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MASSACHUSETTS · PLYMOUTH COUNTY

North Plymouth

3,983 people, 60 ft above sea level in Plymouth County.

60 ftElevation, city center
3,983People, 2024 estimate
1 sq miLand area
Clear 41°
Clear now Dew point 30° · W 8 mph · high 37°
City of North Plymouth River Interstate 2 miles
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The North Plymouth plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in North Plymouth

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 6:00 PM EST
RIGHT NOW Plymouth Municipal Airport (KPYM) · 6:52 PM
Clear
41° Clear Feels like 36° · high of 37° near 7 PM
WindW 8 mphno gusts
Humidity65%rising to 92% by morning
Pressure29.74 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 30° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINNov. 130.28 in · 1 dry day
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Plymouth County
NWS Norton and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 7:19 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:31 AM4:23 PM ↓
9 h 51 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 27% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
18
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: 30, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 25 to 35°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 53° / 34°
SAT Nov. 14 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
37° 28°
0% rain — W 6 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly sunny; warmer Mostly sunny; warmer
49° 29°
0% rain — NW 11 A
MON Nov. 16 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
49° 28°
0% rain — NW 7 A
TUE Nov. 17 Sunny Sunny
54° 32°
0% rain — W 6 A
WED Nov. 18 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 34°
0% rain — W 6 A
THU Nov. 19 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 37°
0% rain — SW 6 A
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 38°
0% rain — W 3 B
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over North Plymouth about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Canadian Prairies three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 2,200 miles back along its path. It rose from near the ground on the way. Near the ground the air came from the Canadian Prairies; at 10,000 feet, from British Columbia. It feels dry all the same. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

THIS WEEK, FOUR YEARS AGO Nov. 12, 2022

The hottest this week has been

76° on Nov. 12, 2022, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1996. Next is 75° in 2020.

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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Plymouth Municipal Airport record since 1996.
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THE GROUND

What North Plymouth stands on

North Plymouth’s center stands about 60 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 230 ft, a difference of 230 ft: rolling country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Pine Hills, about 410 ft, 6 miles southeast.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Granite, gneiss, and schist, undivided (granite, gneiss, schist), from the Neoproterozoic, 542 to 1,000 million years old.

North Plymouth, cut in half from southwest to northeast

A section southwest to northeast, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft100 ft200 ft NORTH PLYMOUTH60 ftWeweantic Riverabout 90 ftCarver140 ftSparrow Hill240 ft ← SW · West WarehamNE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 64×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Granite, gneiss, and schist, undivided

Granite, gneiss, schist. Age: Neoproterozoic, 542 to 1,000 million years old. About 12 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.

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THE WATER

Where North Plymouth’s rain goes

Rain that falls on North Plymouth runs straight into the Atlantic Ocean.

FROM THE CENTER OF NORTH PLYMOUTH < 2 mi to the Atlantic Ocean straight to the shore

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of North Plymouth; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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THE ALMANAC

North Plymouth’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1996 · Plymouth Municipal Airport, 5 mi south-southwest

North Plymouth has a hot-summer humid continental climate. Summer afternoons average 82° in July; winter nights fall to about 20° in January. About 48 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

38°20°40°22°46°27°56°36°67°46°76°55°82°62°80°61°73°53°63°42°52°33°43°26° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 TODAY 48.0 in rain a year
Normal high to low, by month Rain by month Freezing
July, average82° / 62°high / low, the warmest month
January, average38° / 20°high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year48.0 inwettest months: March and October
Hottest on record101°FJuly 22, 2011
Coldest on record−12°FFebruary 21, 2015
Wettest day on record5.41 inJune 7, 2006
90° days a year9very few reach 100°
Nights at or below 32°126and 22 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeHot-summer humid continentalKöppen Dfa

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Oct. 18, to the last in spring, about May 5 (median dates)
2Lows below freezingNov. 18 to April 5; normal lows fall below 32°
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 North Plymouth normally reaches 53° and falls to 34°. The record high is 68°, in 2005; the record low 17°, in 2019. The most rain on this date, 0.51 in, fell in 2000.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high38°40°46°56°67°76°82°80°73°63°52°43°
Normal low20°22°27°36°46°55°62°61°53°42°33°26°
Rain, inches3.832.964.954.403.543.803.353.463.824.814.484.59

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1996 at Plymouth Municipal Airport, 5 miles south-southwest. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.

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ON THE NETWORK

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MASSACHUSETTS · PLYMOUTH

North Plymouth

3,983 people, 60 ft above sea level in Plymouth County.

60 ftElevation
3,983People
1 sq miLand
Clear 41°
ClearDew point 30°
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Today in North Plymouth

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy night 37° 2%
10p partly cloudy night 34° 1%
1a mostly clear night 33° 2%
4a partly cloudy night 31° 1%
7a clear day 31° 1%
10a clear day 45° 2%
Clear
NEXT RAINNone this week
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK, FOUR YEARS AGO · NOV. 12, 2022

76°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1996.

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What North Plymouth stands on

North Plymouth’s center stands about 60 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 230 ft, a difference of 230 ft: rolling country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Pine Hills, about 410 ft, 6 miles southeast.

North Plymouth, southwest to northeast North Plymouth60 ftWeweantic Riverabout 90 ft ← SWNE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 122×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center60 ft
Within 3 miles0 to 230 ft
Lie of the landRolling (230 ft of relief)
High point nearbyPine Hills, 410 ft, 6 mi southeast
Rock at the surfaceGranite, gneiss, and schist, undivided
Its ageNeoproterozoic, 542 to 1,000 million years old
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North Plymouth’s year

North Plymouth has a hot-summer humid continental climate. Summer afternoons average 82° in July; winter nights fall to about 20° in January. About 48 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 48.0 in
July, average82° / 62° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average38° / 20° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year48.0 in · wettest months: March and October
Hottest on record101°F · July 22, 2011
Coldest on record−12°F · February 21, 2015
Wettest day on record5.41 in · June 7, 2006
90° days a year9 · very few reach 100°
Nights at or below 32°126 · and 22 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeHot-summer humid continental · Köppen Dfa
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Oct. 18, to the last in spring, about May 5 (median dates)
2Lows below freezing · Nov. 18 to April 5; normal lows fall below 32°
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 North Plymouth normally reaches 53° and falls to 34°. The record high is 68°, in 2005; the record low 17°, in 2019. The most rain on this date, 0.51 in, fell in 2000.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1996 at Plymouth Municipal Airport, 5 miles south-southwest. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Where the rain goes

< 2 mito the Atlantic Oceanstraight to the shore

Rain that falls on North Plymouth runs straight into the Atlantic Ocean.