Forecast and Conditions for Fall River, Massachusetts

Updated: 12:40 AM EDT on July 25, 2008
Observed at North Tiverton, Tiverton, Rhode Island
Temperature 67.3 °F / 19.6 °C
Humidity 98%
Dew Point 67 °F / 19 °C
Wind SSE at 1.0 mph / 1.6 km/h
Pressure 30.08 in / 1018.5 hPa (Steady)
Conditions Light Rain
Visibility 8.0 miles / 12.9 kilometers
Clouds Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 3700 ft / 1127 m
Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 7000 ft / 2133 m
Overcast (OVC) : 8000 ft / 2438 m
Yesterday's Maximum 78.1 °F / 25.6 °C
Yesterday's Minimum 67.7 °F / 19.8 °C
Normal high 80 °F / 26 °C
Normal low 66 °F / 18 °C
Record high 95 °F / 35 °C (1987)
Record low 48 °F / 8 °C (2002)
Sunrise05:32 AM (EDT)
Sunset08:09 PM (EDT)
Moon Rise11:33 PM (EDT)
Moon Set01:26 PM (EDT)
Moon Phase
Areal Flood Watch, Areal Flood Advisory, High Surf Advisory
Statement as of 10:54 PM EDT on July 24, 2008


... Flood Watch remains in effect until 2 am EDT Friday...

The Flood Watch continues for

* portions of Massachusetts and Rhode Island... including the
following areas... in Massachusetts... eastern Essex MA...
eastern Norfolk MA... eastern Plymouth MA... northern Bristol
MA... southeast Middlesex MA... southern Bristol MA... southern
Plymouth MA... Suffolk MA... western Essex MA... western Norfolk
MA and western Plymouth MA. In Rhode Island... Bristol RI and
Newport RI.

* Until 2 am EDT Friday

* tropical moisture ahead of an approaching cold front continues
to bring numerous showers and thunderstorms to our region.
Some thunderstorms may bring localized heavy downpours of 1 to
3 inches in one hour. As a result... the threat of flooding
still exists.

* Drier... more stable air will begin to work its way eastward into
the North Shore and Boston Metro area toward midnight. However...
this drier air will take a bit longer to reach the South Shore.

This product... along with other weather... hydrological and
climate information... is available on the web at
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You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.




708 PM EDT Thu Jul 24 2008

The National Weather Service in Taunton has issued a

* flood advisory for...
eastern Newport County in Rhode Island...
west central Barnstable County in southeast Massachusetts...
southeastern Bristol County in southeast Massachusetts...
this includes the city of New Bedford...
southeastern Plymouth County in southeast Massachusetts...

* until 100 am EDT

* at 705 PM EDT radar indicated that showers and thunderstorms
continued to track through the Newport... to Fall River... to New
Bedford area. A few locations will receive around one inch of rain
between 7 and 9 PM. This rain will produce ponding of water in low
lying and poor drainage areas... particularly in urban locations.

Lat... Lon 4148 7121 4148 7127 4165 7121 4181 7053
      4166 7055 4159 7062 4158 7066 4171 7069
      4163 7076 4161 7084 4156 7082 4158 7091
      4152 7092 4146 7104 4150 7108 4144 7118


Nmb


446 PM EDT Thu Jul 24 2008

... High surf advisory remains in effect until 8 am EDT Friday...

A high surf advisory remains in effect until 8 am EDT Friday.

Building seas south of New England will reach 8 to 10 feet this
evening and then diminish below 7 feet by Friday morning.

A rip current... sometimes mistakenly called an undertow... is a
strong but narrow current of water flowing from the beach to the
surf zone. It can rapidly carry a swimmer into deeper water and
exhaust an individual trying to swim against it.

If you are a poor swimmer and are caught in a rip current... swim
parallel to the beach until out of its pull. Another means of
escape for those who are good swimmers is to ride the current out
beyond the surf zone where the rip current dissipates... then swim
toward shore outside the effect of the narrow rip current.

Do not attempt to swim back to shore directly against the
current... it can exhaust and drown even the strongest swimmer.

Heed the advice of the beach patrol and swim only at guarded
beaches. Watch your children. Be especially cautious near piers
and jetties where rip currents can be enhanced.




Forecast as of 12:05 am EDT on July 25, 2008

Now
At 1 am...cloudy with scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Temperature around 68. South winds around 10 mph. At 3 am...mostly cloudy. Temperature around 69. South winds around 10 mph. At 5 am...mostly cloudy. Temperature around 69. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Forecast as of 11:30 PM EDT on July 24, 2008

High surf advisory in effect until 8 am EDT Friday...
Overnight
Widespread showers with isolated thunderstorms. Patchy fog late this evening. Near steady temperature in the upper 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Friday
Mostly sunny. Humid with highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny. Humid with highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Humid with lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Sunday and Sunday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Patchy fog in the morning. Patchy fog after midnight. Highs in the lower 80s. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Monday
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning... then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Tuesday and Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s. Lows in the upper 60s.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
Wednesday Night and Thursday
Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 80.
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