Weather in New Bedford

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 10:13 pm (EDT)

Now · clear 45 °F

Feels like: 39 °F
Low / high: 32 / 57 °F
Rain: 1%
Wind: 6 mph SW

→ 30.37 inHg · steady

Today in New Bedford: overcast, 32 °F to 57 °F, with a 1% chance of rain and a light breeze from the southwest (6 mph). Tomorrow, clear sky, 43 °F to 63 °F and a 1% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Friday 30, at 69 °F. Next likely rain: Wednesday 4 (16%).

Temperatures for the next 14 days

57° 32°
Today
63° 43°
Thu 29
69° 46°
Fri 30
56° 37°
Sat 31
59° 34°
Sun 1
64° 44°
Mon 2
63° 46°
Tue 3
62° 47°
Wed 4
63° 49°
Thu 5
62° 50°
Fri 6
59° 44°
Sat 7
57° 39°
Sun 8
56° 35°
Mon 9
56° 38°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 28	Overcast	32 / 57 °F	1%	7 mph W	0.8 ft	10:08 am · 10:34 pm	HRRR
Thu 29	Clear sky	43 / 63 °F	1%	14 mph SW	1.8 ft	11:01 am · 11:27 pm	HRRR + NBM
Fri 30	Mainly clear	46 / 69 °F	7%	11 mph W	2.1 ft	11:57 am	NBM
Sat 31	Mainly clear	37 / 56 °F	0%	10 mph NNW	1.2 ft	12:23 am · 12:56 pm	NBM
Sun 1	Mainly clear	34 / 59 °F	0%	7 mph WSW	1.2 ft	1:22 am · 12:57 pm	NBM
Mon 2	Overcast	44 / 64 °F	6%	8 mph WSW	1.1 ft	1:22 am · 1:57 pm	NBM
Tue 3	Overcast	46 / 63 °F	8%	9 mph NE	1.2 ft	2:22 am · 2:56 pm	NBM
Wed 4	Overcast	47 / 62 °F	16% · 0.35 in	11 mph SE	1.7 ft	3:22 am · 3:56 pm	NBM
Thu 5	Overcast	49 / 63 °F	30% · 0.39 in	12 mph ESE	1.4 ft	4:22 am · 4:53 pm	NBM
Fri 6	Drizzle	50 / 62 °F	44% · 0.74 in	14 mph ESE	2.3 ft	5:18 am · 5:44 pm	NBM
Sat 7	Rain	44 / 59 °F	36% · 0.13 in	10 mph NNW	2.8 ft	6:06 am · 6:29 pm	NBM
Sun 8	Light drizzle	39 / 57 °F	19% · 0.06 in	11 mph NNW	2.2 ft	6:49 am · 7:11 pm	NBM + ECMWF
Mon 9	Clear sky	35 / 56 °F	20%	6 mph NNW	1.2 ft	7:30 am · 7:53 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Overcast	38 / 56 °F	14%	7 mph NE	1.0 ft	8:10 am · 8:34 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Thursday 29 5:00 pm; then NBM until Sunday 8 2:00 pm; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 10:00 am; then GFS.

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Mainly clear	Clear	Clear	Mainly clear	Overcast	Overcast	Partly cloudy	Clear
Temperature	36°	34°	33°	40°	55°	57°	51°	46°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	0%	1%	0%	0%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	4 NNE	5 NNW	4 N	5 NNW	2 SSE	4 SSW	5 SW	5 SW
Humidity	81%	87%	76%	80%	57%	47%	70%	77%
UV	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	0
Model	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR

Do the models agree?

