inch possible.

Saturday Night

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Rain, mainly before 4am. Low around 35. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

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Rain and sleet, becoming all rain after 8pm. Low around 33. East wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

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A 30 percent chance of rain before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy.

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A 30 percent chance of rain before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy.

Sunday Night

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Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Breezy.

Peterborough/Keene:
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Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Breezy.

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New England Weather Discussion

(With thanks to the surrounding National Weather Service Offices)
Time of the readings below: 23 Mar 2023 10:06 PM
Current Temperature: 48.6°F (-0.1) 

High Temperature for the day: 51.9 at 3:01 PM.
Low Temperature for today: 35.7 at 7:00 AM.
Rainfall Today: 0.04 inches

Current Dewpoint: 40.3°F (4.9)
Hours of Daylight Tomorrow: 12:18

Find all of my instrument readings here.
Last complete site update: 3/23 - 6:01 PM

We hve had a couple of light sprinkles here today, but other than that, it has been quiet.
Through this Evening: Rain and snow showers will continue ahead of an arriving surface cold front with regional radar mosaic showing an area of showers over eastern NY poised to cross the southern half of our forecast area which really hasn't seen much of any rain yet. Further north and east there are some areas of dense fog... which will continue for a few more hours before improving this evening. 8 pm temperatures will range from the mid 30s over the mountains to the lower 40s in the foothills with upper 40s and even some lower 50s over southern NH sneaking up the ME coast. Webcams across northern areas reveal light snow accumulations with generally wet main roads...but there will likely remain some slick travel on the back roads.

Tonight: Prefrontal showers continue through about 11pm before pushing offshore as the surface cold front crosses the region with westerly winds shifting northwest and dry advection developing. Robust cold advection overnight should keep most areas mixed with some gusts at 20-30 mph will be possible overnight...especially along the hilltops. The drying airmass should allow for partial clearing downwind of the mountains with upslope clouds and some snow showers further north. Consensus lows in the mid 20s north to lower/mid 30s south look good.

High pressure will build towards the region on Friday with northwest flow continuing across northern New England. This high will crest overhead Friday night with the short term forecast period remaining very quiet weather-wise. Expect highs in the upper 40s to around 50 on Friday under partly to mostly cloudy skies.

Friday Night: The lower half of the troposphere will continue to dry out as high pressure arrives from the west. Given this...and the likelihood of any significant cloudiness associated with the weekend system just beginning to arrive by daybreak...the scenario looks good for radiational cooling. Statistical guidance supports teens in the mountains with 20s to the south and east.
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03/20/2023 - See the Spring 2023 Outlook in the  Special Reports Section. I have added some updates from the Climate Prediction center.
02/17/2023 - New feature: A five day temerature graph can be found in the lower right hand column! (Below the radar)
01/08/2023 - I am working on
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Regional Synopsis

SYNOPSIS...
A cold front will pass offshore this evening with much drier air moving into the area overnight and for the day on Friday under strengthening northwesterly winds. High pressure remains in control through Saturday afternoon before low pressure moving into the Great Lakes redevelops over the Gulf of Maine Saturday night. This system will bring snow changing to rain across southern New Hampshire and the coast of Maine with more snow across the foothills and mountains before a potential changeover. Precipitation tapers off on Sunday with northwest winds and milder temperatures for Monday of next week.

SYNOPSIS...
Another round of scattered rain showers this evening ahead of an approaching cold front. Wind shift to the northwest advects a cooler and drier airmass for Friday with a blend of sun and clouds. Active weather on Saturday into early Sunday, with a wintry mix across the interior and higher terrain, with a cold rain elsewhere. Drier weather returns Sunday into Monday with near seasonable temperatures. Unsettled weather may return heading into the middle of next week.

NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/...
Highlights...

* Scattered showers along with gusty southwest winds ahead of an
approaching cold front.

* Cold front clears the coast during the overnight hours, followed
by a change of wind direction to the northwest, advecting a drier
airmass into the region.

LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
Highlights...

* Unsettled Sat into early Sun. Wintry mix changing to rain
across the interior. Light accumulation expected across the
higher terrain. Elsewhere, will be a cold rain. Gusty winds
at times.

* Dry weather returns Sun/Mon, with near to above normal
temperatures.

* Could see a return of unsettled weather in the Tue/Wed
timeframe, but confidence in the details remains low.

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Regional Weather Discussions

Updated once in the morning-These are provided by the NWS, WMUR-TV, or me...
Manchester NH:  3/23 - 8:03 AM

An active pattern returns with the first of a few storm systems moving through Thursday ahead of the potential for rain, mix, and even snow this weekend.

Scattered showers are likely off and on Thursday and Thursday night with some mixing far north first thing this morning. Rain could be steady at times during the day, but not heavy in most locations. Highs in the 40s to low 50s.

Lingering clouds on Friday with cooler high temperatures in the 40s and a breeze with gusts 25-30 mph.

The next system moves in Saturday with the potential for rain, wintry mix, and even some snow. The heaviest bands will pass through late Saturday. Computer guidance suggests it will be plowable snow for most areas north of Concord. Lingering snow/ mix will slowly end from south to north through Sunday. This active pattern appears to persist into next week.

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