Forecast and Conditions for Harwich, Massachusetts

Updated: 3:43 PM EDT on September 05, 2008 Observed at ORLEANS, SOUTH ORLEANS, Massachusetts
Temperature	81.7 °F / 27.6 °C
Humidity	49%
Dew Point	61 °F / 16 °C
Wind	SW at 2.7 mph / 4.3 km/h
Pressure	30.24 in / 1023.9 hPa (Steady)
Conditions	Clear
Visibility	10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
Clouds	Clear (CLR) : -
Yesterday's Maximum	82.2 °F / 27.9 °C
Yesterday's Minimum	56.8 °F / 13.8 °C
Normal high	71 °F / 21 °C
Normal low	58 °F / 14 °C
Record high	80 °F / 26 °C (1985)
Record low	48 °F / 8 °C (1997)
Sunrise	06:10 AM (EDT)
Sunset	07:06 PM (EDT)
Moon Rise	12:26 PM (EDT)
Moon Set	09:36 PM (EDT)
Moon Phase

Flash Flood Watch Statement as of 2:16 PM EDT on September 5, 2008

... Flash Flood Watch in effect from late tonight through Sunday
morning...

The National Weather Service in Taunton has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of northern Connecticut...
Massachusetts... southern New Hampshire and Rhode Island...
including the following areas... in northern Connecticut...
Hartford CT... Tolland CT and Windham CT. In Massachusetts...
Barnstable MA... central Middlesex MA... Dukes MA... eastern
Essex MA... eastern Franklin MA... eastern Hampden MA... eastern
Hampshire MA... eastern Norfolk MA... eastern Plymouth MA...
Nantucket MA... northern Bristol MA... northern Middlesex MA...
northern Worcester MA... southeast Middlesex MA... southern
Bristol MA... southern Plymouth MA... southern Worcester MA...
Suffolk MA... western Essex MA... western Franklin MA... western
Hampden MA... western Hampshire MA... western Norfolk MA and
western Plymouth MA. In southern New Hampshire... Cheshire NH...
eastern Hillsborough NH and western and central Hillsborough
NH. In Rhode Island... Block Island RI... Bristol RI... eastern
Kent RI... Newport RI... northwest Providence RI... southeast
Providence RI... Washington RI and western Kent RI.

* From late tonight through Sunday morning

* tropical moisture associated with Hanna will bring periods of heavy
rain during this weekend... which could produce flash flooding. The
first round of significant rainfall is expected to occur late
tonight into early Saturday morning... well ahead of Hanna. A second
round of heavy rain is anticipated Saturday afternoon through early
Sunday morning as Hanna approaches and moves across the area. Over
the course of this weekend a widespread 3 to 6 inches of rain is
forecast in the watch area... with scattered 8 inch totals.

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to
flash flooding. Much of this rain is expected to fall during the
nighttime. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to
recognize the dangers of flash floods.

Do not drive your vehicle into areas where the water covers the
roadway.

For safetys sake... stay away from streams and openings to drainage
pipes. Swiftly moving waters can quickly pull a person under
water... creating a life threatening situation.

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should flash flood warnings be issued.

Nmb

Forecast as of 3:05 PM EDT on September 5, 2008

Now
At 4 PM...mostly sunny. Temperature around 79. Southwest winds around 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. At 6 PM...partly cloudy. Temperature around 75. Southwest winds around 15 mph. At 8 PM...mostly cloudy. Temperature around 70. South winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.

Forecast as of 11:16 am EDT on September 5, 2008

	This Afternoon Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph.
	Tonight Mostly cloudy. Showers likely after midnight. Humid with lows in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
	Saturday Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
	Saturday Night Showers with thunderstorms likely. Locally heavy rainfall possible after midnight. Very windy and humid. Near steady temperature in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
	Sunday Cloudy with showers likely in the morning...then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Windy and humid. Near steady temperature in the upper 60s. West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph...diminishing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 60 percent.
	Sunday Night and Monday Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 70s.
	Monday Night Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
	Tuesday Partly sunny. A chance of showers. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
	Tuesday Night Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
	Wednesday Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
	Wednesday Night and Thursday Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 70.