High confidence

The models agree for the next few days: the forecast is fairly solid.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	58°	65°	67°	53°	55°	65°	66°
AIFS	56°	65°	69°	54°	56°	66°	69°
GFS	57°	63°	70°	55°	57°	64°	59°
ICON	55°	63°	69°	52°	58°	65°	57°
HRRR	57°	63°	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	58°	65°	69°	56°	59°	64°	63°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	medium

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
AIFS	0	0	0.02 in	0	0	0	0
GFS	0	0	0.01 in	0	0	0	0
ICON	0	0	0.00 in	0	0	0	0
HRRR	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	510	1226	1124	1126	722	1121	1119
AIFS	6	11	10	10	6	9	11
GFS	713	1430	1531	926	915	1328	1223
ICON	612	1023	1226	1123	920	1023	1329
HRRR	713	1425	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	610	1219	1118	1018	712	814	915
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	0%	0%	11%	0%	2%	2%	7%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	0%	6%	0%	0%	16%	23%
NBM (NOAA)	1%	1%	7%	0%	0%	6%	8%
Thunderstorm (NBM)	0%	0%	2%	0%	0%	0%	1%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: warmer and normal rain.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Well above +5.4 °F	A bit above +23%	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal	53° / 42°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +2.0 °F	Normal	51° / 41°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +2.5 °F	A bit above +31%	49° / 40°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +1.8 °F	A bit above +24%	47° / 38°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	A bit above +1.3 °F	A bit above +24%
December	Above +3.1 °F	A bit above +28%
January	Above +4.1 °F	A bit above +41%
February	Above +3.2 °F	A bit above +30%
March	Above +3.1 °F	A bit above +22%

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give. The long-range sea temperature isn't usable at this spot (the model's grid cell falls on land).

New Bedford climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit New Bedford is from June to September: highs of 74 °F to 83 °F, about 8 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

Hurricane season: from July to September, peaking in July. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 8 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of New Bedford, about 3 every 10 years. The most recent: Henri, in August 2021.

38° 22°

JanJ
40° 23°

FebF
47° 30°

MarM
57° 39°

AprA
68° 49°

MayM
77° 59°

JunJ
83° 65°

JulJ
82° 64°

AugA
74° 56°

SepS
64° 44°

OctO
53° 36°

NovN
44° 27°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves	Cyclones
JanuaryJan	38°	22°	4.22 in	8	3.4	41°	4.2 ft	–
FebruaryFeb	40°	23°	3.74 in	7	4.8	37°	4.0 ft	–
MarchMar	47°	30°	5.14 in	9	5.2	38°	3.7 ft	–
AprilApr	57°	39°	4.41 in	9	6.0	44°	3.8 ft	–
MayMay	68°	49°	3.43 in	9	6.3	53°	3.0 ft	–
JuneJun	77°	59°	4.26 in	9	7.0	61°	2.7 ft	–
JulyJul	83°	65°	3.49 in	8	7.6	68°	2.7 ft	4
AugustAug	82°	64°	4.16 in	9	7.1	70°	2.6 ft	2
SeptemberSep	74°	56°	4.11 in	8	5.9	67°	3.1 ft	2
OctoberOct	64°	44°	4.81 in	8	4.6	61°	3.6 ft	–
NovemberNov	53°	36°	4.61 in	8	3.5	54°	3.9 ft	–
DecemberDec	44°	27°	4.94 in	9	3.1	47°	4.0 ft	–

Month	Water	Waves	Cyclones
Jan	41°	4.2 ft	–
Feb	37°	4.0 ft	–
Mar	38°	3.7 ft	–
Apr	44°	3.8 ft	–
May	53°	3.0 ft	–
Jun	61°	2.7 ft	–
Jul	68°	2.7 ft	4
Aug	70°	2.6 ft	2
Sep	67°	3.1 ft	2
Oct	61°	3.6 ft	–
Nov	54°	3.9 ft	–
Dec	47°	4.0 ft	–

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 51.31 in of rain on about 100 days and about 1,950 hours of sunshine.

Cyclones: how many tropical cyclones (tropical storms, hurricanes and typhoons) passed within 93 mi in each month from 1996 to 2025, according to IBTrACS (NOAA).

