The fireworks originally scheduled for Saturday the 13th have been postponed until Sunday, the 14th. The fireworks are now scheduled to go off at 9:25 p.m. Sunday at the fairgrounds on Lover's Lane.
The decision about whether to proceed with the fireworks had to be made around 10 or 11 a.m. on Saturday, because it takes about eight hours to set up, said Rick Maynard, director of the town's Parks, Recreation & Senior Services Dept.
"This is our biggest event all year, we didn't want to blow it," he said. Maynard said he and other town officials made the decision after consulting with weather experts and reviewing the forecast for both nights. They were told by the weather experts that, if they had the option, they should postpone until Sunday night.
The community picnic scheduled for 4 p.m. Saturday went ahead as planned.
Here is the extended forecast from the National Weather Service:
- Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 84. West wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
- Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 87.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 89.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
- Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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