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Looking to get outside this weekend? Here's your beach and mountain forecast for around New England.
Beachgoers head to the shore at Crane Beach in Ipswich, Mass. on July 11, 2022.
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Beaches
On the North Shore, Saturday looks beautiful, with highs around 81 degrees and calm winds. On Sunday, temperatures may climb as high as 93, but thunderstorms are expected to move in around 2 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.
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On the Cape, expect sunny skies with temperatures in the mid-to-high 70s on Saturday, according to NWS. Sunday will be mostly sunny, with temperatures in the low-80s. Gusts on Sunday may reach 14 m.p.h., with possible thunderstorms in the evening.
On the Islands,
expect temperatures in the mid-70s on Saturday with similarly clear skies. Patchy fog will clear up by Saturday morning, and temperatures will be at their highest on Sunday — in the low-80s. As with the Cape, there's a 40 percent chance of precipitation Sunday night, the NWS says.
On New Hampshire beaches, temperatures are slightly lower, hovering in the low-80s on both Saturday and Sunday. Thunderstorms are once again expected after 3 p.m. on Sunday, according to the weather service.
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Rip tide risks are 'low' across the Massachusetts coastline on Friday and Saturday. Predictions have not yet been released for Sunday.
Jonathan and Chrystal Hale hike with their daughter Daniella on the Artist Bluff trail in the White Mountains on Oct. 22, 2022.
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Mountains
If you're headed to New Hampshire's White Mountains, Saturday is your best bet for hiking, with clear skies, low winds, and temperatures in the high-50s on the summits of higher mountains, like Mount Washington. On Sunday, expect possible 20 m.p.h. winds, showers beginning at noon, and temperatures in the mid-50s on the summit, according to
On Vermont's Green Mountains, expect similarly clear skies and low winds on Saturday, with temperatures in the mid-50s at the summit
of higher mountains, like Mount Mansfield, and high-70s at the base. On Sunday, rain and high winds are expected all day, according to
Milton High School students carry in their boat after rowing along the Neponset River near Baker Dam in Lower Mills on Sept. 22, 2021.
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Seas
Along the Massachusetts coast, keep an eye out for 'significant wave height' due to Hurricane Erin, which, while still far south in the Caribbean Friday afternoon, is expected to become a major hurricane in the open Atlantic, according to the National Weather Service. Southwestern winds will have gusts up to 20 knots on Sunday, with thunderstorms expected in the afternoon.
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