Weather Watch with Rick Gordon

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Sunday’s Weather

Today will be pleasant with sunshine and comfortable conditions with highs in the middle 80s.

5-Day Forecast July 23 – 27

Today: Mostly sunny and comfortable. High 87 (feel like 87) Winds: W 5-10 mph

Tonight: Mostly clear and more humid. Low 63 Winds: Light & Variable

Monday: Humid with a mix of sun & clouds. High 89 (feel like 93) Winds: SW 5-10 mph

Monday night: Partly cloudy and humid. Low 66 Winds: SSW 5-10 mph

Tuesday: Some sun & humid with a stray shower. High 89 (feel like 90) Winds: SSW 5-10 mph

Tuesday night: Few clouds & humid. Low 67 Winds: Light & Variable

Wednesday: Hazy sun, hot, and muggy with a stray afternoon thunderstorm. High 90 (feel like 97) Winds: SW 5-10 mph

Wednesday night: Hazy & muggy with some fog late. Low 70 Winds: Light & Variable

Thursday: Hazy sun, hot, and muggy with a stray thunderstorm. High 95 (feel like 100) Winds: WSW 5-15 mph

Thursday night: Very warm & muggy. Low 75 Winds: Light & Variable

Summertime heat and humidity are on the way!

Heat and humidity should return for the middle and end of next week, with the potential for a 3-day heat wave, starting on Wednesday and peaking on Friday. Heat indexes may climb into the lower 100s.

Weather Patterns We’re Watching

Hazy sun, hot, and muggy next Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday with highs in the 90s; making the second heat wave of the summer!

Hiking Report/White Mountains Weather

Elevations for summits above 4,000 feet in Northern New Hampshire Today: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid-60s… except in the upper 50s at elevations above 5000 feet. Northwest winds around 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph becoming west around 15 mph in the afternoon.

Elevations between 2,500 and 4,000 feet in Northern New Hampshire Today: Partly sunny. Highs around 70. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the morning.

BEACH FORECAST

Weather: Sunny.

UV Index: Very high.

Thunderstorm Potential: None.

High Temperature: In the upper 70s.

Winds: Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming south in the afternoon.

Surf Height: Around 2 feet.

Water Temperature: 67.

Rip Current Risk: Low.

Tides Hampton Beach: Low 0.6 feet (MLLW) 10:00 AM. High 8.0 feet (MLLW) 04:00 PM.

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

Lake Forecast

Southeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. Waves around 1 foot. Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Scattered showers. Isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent. The lightning threat is moderate, which implies that thunderstorms are possible. The water temperature is 78 degrees.