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Thursday Night
Scattered showers before midnight, then scattered sprinkles between midnight and 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 40. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Peterborough/Keene:
Scattered showers before midnight, then scattered sprinkles between midnight and 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 37. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Light east wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Peterborough/Keene:
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Scattered showers, mainly after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Peterborough/Keene:
Scattered showers, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
Scattered showers before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Peterborough/Keene:
Scattered showers, mainly before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West wind around 10 mph.
Peterborough/Keene:
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 58.
Peterborough/Keene:
Sunny, with a high near 53.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Peterborough/Keene:
Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
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Time of the readings below: 18 Apr 2024 9:41 PM
Current Temperature: 41.2°F (0.1)
High Temperature for the day: 45.6 at 12:01 AM.
Low Temperature for today: 41.0 at 8:35 PM.
Rainfall Today: 0.17 inches
Current Dewpoint: 39.6°F (0.1)
Hours of Daylight Tomorrow: 13:35
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Last complete site update: 4/18 - 6:08 PM
It was a raw and chilly day here in Peterborough, NH with off and on rain showers. These will end tonight.
High pressure sinks south into the Bay of Fundy tonight as upstream low pressure passes NEward through Toledo, continuing onshore flow for New England. This is a battle of the airmasses... with a very dry airmass associated with the high gradually yielding to a humid column pushing in from the southwest by the approaching low, resulting in light showers or sprinkles before forcing is lost late this evening. Meanwhile at the surface, easterly to southeasterly flow off the waters reinforces increasing humidity especially when mixing is lost later today.
In terms of sensible weather, there will be a noticeable uptick in humidity and clouds which will allow for more uniform overnight temperatures across the region. Have lows generally in the mid-30s as a result. Showers/sprinkles meanwhile will diminish over New Hampshire. Low stratus may form over the interior into the foothills, though this appears to be more of an outlier solution at this time.
Southerly flow increases Friday as low pressure tracks across the Ottawa Valley, dragging a cold front toward New England. As a result more of the forecast area will be under a marine influence, with temperatures topping out in the 50s area-wide...mid-50s for most... and limited to the 40s along the coast. The daytime is forecast to be dry with a mix of sun and clouds. Will have to keep an eye on any stratus formation over the interior early in the day, but as mentioned above that seems like an outlier at this point.
Clouds increase from the west by the evening as scattered light rain showers enter from the west. I`m not expecting everybody to necessarily pick up light rain with this, however as the front approaches the coast late Fri night / early Sat morning steadier rains are forecast to develop with a subtle amplification of the surface low. But, total amounts still look to be around a tenth of an inch or less. The continued marine influence, along with clouds and humidity from the frontal system, bring our mildest overnight yet with lows in the 40s... probably right around the Sea surface temperatures along the coast.
Long range:
Overview:
The pattern shows a broad trough over the region through the weekend into early next week, however dry air looks to dominate overhead at the same time so not much in the way of precipitation is expected. A more amplified trough looks to coincide with a cold front midweek, which could be our next chance of widespread rain.
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Regional Synopsis
SYNOPSIS...
A weak disturbance brings light rain across New Hampshire into far western Maine through this evening. Temperatures will trend cooler as an onshore component to surface flow builds, culminating in the passage of a frontal system with light rain late Friday into Saturday morning. Quiet, mild, and dry weather returns late Saturday through early next week. Low pressure approaches the region toward mid-week, potentially bringing the next chance for widespread rain.
SYNOPSIS...
Cool with a few showers into the evening. A more seasonable day on Friday, along with dry conditions during the daytime hours. A cold front brings another round of showers overnight into early Saturday morning. Dry for the rest of Saturday and all day Sunday with breezy conditions both days. The dry stretch of weather continues as we head into early next week, with the next chance for unsettled weather being Wednesday.
NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/...
345 pm update...
Highlights:
* Raw afternoon with areas of light rain, turning drier overnight,
but can not rule out a spot shower across eastern Massachusetts
and Rhode Island.
SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
345 pm update...
Highlights:
* Slight improvement for Friday with drier weather for the daylight
hours and near seasonable temperatures.
* Unsettled overnight with another chance for light rain,
especially along the south coast near daybreak on Saturday.
LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
345 pm update...
Key Point:
* Fire weather concerns this weekend through Tuesday
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Turning cooler in the days ahead, as clouds and a few showers make a return.
Cooler onshore flow will keep our temperatures in the 50s for most this afternoon. Most of us see mostly cloudy skies, but a few scattered showers are possible in western New Hampshire in the morning and anywhere in the afternoon.
Most of Friday looks dry, though more scattered showers arrive late in the day as a front approaches.
A bit warmer for Saturday with highs around 60 degrees, though more showers are possible to start the weekend. Bright skies and seasonable temperatures expected Sunday into early next week.
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Last Update: 4/18 - 7:04 AM
The current average temperature spread for this time of year:
High: 55 Degrees
Low: 32 Degrees
Record High: 1976: 87 Degrees
Record Low: 1962: 20 Degrees
Current conditions at Lake Winnipersauki at this hour:
Skies: A few clouds
Currently: Temperature: 42 degrees - Wind Speed: 7 MPH
Water Temperature: 45.5 degrees
The water will feel very cold. For the hardcore only. The water is now dangerously cold and most people will risk hypothermia if not equipped with a thick, 6/5mm wetsuit along with boots and a hood.
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