Forecast and Conditions for Scituate, Massachusetts

Updated: 12:45 AM EDT on July 25, 2008 Observed at Scituate, Massachusetts
Temperature	68.4 °F / 20.2 °C
Humidity	96%
Dew Point	67 °F / 20 °C
Wind	West at 0.0 mph / 0.0 km/h
Pressure	30.10 in / 1019.2 hPa (Rising)
Conditions	Light Rain
Visibility	9.0 miles / 14.5 kilometers
Clouds	(FEW) : 200 ft / 60 m Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 1100 ft / 335 m Overcast (OVC) : 4600 ft / 1402 m
Yesterday's Maximum	83 °F / 28 °C
Yesterday's Minimum	69 °F / 20 °C
Normal high	83 °F / 28 °C
Normal low	66 °F / 18 °C
Record high	96 °F / 35 °C (1882)
Record low	53 °F / 11 °C (1901)
Yesterday's Heating Degree Days	0
Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days	11
Sunrise	05:29 AM (EDT)
Sunset	08:08 PM (EDT)
Moon Rise	11:30 PM (EDT)
Moon Set	01:25 PM (EDT)
Moon Phase

Areal Flood Watch, Areal Flood 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.

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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

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

Now
At 1 am...numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms. Temperature around 67. South winds around 10 mph. At 3 am...cloudy. Temperature around 68. South winds around 10 mph. At 5 am...mostly cloudy. Temperature around 70. South winds around 10 mph.

Forecast as of 11:30 PM EDT on July 24, 2008
Flood Watch in effect until 2 am EDT Friday...

	Overnight Widespread showers with isolated thunderstorms. Near steady temperature in the upper 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
	Friday Partly sunny in the morning...then clearing. Humid with highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds around 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. Humid with lows in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
	Sunday A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning... then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
	Sunday Night Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening... then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. 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 Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the morning. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
	Tuesday Night Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
	Wednesday Mostly sunny. Highs around 80.
	Wednesday Night Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
	Thursday Partly sunny. A chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.