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now45 °Ffeels like 39 °F

Tomorrow43 / 63 °F

It's 45 °F now (feels like 39 °F). Today, 32 °F to 57 °F; tomorrow, 43 °F to 63 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 1%
Thu 29 1%
Fri 30 7%
Sat 31 0%
Sun 1 0%
Mon 2 6%
Tue 3 8%

Today the chance of rain reaches 1%. The next day with likely rain is Wednesday 4: 16% and 0.35 in.

No rain in the last 7 days.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity77%

Dew point38 °F

Humidity is 77% now and the dew point is 38 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now11 migood

Clouds0%

Visibility is good now (11 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak3moderate

Thu 29: 3 · Fri 30: 3 · Sat 31: 3

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady · now Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

30.0030.2030.40 29.96

Steady now (−0.00 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.22 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 38

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Max wind
Tue 27	Mainly clear	42 / 57 °F	9 mph N
Mon 26	Mainly clear	42 / 66 °F	9 mph W
Sun 25	Overcast	31 / 65 °F	6 mph SW
Sat 24	Mainly clear	32 / 60 °F	6 mph NW
Fri 23	Clear sky	43 / 55 °F	11 mph N
Thu 22	Overcast	49 / 60 °F	16 mph N
Wed 21	Overcast	50 / 55 °F	16 mph NNE

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Overcast	44 / 61 °F	0	14 mph NNE
Mon 19	Partly cloudy	38 / 60 °F	0	8 mph NE
Sun 18	Clear sky	35 / 57 °F	0	7 mph N
Sat 17	Drizzle	41 / 62 °F	0.26 in	12 mph NNW
Fri 16	Light rain	47 / 67 °F	0.70 in	12 mph SSW
Thu 15	Mainly clear	48 / 64 °F	0	11 mph N
Wed 14	Light drizzle	62 / 79 °F	0.01 in	10 mph W
Tue 13	Rain	55 / 62 °F	0.53 in	10 mph SE
Mon 12	Drizzle	53 / 68 °F	0.11 in	13 mph N
Sun 11	Rain	47 / 59 °F	0.96 in	11 mph E
Sat 10	Overcast	49 / 64 °F	0	9 mph NW
Fri 9	Overcast	51 / 68 °F	0	13 mph W
Thu 8	Mainly clear	55 / 73 °F	0	11 mph WSW
Wed 7	Mainly clear	43 / 63 °F	0	9 mph SW
Tue 6	Clear sky	48 / 62 °F	0	10 mph WNW
Mon 5	Light drizzle	54 / 69 °F	0.01 in	13 mph WNW
Sun 4	Drizzle	50 / 67 °F	0.07 in	8 mph NE
Sat 3	Overcast	53 / 70 °F	0	9 mph NE
Fri 2	Light drizzle	66 / 79 °F	0.04 in	10 mph SW
Thu 1	Overcast	58 / 76 °F	0	10 mph SW
Wed 30	Light drizzle	59 / 68 °F	0.02 in	6 mph WSW
Tue 29	Overcast	56 / 66 °F	0	7 mph NW
Mon 28	Rain	57 / 65 °F	1.03 in	12 mph NNE

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in New BedfordQuestions

What's the weather like today in New Bedford?

Overcast, from 32 °F to 57 °F, with a light breeze from the southwest (6 mph) and a 1% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in New Bedford?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 1% (0.00 in): clear sky.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 32 °F and a high of 69 °F; the warmest day, Friday 30.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 3 (moderate). Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.37 inHg and steady: −0.03 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit New Bedford?

The best time to visit New Bedford is from June to September: highs of 74 °F to 83 °F, about 8 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in New Bedford in October?

In October, New Bedford normally sees highs of 64 °F and lows of 44 °F, with about 8 rainy days (4.81 in for the month) and 5 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 61 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in New Bedford?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 83 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 22 °F. The wettest is March (5.14 in) and the driest, May.

When is hurricane season in New Bedford?

Hurricane season: from July to September, peaking in July. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 8 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of New Bedford, about 3 every 10 years. The most recent: Henri, in August 2021.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 8.8 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 10:13 pm (local time).

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