Forecast Details for Ipswich, MA

Recent Locations: Westhope, ND North Canton, CT Ipswich, MA

This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. East wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Tonight: Patchy drizzle before 3am, then scattered showers, mainly between 3am and 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 37. East wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday: Showers likely before 2pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 2pm and 3pm, then showers after 3pm. High near 55. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 36. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 9 to 13 mph.

Monday Night: A slight chance of snow before 4am, then a slight chance of rain between 4am and 5am, then a slight chance of rain and snow after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday: A chance of rain and snow showers before 11am, then a chance of rain showers between 11am and 5pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. North wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of snow showers before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 44. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. South wind around 7 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. South wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southwest wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Want more detail? Get the Complete 7 Day and Night Detailed Forecast!

Current U.S. National Radar--Current

The Current National Weather Radar is shown below with a UTC Time (subtract 5 hours from UTC to get Eastern Time).

National Weather Forecast--Current

The Current National Weather Forecast and National Weather Map are shown below.

National Weather Forecast for Tomorrow

Tomorrow National Weather Forecast and Tomorrow National Weather Map are show below.

North America Water Vapor (Moisture)

This map shows recent moisture content over North America. Bright and colored areas show high moisture (ie, clouds); brown indicates very little moisture present; black indicates no moisture.

Weather Topic: What is Rain?

Home - Education - Precipitation - Rain

Rain Next Topic: Shelf Clouds

Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

Next Topic: Shelf Clouds

Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

Home - Education - Precipitation - Sleet

Sleet Next Topic: Snow

Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

Next Topic: Snow