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Weather in Taunton

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 6:06 am (EDT)
Now · clear 38 °F
Feels like
35 °F
Low / high
37 / 64 °F
Rain
0%
Wind
0 mph S
→ 30.29 inHg · steady

Today in Taunton: clear sky, 37 °F to 64 °F, with a 0% chance of rain and calm. Tomorrow, partly cloudy, 46 °F to 68 °F and a 15% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Friday 30, at 68 °F. Next likely rain: Thursday 5 (29%).

Temperatures for the next 14 days

Day by day

Day Sky Low / high Rain Max wind Max wave High tides Model
Today · 29 Clear sky 37 / 64 °F 0% 13 mph SW 1.0 ft 11:08 am · 11:37 pm HRRR
Fri 30 Partly cloudy 46 / 68 °F 15% · 0.01 in 11 mph W 1.1 ft 12:06 pm HRRR + NBM
Sat 31 Clear sky 36 / 56 °F 0% 9 mph NNW 0.7 ft 12:37 am · 1:08 pm NBM
Sun 1 Clear sky 31 / 59 °F 0% 5 mph WSW 0.5 ft 1:39 am · 1:10 pm NBM
Mon 2 Overcast 39 / 65 °F 3% 7 mph WSW 0.5 ft 1:41 am · 2:11 pm NBM
Tue 3 Overcast 45 / 65 °F 8% 7 mph ENE 0.7 ft 2:43 am · 3:13 pm NBM
Wed 4 Overcast 50 / 67 °F 12% 8 mph SE 1.2 ft 3:46 am · 4:15 pm NBM
Thu 5 Clear sky 52 / 66 °F 29% · 0.15 in 10 mph SSE 1.0 ft 4:46 am · 5:12 pm NBM
Fri 6 Drizzle 51 / 64 °F 35% · 1.09 in 9 mph SSE 4.9 ft 5:39 am · 6:02 pm NBM
Sat 7 Rain 45 / 59 °F 27% · 0.10 in 9 mph NW 5.9 ft 6:26 am · 6:47 pm NBM
Sun 8 Overcast 40 / 57 °F 14% · 0.13 in 8 mph NW 3.6 ft 7:09 am · 7:29 pm NBM
Mon 9 Overcast 40 / 60 °F 19% · 0.01 in 12 mph W 2.2 ft 7:49 am · 8:11 pm NBM + ECMWF
Tue 10 Light drizzle 44 / 61 °F 14% · 0.06 in 6 mph SSW 2.0 ft 8:28 am · 8:51 pm ECMWF
Wed 11 Light drizzle 49 / 56 °F 14% · 0.08 in 8 mph N 2.4 ft 9:07 am · 9:31 pm ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Friday 30 1:00 am; then NBM until Monday 9 2:00 am; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 10:00 pm; 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 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Sky ClearClearClearClear skyClear skyClear skyClearClear
Temperature 38°40°38°44°62°64°56°53°
Chance of rain 0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%
Rain 0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in
Wind (mph) 3 S2 SE0 S1 SW12 SW12 SW7 SSW8 SSW
Humidity 91%95%100%99%67%59%75%89%
UV 00013100
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR

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.

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F) TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 65°67°51°55°67°62°57°
AIFS 67°69°53°56°66°72°72°
GFS 66°68°54°58°65°57°62°
ICON 66°70°53°56°67°71°67°
HRRR 64°65°—————
NBM 67°68°56°59°65°65°67°
Confidence highhighhighhighhighmediummedium
Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 0000000
AIFS 0000000
GFS 00.02 in00000
ICON 0000000
HRRR 00—————
NBM 00.01 in00000
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighhigh
Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph) TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 1225112311246231020721617
AIFS 1111106999
GFS 1230143111266131021717715
ICON 92410261025514617411821
HRRR 13211526—————
NBM 11211121917511716715817
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighhigh

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios) 0%2%0%0%2%10%16%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios) 0%10%0%0%13%16%16%
NBM (NOAA) 0%15%0%0%3%8%12%
Thunderstorm (NBM) 0%1%0%0%0%1%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 —
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.

Taunton climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Taunton is from June to September: highs of 75 °F to 83 °F, about 9 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), 7 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Taunton, about 2 every 10 years. The most recent: Henri, in August 2021.

