Forecast and Conditions for Amherst, Massachusetts

Updated: 12:40 AM EDT on July 25, 2008
Observed at Computer Science Bldg - University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts
Temperature 70.5 °F / 21.4 °C
Humidity 91%
Dew Point 68 °F / 20 °C
Wind SSW at 2.0 mph / 3.2 km/h
Pressure 30.09 in / 1018.8 hPa (Rising)
Conditions Overcast
Visibility 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
Clouds Overcast (OVC) : 1000 ft / 304 m
Yesterday's Maximum 76.1 °F / 24.5 °C
Yesterday's Minimum 66.9 °F / 19.4 °C
Normal high 79 °F / 26 °C
Normal low 59 °F / 14 °C
Record high 96 °F / 35 °C (2001)
Record low 50 °F / 10 °C (2002)
Sunrise05:35 AM (EDT)
Sunset08:16 PM (EDT)
Moon Rise11:37 PM (EDT)
Moon Set01:33 PM (EDT)
Moon Phase
Forecast as of 12:05 am EDT on July 25, 2008

Now
At 1 am...partly cloudy. Temperature around 70. Southwest winds around 5 mph. At 3 am...partly cloudy. Temperature around 68. Southwest winds around 5 mph. At 5 am...partly cloudy. Temperature around 64. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
Forecast as of 11:30 PM EDT on July 24, 2008

Overnight
Mostly cloudy late this evening...then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
Friday
Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then showers and thunderstorms likely after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Humid with lows in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph...diminishing to around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Sunday
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then a chance of showers after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Monday
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning... then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Tuesday
Partly sunny. Highs around 80.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows around 60.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny. Highs around 80.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s.
Thursday
Partly sunny. A chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
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