Observed 6:45 PM EDT at KAQW

Cheshire, MA weather

Clear and 43°6°, 8°4° warmer than a typical Oct 25.

Mostly agree

Now 43°6°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Light through 7 AM
Dew point: 34°1°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 38Good; Ozone · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.43 inHg1030 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° warmer than this time yesterday (38°3° then, 42°6° now)

Good hours for

Low 33°1° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 63°17° tomorrow at 4 PM

TonightDown to 34°1° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 53°12° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 63°17° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 38°3° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tuesday morningUp to 46°8° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tuesday afternoonNear 50°10° · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sun 7p	Clear	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	73%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°)	39°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	79%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 47°8°)	37°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	85%	1%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 47°8°)	36°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	85%	41%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 46°8°)	35°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	44%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 47°8°)	34°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	96%	15%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 47°8°)	34°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	12%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 46°8°)	33°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	31%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly sunny	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 46°8°)	34°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	26%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 47°8°)	32°0°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	36%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 52°11°)	38°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	82%	42%	1
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	65%	43%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	59%	48%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	57%	60%	4
Mon 1p	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	57%	14%	4
Mon 2p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	53%	35%	4
Mon 3p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	54%	8%	3
Mon 4p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	50%	14%	2
Mon 5p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	56%	2%	1
Mon 6p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	60%	62%	0
Mon 7p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from NW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	69%	29%	0
Mon 8p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	80%	47%	0
Mon 9p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	83%	85%	0
Mon 10p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NW, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	86%	71%	0
Mon 11p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NW, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	89%	88%	0
Tue 12a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	89%	72%	0
Tue 1a	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	89%	61%	0
Tue 2a	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	93%	72%	0
Tue 3a	Partly cloudy	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	38°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	93%	73%	0
Tue 4a	Partly cloudy	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	36°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	92%	72%	0
Tue 5a	Partly cloudy	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	34°1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	92%	69%	0
Tue 6a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	31°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	96%	68%	0
Tue 7a	Mostly sunny	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°)	29°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	60%	0
Tue 8a	Partly sunny	34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°)	30°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	89%	40%	0
Tue 9a	Sunny	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	32°0°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	85%	51%	1
Tue 10a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	67%	23%	2
Tue 11a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	53%	12%	3
Tue 12p	Sunny	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	46%	11%	4
Tue 1p	Sunny	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	41%	5%	4
Tue 2p	Sunny	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	39%	5%	4
Tue 3p	Sunny	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	36%	4%	3
Tue 4p	Sunny	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	35%	2%	2
Tue 5p	Sunny	51°11° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	36%	2%	1
Tue 6p	Clear	47°8° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	44%	0%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 25. Sunny. High 63°17°, low 33°1°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 34°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
31°−1°–35°2°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 33°1°. Typical 54°12° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 2 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 6 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
33°1°–46°8°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 35°2°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 52°11°, low 27°−3°. Typical 54°12° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 31°0°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 52. North wind around 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
49°9°–52°11°
Low, likely
27°−3°–35°2°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 35°2°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 57°14°, low 38°3°. Typical 54°12° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 57.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Low, likely
28°−2°–38°3°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 34°1°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 64°18°, low 46°8°. Typical 53°12° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
41°5°–46°8°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 34°1°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 65°18°, low 42°6°. Typical 53°12° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 46°8°. Typical 53°12° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
51°11°–63°17°
Low, likely
35°2°–46°8°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 34°1°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 41°5°. Typical 52°11° / 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
53°12°–63°17°
Low, likely
36°2°–45°7°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 33°1°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 47°8°. Typical 52°11° / 33°1°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 51°11°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 53°12°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
42°6°–55°13°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 33°1°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Nov 3. Cloudy. High 56°13°, low 46°8°. Typical 52°11° / 33°1°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
48°9°–64°18°
Low, likely
36°2°–59°15°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 33°1°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
3

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 63°, low 33°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 63°, low 33°.
Tuesday
Dry, high 52°, low 27°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 56–65°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (ALY) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue

Radar loads when scrolled into view

Full-screen radar

Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Deerfield River at Charlemont

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 207 cfs

Forecast peak 2.5 ft Mon 2 AM

Reading from Sun 5:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Housatonic River at Great Barrington

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 211 cfs

Forecast peak 2.1 ft Sun 8 PM

Reading from Sun 5:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Housatonic River at E Br at Coltsville

6.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.8 ft
Flow: 43 cfs

Reading from Sun 5:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Hoosic River near Williamstown

9.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.4 ft
Flow: 93 cfs

Reading from Sun 5 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 74% less heating than a typical week.

This week 38Typical 146

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 26
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 16 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 33°F).

Open the windows?

Mon, 2:00 PM–5:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Pittsfield Municipal Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1925–2026

Oct 25, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 8°4° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 0° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

±0°MonOct 19
+2°+1°TueOct 20
+2°+1°WedOct 21
±0°ThuOct 22
−2°−1°FriOct 23
−3°−2°SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

Cheshire weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 37 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 34 min less
Golden hour: 5:15–6:12 PM; Morning 7:00–7:57 AM
Blue hour: 6:12–6:23 PM; Morning 6:48–7:00 AM; first light 6:48 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7:16 PM–2 AM, but the moon is 100% lit and up.

Moon

Full moon

100% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:39 AM · rises 5:19 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking north from Cheshire. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,400 ft, 5 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 3× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Cheshire, MA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Tuesday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Deerfield River at Charlemont

Housatonic River at Great Barrington

Housatonic River at E Br at Coltsville

Hoosic River near Williamstown

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 25, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon