BELOW: Today’s Weather Watch with Rick Gordon

Friday’s Weather

As the ridge builds into New England today, the airmass continues to warm up. This yields a mostly sunny day with temperatures warming into the upper 70s to near 80. A light sea breeze develops in the afternoon along the coastline, causing temps to drop by a few degrees.

Drought Update for September

We are still in a severe drought even with 2″ of rain earlier this week. We are still close to 3″ below normal in rainfall.

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5-Day Outlook Sept. 8-Sept. 11

Today: Patchy morning fog followed by sunshine & pleasant. High 83 Winds: Light & Variable

Tonight: Mainly clear & cool. Low 55 Winds: Light & Variable

Saturday: Mostly sunny & nice. High 87 Winds: Light & Variable

Saturday night: Few clouds. Low 60 Winds: Light & Variable

Sunday: Some sun and slightly more humid. High 85 Winds: Light & Variable

Sunday night: Partly cloudy. Low 62 Winds: Light & Variable

Monday: More clouds than sun and humid with a spot shower. High 82 Winds: Light & Variable

Monday night: Mostly cloudy & humid. Low 62 Winds: S 5-10 mph

Tuesday: Humid with afternoon showers and thunderstorms. High 79 Winds: S 5-10 mph

Tuesday night: Humid with periods of rain with a thunderstorm. Low 63 Winds: SSE 5-10 mph

Weather Patterns We’re Watching

Summer-like temperatures for this weekend with highs in the 80s. Some wet weather by the middle of next week.

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Summits above 4,000 feet in Northern New Hampshire Today:

Mostly sunny in the morning, then summits in and out of clouds. Highs in the mid-60s… except around 60 at elevations above 5,000 feet. North winds 10 to 20 mph.

Elevations between 2,500 and 4,000 feet in Northern New Hampshire Today:

Partly sunny in the morning, then summits in and out of clouds. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds up to 10 mph.

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Beach Forecast

An easterly swell will begin to build this afternoon along the coastline, generated by the interaction between Hurricane Earl south of Bermuda and High pressure across Atlantic Canada. Although waves will only be around 3 feet by late in the day, the long period of the swell will cause rip currents to strengthen by the weekend.

Weather: Pleasant with plenty of sunshine.

U.V. Index: Moderate.

Thunderstorm Potential: None.

High Temperature: In the lower 70s.

Wind: North winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Surf height: Around 3 feet.

Rip Current Risk: Low.

Water temperature: 64 degrees.

Tides for Hampton Beach: High 8.9 feet (MLLW) 11:02 AM. Low -0.2 feet (MLLW) 05:19 PM.

Lake Forecast for Lake Winnipesaukee

Light and variable winds become southwest at around 5 mph in the afternoon. Waves less than 1 foot. Patchy fog in the morning. Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Thunderstorms are not forecast for this period. Water temperature 70 degrees.