| National Weather Service Forecast for:
New Bedford, MA Issued by: National Weather Service Boston / Norton, MA |
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| Updated: Sat, 18-Jul-2026 2:30pm EDT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rip Current Statement issued July 18 at 12:40PM EDT until July 19 at 8:00PM EDT
Rip Current Statement issued July 18 at 1:35AM EDT until July 19 at 8:00PM EDT
Air Quality Alert issued July 17 at 6:08PM EDT
| This Afternoon |
Smoke and showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible. |
| Tonight |
Smoke and showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then areas of smoke and showers and thunderstorms likely between 8pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 5am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Cloudy, with a low around 68. Southwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. |
| Sunday |
Sunny, with a high near 85. Northwest wind around 12 mph. |
| Sunday Night |
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Northwest wind 2 to 8 mph. |
| Monday |
Sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 2 to 10 mph. |
| Monday Night |
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 3 to 9 mph. |
| Tuesday |
A chance of rain showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 5 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. |
| Tuesday Night |
A chance of rain showers before 8pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind 10 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. |
| Wednesday |
Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 17 to 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. |
| Wednesday Night |
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southwest wind 6 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. |
| Thursday |
A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. |
| Thursday Night |
A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. West wind 2 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. |
| Friday |
A slight chance of rain showers before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 2 to 8 mph. |
| Friday Night |
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southwest wind 1 to 7 mph. |
Forecast from NOAA-NWS for New Bedford, MA.