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MASSACHUSETTS · MIDDLESEX COUNTY

North Reading

16,379 people, 170 ft above sea level in Middlesex County.

170 ftElevation, city center
16,379People, 2024 estimate
13 sq miLand area
Sunny 65°
Sunny now Dew point 56° · WNW 7 mph · high 65°
City of North Reading River Interstate 2 miles
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The North Reading 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 Reading

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Logan International Airport (KBOS) · 1:54 PM
Sunny
65° Sunny Feels like 65° · high of 65° near 3 PM
WindWNW 7 mphno gusts
Humidity73%falling to 75% this afternoon
Pressure29.94 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 56° · Comfortableabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Showers
Friday40% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 271.5 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Middlesex County
NWS Norton and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:48 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:39 AM6:30 PM ↓
11 h 51 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
14
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: None, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 55 to 61°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 68° / 53°
TUE Sept. 29 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
65° 57°
0% rain — NW 5 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
69° 59°
0% rain — ESE 4 B
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
77° 66°
0% rain — SW 11 B
FRI Oct. 2 Chance of showers Chance of showers
80° 61°
40% rain up to 0.1″ WSW 14 C
SAT Oct. 3 Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
66° 52°
10% rain — ENE 6 B
SUN Oct. 4 Chance of showers Chance of showers
62° 52°
40% rain up to 0.8″ ESE 10 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
63° 47°
10% rain — NW 14 C
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 Reading about 5,000 feet above the ground was over New England three days ago, about 1,670 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. Near the ground the air came from Canada; at 10,000 feet, from the western Atlantic. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

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Neighboring plates

Cambridge MA · 14 MI 14 miles south Boston MA · 17 MI 17 miles south Worcester MA · 43 MI 43 miles southwest Providence RI · 55 MI 55 miles south Springfield MA · 81 MI 81 miles southwest Bridgeport CT · 145 MI 145 miles southwest
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MASSACHUSETTS · MIDDLESEX

North Reading

16,379 people, 170 ft above sea level in Middlesex County.

170 ftElevation
16,379People
13 sq miLand
Sunny 65°
SunnyDew point 56°
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Today in North Reading

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 64° 1%
5p mostly cloudy day 65° 2%
8p partly cloudy night 63° 2%
11p mostly cloudy night 62° 3%
2a partly cloudy night 60° 2%
5a partly cloudy night 58° 1%
Showers
NEXT RAINFriday · 40%
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Tue0%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
57
65
A
Wed0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
59
69
B
Thu0%
Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
66
77
B
Fri40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
61
80
C
Sat10%
Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
52
66
B
Sun40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
52
62
C
Mon10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
47
63
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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