Nantucket, Massachusetts

Local Time: 1:52 PM EST (GMT -05) — Set My Timezone	Lat/Lon: 41.3° N 70.1° W (Google Map)

	Current Conditions

Chatham, Massachusetts (Airport)

Updated: 12:52 PM EST on December 03, 2008

43 °F / 6 °C

Clear

Windchill:	38 °F / 3 °C
Humidity:	47%
Dew Point:	24 °F / -4 °C
Wind:	8 mph / 13 km/h / 3.6 m/s from the SSW
Pressure:	30.21 in / 1023 hPa (Falling)
Visibility:	10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
UV:	2 out of 16
Clouds:	Clear - (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	66 ft / 20 m

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KCQX)
Wind Speed:	7.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	210° (SSW)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Nantucket	45 °F / 7 °C	Partly Cloudy	12:53 PM EST
	Martha's Vineyard	45 °F / 7 °C	Partly Cloudy	1:02 PM EST
	Hyannis	45 °F / 7 °C	Clear	12:56 PM EST
»	Chatham	43 °F / 6 °C	Clear	12:52 PM EST

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KACK)

45 °F / 7 °C

30 °F / -1 °C

Record (KACK)

59 °F / 15 °C (1970)

9 °F / -12 °C (1976)

Yesterday

48 °F / 9 °C

39 °F / 4 °C

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Martha's Vineyard	45°F / 7°C
Hyannis	45°F / 7°C
Norwood	45°F / 7°C
Plymouth	45°F / 7°C
Nantucket	45°F / 7°C

State Lows:
Orange	19°F / -7°C
Chicopee	20°F / -7°C
Norwood	21°F / -6°C
Fitchburg	21°F / -6°C
Bedford	21°F / -6°C

Astronomy

December 3, 2008

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

6:49 AM EST

4:11 PM EST

Civil Twilight

6:18 AM EST

4:42 PM EST

Nautical Twilight

5:43 AM EST

5:16 PM EST

Astronomical Twilight

5:10 AM EST

5:50 PM EST

Moon

11:00 AM EST

9:34 PM EST

Length Of Visible Light:

10h 24m

Length of Day

9h 22m

Tomorrow will be 1m 7s shorter.

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Waxing Crescent, 30% of the Moon is Illuminated


Today	12 / 5 First Quarter	12 / 12 Full	12 / 19 Last Quarter	12 / 27 New

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Nantucket, MA

43 °F / 6 °C

Clear

at 12:52 PM EST

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Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
45° F \| 38° F 7° C \| 3° C	54° F \| 38° F 12° C \| 3° C	40° F \| 34° F 4° C \| 1° C	40° F \| 38° F 4° C \| 3° C	41° F \| 34° F 5° C \| 1° C
Clear	Partly Cloudy	Clear	Chance of Rain 30% chance of precipitation	Chance of Rain 40% chance of precipitation
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Today is forecast to be Cooler than yesterday.

Nowcast as of 1:05 PM EST on December 3, 2008

Now

At 2 PM...sunny. Temperature around 45. West winds around 10 mph. At 4 PM...sunny. Temperature around 43. Southwest winds around 10 mph. At 6 PM...mostly clear. Temperature around 39. Southwest winds around 10 mph.

Forecast for Nantucket

Updated: 4:01 am EST on December 3, 2008

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Today

Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming west this afternoon.

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Tonight

Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Temperature rising into the upper 40s after midnight. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

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Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening. Lows in the mid 30s. West winds around 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Friday

Sunny. Cooler with highs in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

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Friday Night

Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.

Saturday

Partly sunny. A chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 30s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Saturday Night

Cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.

Sunday

Cloudy. A chance of rain and snow showers in the morning...then a chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs around 40. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers. Lows in the upper 20s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

Monday

Mostly sunny and brisk. Highs around 40.

Monday Night

Mostly clear. Near steady temperature in the lower 30s.

Tuesday

Partly sunny. A chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 40s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

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Air Quality Forecast for Cape Cod and Islands

	Air Quality:	AQ Index:	Pollutant:
Wednesday	Good		PM2.5
Thursday	Good		PM2.5
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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Raiders vs. Chargers	5:15 PM PST on December 04, 2008	Partly Cloudy, 63 °F / 17 °C
Jaguars vs. Bears	12:00 PM CST on December 07, 2008	Partly Cloudy, 25 °F / -4 °C
College Football:	Date:	Forecast:
Blue Raiders vs. Ragin' Cajuns	6:00 PM CST on December 03, 2008	Chance of a Thunderstorm, 65 °F / 18 °C
Cardinals vs. Scarlet Knights	7:30 PM EST on December 04, 2008	Chance of Rain, 40 °F / 4 °C
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
NEC Nijmegen vs. Spartak Moscow	8:00 PM MSK on December 03, 2008	Chance of Rain, High 46° F/ 8° C
Dinamo Zagreb vs. Udinese	6:00 PM CET on December 03, 2008	Partly Cloudy, High 44° F/ 7° C
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Blogs in This Area

