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MASSACHUSETTS · MIDDLESEX COUNTY

Townsend

1,213 people, 370 ft above sea level in Middlesex County.

370 ftElevation, city center
1,213People, 2024 estimate
2 sq miLand area
Sunny 63°
Sunny now Dew point 55° · N 5 mph · high 65°
City of Townsend River Interstate 2 miles
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The Townsend 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 Townsend

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Jaffrey Airport-Silver Ranch (KAFN) · 1:52 PM
Sunny
63° Sunny Feels like 63° · high of 65° near 3 PM
WindN 5 mphno gusts
Humidity75%falling to 73% this afternoon
Pressure29.97 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 55° · Comfortableabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Partly cloudy
Friday, about 9 AMin about 66 hours · 43% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT0–0.2 inmost likely 0.07; 1 in 10 over 0.6
LAST RAIN—none in 31 days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Middlesex County
NWS Norton and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:48 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:41 AM6:32 PM ↓
11 h 51 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
15
GOODAir quality index · ozone
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
64°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
43% · 0.05 in Friday morning 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 49 to 62°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 66° / 45°
TUE Sept. 29 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
65° 48°
0% rain — NNW 5 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
71° 54°
0% rain — W 0 B
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
76° 61°
0% rain — SW 5 B
FRI Oct. 2 Chance of showers Chance of showers
77° 52°
40% rain up to 0.2″ W 6 C
SAT Oct. 3 Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
66° 41°
10% rain — NNE 5 C
SUN Oct. 4 Chance of showers Chance of showers
63° 43°
40% rain up to 0.8″ SSE 5 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
62° 36°
10% rain — WNW 6 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 Townsend about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Atlantic off the Carolinas three days ago, and over the western Atlantic a day ago, about 2,220 miles back along its path. The nine paths traced from around the city fan out, so treat that as a best guess. 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

Worcester MA · 29 MI 29 miles south Cambridge MA · 37 MI 37 miles southeast Boston MA · 42 MI 42 miles southeast Springfield MA · 57 MI 57 miles southwest Providence RI · 61 MI 61 miles south Brookhaven NY · 141 MI 141 miles southwest
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MASSACHUSETTS · MIDDLESEX

Townsend

1,213 people, 370 ft above sea level in Middlesex County.

370 ftElevation
1,213People
2 sq miLand
Sunny 63°
SunnyDew point 55°
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Today in Townsend

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 64° 1%
5p mostly cloudy day 64° 1%
8p partly cloudy night 57° 1%
11p partly cloudy night 54° 1%
2a partly cloudy night 52° 0%
5a partly cloudy night 50° 0%
Partly cloudy
NEXT RAINFriday about 9 AM · 43%
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Tue0%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
48
65
A
Wed0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
54
71
B
Thu0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
61
76
B
Fri40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
52
77
C
Sat10%
Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
41
66
C
Sun40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
43
63
C
Mon10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
36
62
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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