New Bedford, Massachusetts Weather Forecast
Today in New Bedford: clear skies with a high near 53°F and a low around 37°F. Rain chance 0%. No day tops a 20% rain chance through Thursday. Warming trend: highs climb from 53°F today to 65°F by Monday.
Forecast updated 4:05 AM EDT, Oct 23
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7-Day Forecast for New Bedford
Today 10/23
53°37°
Sat 10/24
58°34°
Sun 10/25
61°35°
Mon 10/26
65°40°
Tue 10/27
55°39°
Wed 10/28
54°36°
Thu 10/29
58°40°
Next 24 Hours
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| Temp | 51° | 52° | 53° | 53° | 52° | 51° | 47° | 43° | 40° | 39° | 38° | 37° | 37° | 37° | 36° | 36° | 35° | 35° | 35° | 34° | 36° | 42° | 47° | 51° |
| Rain | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Wind | N 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 4 | N 2 | N 2 | N 2 | N 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
Growing Conditions
Growing degree days
2,943
since Apr 1, base 50°F
Rain, last 30 days
5.74 in
model analysis
Rain, year to date
40.11 in
since Jan 1
2-inch soil temperature
54°F
yesterday, daily average
Reference ET, last 7 days
0.52 in
FAO-56 grass reference
Through Oct 22. Season totals use model analysis for this point and update every morning.
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About New Bedford Weather
New Bedford sits at about 98 feet above sea level in Bristol County, Massachusetts. About 149,910 people live in the New Bedford area. Official forecasts and warnings for the area come from the National Weather Service BOX office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar site is KBOX. The city is in USDA plant hardiness zone 7a, where the coldest winter night typically falls between 0 to 5°F. Over the past ten years the last spring freeze has come around Apr 4 and the first fall freeze around Nov 20.
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