Wednesday Weather Forecast 5/13 [VIDEO]
We’re in for a partly sunny, breezy day here on the Southcoast, with a high of 68 and cooler near the coast. Check out the 7-day forecast below with ABC 6’s meteorologist Chelsea Priest. Please be aware there has been a Fire Weather Warning by the National Weather Service for Bristol and surrounding counties.
Fire Weather Warning For Bristol County - Issued by The National Weather Service
Wed, May 13, 3:20 am EDT
... RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT NANTUCKET...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* WINDS... NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* TIMING... NOON TO 6 PM.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY... AS LOW AS 27 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES... IN THE 60S.
* IMPACTS... DRY WEATHER AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW... OR WILL SHORTLY.
**ANY FIRES THAT START MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO EXTINGUISH.