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Today’s Weather
Get ready for a bright but chilly day ahead! With mostly sunny skies and a high of 37 degrees, it’s the perfect opportunity to bundle up and enjoy the crisp late winter air. Expect a gentle breeze from the west-northwest at 5 to 10 mph. So, grab your favorite warm layers and make the most of this beautiful day!
Weather Alerts
This year’s spring leaf-out has been a mix of early and late arrivals. Early in the year, spring showed up more than two weeks ahead of the 1991-2020 average in parts of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, but then stalled due to cold weather, arriving over a week late in some areas of the Southeast. Now it’s moving north again, running 3-5 weeks early in parts of Colorado, Kansas, and the Northern Great Plains. Coastal Southeast states are seeing it 1-2 weeks late, while southern Midwest states are 2-3 weeks ahead. Out West, spring is spreading north and to higher elevations, showing up on time to several weeks early. Boise, ID is 16 days early, Omaha, NE is 18 days early, Cleveland, OH is 17 days early, Pittsburgh, PA is 15 days early, and Philadelphia, PA is 3 days early.
Today: Mainly sunny & cold. High 37 Winds: WNW 5-10 mph
Tonight: Partly to mostly cloudy. Low 23 Winds: Light & Variable
Thursday: Mostly cloudy & not as cold. High 45 (feel like 37) Winds: S 5-15 mph
Thursday night: Mainly cloudy. Low 30 Winds: Light & Variable
Friday (first day of Astronomical Spring): Some sun and mild. High 51 (feel like 49) Winds: WNW 5-15 mph
Friday night: Partly cloudy. Low 33 Winds: Light & Variable
Saturday: Mostly cloudy & mild with a passing afternoon shower. High 52 (feel like 47) Winds: SW 5-10 mph
Saturday night: Cloudy with a couple of showers. Low 41 (feel like 39) Winds: SSW 5-10 mph
Sunday: Lots of clouds, breezy, and mild. High 53 (feel like 47) Winds: W 15-20 mph
Sunday night: Clearing, breezy, and much cold. Low 19 (feel like 7) Winds: NW 10-15+ mph
Weather Patterns We’re Watching
The first full week of spring will kick off with temperatures in the 30s, followed by milder spring weather for the rest of the week.
Get Out!
Elevations for summits above 4,000 feet in Northern New Hampshire today: Summits will be hidden, with highs near 16 degrees, dropping to 4–14 above at elevations over 5,000 feet. West winds around 35 mph will ease to about 20 mph in the afternoon, with gusts reaching up to 60 mph. Wind chills could plunge to as low as 41 below.
Elevations between 2,500 and 4,000 feet in Northern New Hampshire today: Summits drifting in and out of clouds with highs near 20. West winds around 25 mph will ease to about 15 mph in the afternoon, with gusts reaching up to 50 mph. Wind chill could drop as low as 27 below.