Month High Low Rain Rainy daysDays Sun (h/day) Water Waves Cyclones
JanuaryJan 38° 20° 3.93 in 8 3.4 41° 4.2 ft –
FebruaryFeb 40° 21° 3.47 in 7 4.8 37° 4.0 ft –
MarchMar 47° 28° 5.08 in 9 5.3 38° 3.7 ft –
AprilApr 58° 38° 4.13 in 8 6.1 44° 3.8 ft –
MayMay 69° 47° 3.35 in 9 6.3 53° 3.0 ft –
JuneJun 78° 56° 3.98 in 10 6.9 61° 2.7 ft –
JulyJul 83° 63° 3.92 in 9 7.6 68° 2.7 ft 3
AugustAug 82° 62° 4.09 in 9 7.2 70° 2.6 ft 2
SeptemberSep 75° 54° 3.94 in 8 5.9 67° 3.1 ft 2
OctoberOct 64° 42° 4.61 in 9 4.5 61° 3.6 ft –
NovemberNov 53° 34° 4.33 in 8 3.5 54° 3.9 ft –
DecemberDec 44° 26° 4.57 in 9 3.0 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 3
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 49.42 in of rain on about 104 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

Now38 °Ffeels like 35 °F
Tomorrow46 / 68 °F

It's 38 °F now (feels like 35 °F). Today, 37 °F to 64 °F; tomorrow, 46 °F to 68 °F.

Chance of rain

  • Today 0%
  • Fri 30 15% 0.01 in
  • Sat 31 0%
  • Sun 1 0%
  • Mon 2 3%
  • Tue 3 8%
  • Wed 4 12%

Today the chance of rain reaches 0%. The next day with likely rain is Thursday 5: 29% and 0.15 in.

No rain in the last 7 days.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity100%
Dew point38 °F

Humidity is 100% now and the dew point is 38 °F. The temperature is very close to the dew point: fog may form.

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

Visibility and fog

Now0.8 mimisty
Clouds0%

Visibility is misty now (0.8 mi). There may be fog today at 6:00 am, 8:00 am.

UV index

Now0
Today's peak3moderate

Fri 30: 3 · Sat 31: 3 · Sun 1: 3

IndexLevelWhat to do
0–2lowNo special protection needed.
3–5moderateHat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7highSunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10very highAvoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+extremeAvoid 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

Steady now (−0.02 inHg in 3 hours). It barely changes over the next 48 hours. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 50
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.

DaySkyLow / highRainMax wind
Wed 28 Overcast35 / 57 °F06 mph NW
Tue 27 Mainly clear40 / 56 °F010 mph N
Mon 26 Clear sky38 / 68 °F09 mph WSW
Sun 25 Clear sky33 / 64 °F06 mph SW
Sat 24 Clear sky31 / 60 °F05 mph NW
Fri 23 Clear sky42 / 54 °F012 mph N
Thu 22 Overcast48 / 59 °F015 mph N
Show all 30 days
DaySkyLow / highRainMax wind
Wed 21 Overcast50 / 55 °F016 mph NNE
Tue 20 Overcast43 / 60 °F014 mph NNE
Mon 19 Mainly clear37 / 59 °F08 mph NE
Sun 18 Clear sky34 / 56 °F07 mph N
Sat 17 Drizzle40 / 62 °F0.12 in13 mph NNW
Fri 16 Light rain45 / 68 °F0.47 in14 mph SSW
Thu 15 Mainly clear46 / 63 °F013 mph NNW
Wed 14 Overcast60 / 77 °F010 mph W
Tue 13 Light rain55 / 62 °F0.25 in8 mph SE
Mon 12 Light rain53 / 69 °F0.17 in13 mph N
Sun 11 Rain44 / 59 °F0.94 in11 mph E
Sat 10 Overcast48 / 63 °F07 mph NW
Fri 9 Overcast50 / 67 °F014 mph W
Thu 8 Light drizzle55 / 72 °F0.01 in11 mph WSW
Wed 7 Clear sky41 / 63 °F011 mph SW
Tue 6 Clear sky46 / 62 °F011 mph WNW
Mon 5 Overcast53 / 70 °F014 mph WNW
Sun 4 Drizzle49 / 66 °F0.11 in9 mph NE
Sat 3 Overcast53 / 68 °F09 mph NNE
Fri 2 Light drizzle66 / 82 °F0.01 in12 mph SW
Thu 1 Overcast57 / 76 °F010 mph SW
Wed 30 Overcast59 / 68 °F05 mph SW
Tue 29 Overcast56 / 66 °F09 mph NW

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 TauntonQuestions

What's the weather like today in Taunton?

Clear sky, from 37 °F to 64 °F, with calm and a 0% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Taunton?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 15% (0.01 in): partly cloudy.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 31 °F and a high of 68 °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 30.29 inHg and steady: −0.16 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Taunton?

The best time to visit Taunton is from June to September: highs of 75 °F to 83 °F, about 9 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Taunton in October?

In October, Taunton normally sees highs of 64 °F and lows of 42 °F, with about 9 rainy days (4.61 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 Taunton?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 83 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 20 °F. The wettest is March (5.08 in) and the driest, May.

When is hurricane season in Taunton?

Hurricane season: from July to September, peaking in July. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 7 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Taunton, about 2 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 8.3 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 6:06 am (local time).

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