City:	Member:	Title:	Last Activity:
Chatham	PeaceRiverBP	PeaceRiverBP's Wunder Blog	4 days ago
Nantucket	Ackman1	Ackman1's Wunder Blog	13 days ago
Harwich	TheDawnAwakening	TheDawnAwakening's Wunder Blog	20 hours ago
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NOS_NWLON Nantucket Island, MA, Siasconset, MA

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45 °F / 7.2 °C

WSW at 5 mph / 8.0 km/h / 2.2 m/s

30.20 in / 1022.6 hPa

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

42 °F / 6 °C

0 ft

1:12 PM EST

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PINE KNOLLS, NANTUCKET, MA

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44.3 °F / 6.8 °C

32 °F / -0 °C

61%

WSW at 13.0 mph / 20.9 km/h / 5.8 m/s

30.21 in / 1022.9 hPa

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

38 °F / 3 °C

35 ft

1:51 PM EST

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Hummock Pond, Nantucket, MA

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48.2 °F / 9.0 °C

34 °F / 1 °C

58%

West at 6.4 mph / 10.3 km/h / 2.9 m/s

30.21 in / 1022.9 hPa

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

45 °F / 7 °C

36 ft

1:52 PM EST

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Cisco Beach, Nantucket, MA

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47.1 °F / 8.4 °C

34 °F / 1 °C

60%

WSW at 11.0 mph / 17.7 km/h / 4.9 m/s

30.15 in / 1020.9 hPa

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

42 °F / 6 °C

26 ft

1:52 PM EST

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	Public Information Statement
Statement as of 1:00 PM EST on December 03, 2008 ... Climatological autumn 2008 was generally wetter than normal with near normal temperatures across southern New England... The following is a climatological summary of autumn 2008 across some of the major long term sites in southern New England. Climatological autumn includes the months of September... October and November respectively. Boston MA - Logan Intl Airport 2008 climatological autumn average temperature... 54.0f climatological autumn departure... -0.6f 30 year normal 1971-2000 climatological autumn temperature... 54.4f 2008 climatological autumn precipitation... 12.43" climatological autumn departure... +1.19" 30 year normal 1971-2000 climatological autumn precipitation... 11.24" 2008 climatological autumn precipitation daily frequency measurable precipitation 0.01" or greater... 30 days climatological autumn departure... +2 days 30 year normal 1971-2000 climatological autumn daily frequency measurable precipitation 0.01" or greater... 28 days 2008 climatological autumn snowfall... trace (sleet) 2008 climatological autumn departure... -1.3 30 year normal 1971-2000 climatological autumn snowfall... 1.3" 2008 climatological autumn greatest 24 hour precipitation... 2.17" 9/6 to 9/7 Remarks... Providence RI - tf Green Airport 2008 climatological autumn average temperature... 53.4f climatological autumn departure... -0.2f 30 year normal 1971-2000 climatological autumn temperature... 53.6f 2008 climatological autumn precipitation... 17.81" climatological autumn departure... +6.02" 30 year normal 1971-2000 climatological autumn precipitation... 11.79" 2008 climatological autumn precipitation daily frequency measurable precipitation 0.01" or greater... 29 days climatological autumn departure... normal 30 year normal 1971-2000 climatological autumn daily frequency measurable precipitation 0.01" or greater... 28 days 2008 climatological autumn snowfall... trace (sleet) 2008 climatological autumn departure... -1.5 30 year normal 1971-2000 climatological autumn snowfall... 1.5" 2008 climatological autumn greatest 24 hour precipitation... 4.06" 9/6 to 9/7 Remarks... Windsor Locks CT - Bradley International Airport 2008 climatological autumn average temperature... 52.4f climatological autumn departure... +0.1f 30 year normal 1971-2000 climatological autumn temperature... 52.3f 2008 climatological autumn precipitation... 15.45" climatological autumn departure... +3.35" 30 year normal 1971-2000 climatological autumn precipitation... 12.10" 2008 climatological autumn precipitation daily frequency measurable precipitation 0.01" or greater... 35 days climatological autumn departure... +6 days 30 year normal 1971-2000 climatological autumn daily frequency measurable precipitation 0.01" or greater... 29 days 2008 climatological autumn snowfall... trace (sleet) 2008 climatological autumn departure... -2.6 30 year normal 1971-2000 climatological autumn snowfall... 2.6" 2008 climatological autumn greatest 24 hour precipitation... 5.23" 9/6 to 9/7 Remarks... Worcester MA - Worcester regional Airport 2008 climatological autumn average temperature... 50.5f climatological autumn departure... +0.7f 30 year normal 1971-2000 climatological autumn temperature... 49.8f 2008 climatological autumn precipitation... 16.09" climatological autumn departure... +2.81" 30 year normal 1971-2000 climatological autumn precipitation... 13.28" 2008 climatological autumn precipitation daily frequency measurable precipitation 0.01" or greater... 30 days climatological autumn departure... +1 day 30 year normal 1971-2000 climatological autumn daily frequency measurable precipitation 0.01" or greater... 29 days 2008 climatological autumn snowfall... trace (sleet) 2008 climatological autumn departure... -4.5 30 year normal 1971-2000 climatological autumn snowfall... 4.5" 2008 climatological autumn greatest 24 hour precipitation... 4.90" 9/6 to 9/7 Remarks...