Forecast and Conditions for Canterbury, New Hampshire

Updated: 12:30 AM EDT on September 07, 2008 Observed at Loudon, New Hampshire
Temperature	67.1 °F / 19.5 °C
Humidity	94%
Dew Point	65 °F / 19 °C
Wind	NW at 4.0 mph / 6.4 km/h
Pressure	29.02 in / 982.6 hPa (Steady)
Conditions	Heavy Rain
Visibility	2.0 miles / 3.2 kilometers
Clouds	(FEW) : 1000 ft / 304 m Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 1600 ft / 487 m Overcast (OVC) : 3500 ft / 1066 m
Yesterday's Maximum	80 °F / 26 °C
Yesterday's Minimum	63 °F / 17 °C
Normal high	75 °F / 23 °C
Normal low	50 °F / 10 °C
Record high	96 °F / 35 °C (1881)
Record low	33 °F / 0 °C (1888)
Yesterday's Heating Degree Days	0
Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days	7
Sunrise	06:17 AM (EDT)
Sunset	07:10 PM (EDT)
Moon Rise	02:39 PM (EDT)
Moon Set	11:01 PM (EDT)
Moon Phase

Areal Flood Warning Statement as of 12:30 am EDT on September 7, 2008

... Bands of heavy rain will continue to pound the region with
significant flooding expected... especially in portions of York
County Maine and much of southeast New Hampshire...

... The Flood Warning remains in effect until 530 am for urban areas
and small streams in southern Carroll... Rockingham... York...
Merrimack... Strafford and Belknap counties...

At 1230 am... bands of heavy rain continue across the
region... especially York County Maine where up to 5 inches of rain
has already fallen in South Berwick with up to 7 inches storm
rainfall totals expected across this region by daybreak. Small
rivers and streams will be running extremely high... such as the
mousam... Kennebunk and merriland rivers.

In addition... the Suncook river will continue to rise rapidly
overnight. This will threaten areas such as the lazy River
Campground.

Water levels will be rising dangerously fast during the night! Take
necessary precautions if you live or are camping near small rivers
and streams.

A Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or has been reported.
Stream rises will be slow and flash flooding is not expected.
However... all interested parties should take necessary precautions
immediately.

Most flood deaths occur in automobiles. Never drive your vehicle into
areas where the water covers the roadway. Flood waters are usually
deeper than they appear. Just one foot of flowing water is powerful
enough to sweep vehicles off the Road. When encountering flooded
roads make the smart choice... turn around... dont drown.

Please report high water to the National Weather Service by calling
toll free... 1-877-633-6772... when you can do so safely.

Lat... Lon 4282 7140 4293 7146 4295 7139 4301 7141
      4306 7153 4305 7164 4314 7168 4313 7185
      4320 7192 4321 7202 4389 7135 4382 7099
      4378 7096 4380 7076 4352 7034 4288 7085
      4285 7101 4280 7106 4280 7117 4273 7119

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Flash Flood Watch Statement as of 10:29 PM EDT on September 6, 2008

... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect through Sunday morning...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* portions of western Maine and New Hampshire... including the
following areas... in western Maine... Androscoggin... coastal
Cumberland... coastal Waldo... coastal York... interior
Cumberland... interior Waldo... interior York... Kennebec...
Knox... Lincoln... Sagadahoc... southern Franklin... southern
Oxford and southern Somerset. In New Hampshire... Belknap...
coastal Rockingham... interior Rockingham... Merrimack...
northern Carroll... southern Carroll... Strafford and Sullivan.

* Through Sunday morning

* rainfall rates of over an inch per hour will continue at times
over southern Maine and southern New Hampshire overnight. This
will bring a swath of 3 to 5 inches of rain to this region by
sunrise on Sunday. A few locations will receive over 6 inches of
rain.

* Urban flooding... as well as flooding of creeks and streams...
seems to be the greatest threat. With the expected amount of
rain... mainstem river flooding is not expected... perhaps other
than the Presumpscot River in Westbrook.

Please stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio... your local media... or
go to www.Weather.Gov/gray for further updates on this weather
situation.

Forecast as of 3:27 PM EDT on September 6, 2008
Flash Flood Watch in effect from 8 PM EDT this evening through Sunday morning...

	Tonight Rain with isolated thunderstorms. Patchy fog after midnight. Rain may be heavy at times. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds around 10 mph...becoming northeast 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
	Sunday Mostly cloudy early...then becoming mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
	Sunday Night Mostly clear. Less humid with lows in the lower 50s. Light and variable winds.
	Monday Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds around 10 mph.
	Monday Night Mostly clear in the evening...then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Light and variable winds.
	Tuesday Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
	Tuesday Night Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s.
	Wednesday through Thursday Mostly clear. Highs in the upper 60s. Lows in the lower 40s.
	Thursday Night Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 40s.
	Friday Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s.
	Friday Night Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s.
	Saturday Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s.