Observed 3:50 PM EDT at KCQX

West Chatham, MA weather

Sunny and 55°13°, jacket by 6 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 55°13°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the east-northeast. Light through 4 AM
Dew point: 36°2°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 30Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.5 inHg1033 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 50°10° tonight after 8 PM
Low 41°5° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 9 AM
High 59°15° tomorrow at noon

This afternoonNear 56°13° · Clear
TonightDown to 42°6° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 58°14° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 10 PM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonNear 59°15° · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 4p	Sunny	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	57%	3%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	66%	1%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	82%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	82%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	82%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	82%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	82%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	82%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	82%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	76%	1%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	66%	1%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	61%	0%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	59%	1%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	55%	2%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	55%	3%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	55%	4%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	55%	5%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	57%	10%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	64%	8%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	71%	10%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	83%	13%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	86%	14%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	86%	12%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	93%	8%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	96%	5%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	93%	3%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	93%	1%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	93%	1%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	89%	1%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	96%	1%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	96%	2%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	96%	0%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	93%	3%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	80%	0%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	77%	0%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	75%	13%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	72%	8%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	72%	13%	4
Mon 2p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	69%	4%	4
Mon 3p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	60°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	69%	5%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 56°13°, low 39°4°. Typical 59°15° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 56. Northwest wind around 3 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 39. West wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Low, likely
37°3°–49°9°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 45°7°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 59°15°, low 46°8°. Typical 58°14° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy frost before 8am. Sunny, with a high near 59. Southwest wind 1 to 7 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 46. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Low, likely
41°5°–47°8°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 44°7°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 60°16°, low 44°7°. Typical 58°14° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 60. Southwest wind around 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–64°18°
Low, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 44°7°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 51°11°, low 42°6°. Typical 58°14° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 51. North wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. North wind around 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Low, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 44°7°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 51°11°, low 44°7°. Typical 58°14° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 51°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 51. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. South wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
49°9°–52°11°
Low, likely
44°7°–47°8°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 44°7°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 58°14°, low 52°11°. Typical 57°14° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 5 to 13 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Southwest wind around 12 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 43°6°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 60°16°, low 49°9°. Typical 57°14° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 60. West wind 7 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–63°17°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 43°6°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 58°14°, low 53°12°. Typical 57°14° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
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
56°13°–60°16°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 43°6°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 60°16°, low 53°12°. Typical 56°13° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 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
58°14°–62°17°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 43°6°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 63°17°, low 58°14°. Typical 56°13° / 42°6°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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
61°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 42°6°
Wind
25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 56°, low 39°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 59°, low 46°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 60°, low 44°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 51–63°.

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

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Atlantic Coast at Chatham Harbor (IN MLLW)

2.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft

Forecast peak 5.8 ft Mon 12 PM

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Atlantic Coast at Dennis Sesuit Harbor (IN MLLW)

9.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.9 ft

Forecast peak 11.1 ft Mon 12 PM

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Herring River at North Harwich

6.1 mi

Level: 1.7 ft
Flow: 3 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 71% less heating than a typical week.

This week 28Typical 99

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 15
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 3 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 36°F).

Open the windows?

Mon, 2:00 PM–3:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Chatham Municipal Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1996–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−9°−5°SunOct 18
−6°−3°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+2°+1°WedOct 21
+3°+1°ThuOct 22
−7°−4°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

West Chatham weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 43 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 34 min less
Golden hour: 5:06–6:02 PM; Morning 6:45–7:41 AM
Blue hour: 6:02–6:13 PM; Morning 6:34–6:45 AM; first light 6:34 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:13 PM–6:35 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:11 AM · rises 4:41 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from West Chatham. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,800 ft, 30 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.