National Weather Service Forecast for: Portsmouth NH
Issued by: National Weather Service Gray/Portland, ME
Updated: 2:26 am EDT Jun 30, 2026
 
Today

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Light southwest wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Mostly Sunny

Tonight

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southwest wind around 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Chance
Showers
Wednesday

Wednesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 107. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Hot

Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Partly Cloudy

Thursday

Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. West wind around 5 mph.
Hot

Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Mostly Clear

Friday

Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 102.
Hot

Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Mostly Clear

Independence
Day
Independence Day: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 90.
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
Hi 86 °F Lo 68 °F Hi 97 °F Lo 75 °F Hi 101 °F Lo 76 °F Hi 102 °F Lo 72 °F Hi 90 °F

Extreme Heat Watch
 

Today
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Light southwest wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
 
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 107. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
 
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. West wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Friday
 
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102.
Friday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Independence Day
 
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 90.
Saturday Night
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Sunday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Monday
 
Partly sunny, with a high near 82.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Portsmouth NH.