Hurricane and Storm Surge Watches Issued for the Northern Gulf Coast for Strengthening Tropical Storm Isaias

Tropical Storm Isaias is forecast to track toward the central Gulf Coast while strengthening into a hurricane on Thursday. There is an increasing risk of damaging hurricane-force winds and life-threatening storm surge impacts along portions of the northern Gulf Coast Friday into Saturday. Isaias will bring heavy rainfall to the central Gulf Coast and much of the Southeast Friday into the weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Orange Municipal Airport (KORE)

Lat: 42.57°NLon: 72.29°WElev: 538ft.

Fair

62°F

17°C

Humidity 41%
Wind Speed S 13 G 22 mph
Barometer 29.93 in (1013.9 mb)
Dewpoint 38°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 7 Oct 1:52 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Petersham MA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 63. South wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of showers, mainly before 10am.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 68. West wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 68 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 41. West wind 5 to 9 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 61. Light west wind increasing to 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy frost after 2am.  Otherwise, clear, with a low around 38. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 38 °F

    Clear then
    Patchy Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy frost before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 65. Light west wind.

    High: 65 °F

    Patchy Frost
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 47 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers likely, mainly after 3pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 65 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Showers
    Likely

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 63. South wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Thursday
A chance of showers, mainly before 10am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 68. West wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 41. West wind 5 to 9 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 61. Light west wind increasing to 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Friday Night
Patchy frost after 2am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 38. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 65. Light west wind.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Sunday
Showers likely, mainly after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
Showers, mainly before 5am. Low around 54. South wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Columbus Day
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. South wind 7 to 9 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. North wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. North wind 7 to 13 mph becoming west in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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Point Forecast:
Petersham MA
 42.48°N 72.18°W (Elev. 974 ft)
2:19 pm EDT Oct 7, 2026
2pm EDT Oct 7, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 13, 2026
 
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