Weather Watch with Rick Gordon

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Thursday’s Weather

High pressure will continue to bring dry & very pleasant weather today with highs in the lower 80s. Showers and thunderstorms do return late tonight through Friday with periods of heavy rainfall, thunderstorms can bring flash flooding and localized damaging wind gusts.

5-Day Outlook, Aug. 3 – 7

Today: Mix of sun & clouds. High 81 Winds: SSW 10-15 mph

Tonight: Partly to mostly cloudy and more humid with showers late. Low 64 Winds: S 5-10 mph

Friday: Cloudy, cooler, & humid with showers and thunderstorms. High 74 (feel like 76) Winds: SSW 10-15 mph

Friday night: Humid with some evening showers and a thunderstorm. Low 63 Winds: SW 5-10 mph

Saturday: Mostly sunny & not as humid. High 82 Winds: NW 5-10 mph

Saturday night: Mainly clear & cool. Low 58 Winds: WNW 5-10 mph

Sunday: Some sun & clouds. High 83 (feel like 84) Winds: WNW5-10 mph

Sunday night: Partly cloudy. Low 61 Winds: SW 5-10 mph

Monday: Some sun & more humid with a strong afternoon thunderstorm. High 80 Winds: S 10-15 mph

Monday night: Evening thunderstorms, mild, & humid. Low 67 Winds: SSW 5-15 mph

Weather Patterns We’re Watching

Next week for the first full week of August will be dry & humid with highs around 80 degrees.

Weather Alert

Showers and thunderstorms do return late tonight through Friday with periods of heavy rainfall. Thunderstorms can bring flash flooding and localized damaging wind gusts, and small hail.

Hiking Report/White Mountains Weather

Elevations for summits above 4,000 feet in Northern New Hampshire Today: Summits obscured. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s… except in the mid-50s at elevations above 5000 feet. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Elevations between 2,500 and 4,000 feet in Northern New Hampshire Today: Summits obscured. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

BEACH FORECAST

Weather: Pleasant with times of sun and clouds

UV Index: High.

Thunderstorm Potential: None

High Temperature: In the mid-70s.

Winds: Southwest winds around 5 mph, increasing to south around 15 mph in the afternoon.

Surf Height: Around 2 feet.
Water Temperature: 63.

Rip Current Risk: Low.

Tides Hampton Beach: Low -1.3 feet (MLLW) 07:21 AM. High 9.2 feet (MLLW) 01:18 PM.

View on Lake Winnipiseogee (1828) by American painter Thomas Cole

Lake Forecast

Southwest winds around 10 mph. Waves around 2 feet. Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent. The lightning threat is low, which implies that there is little chance of thunderstorms. The water temperature is 65 degrees.