Cool weather will remain in place for a good chunk of the weekend.
Well below normal temperatures are expected through the weekend. Image provided by WeatherBell.
A weak low pressure area will pass south of the region tonight and early Friday, generating some showers, mainly south of the Mass Pike. High pressure then builds in from the north later Friday into Saturday, with some sunshine developing, but east to northeast winds off the still-chilly Atlantic will keep temperatures below normal for mid-May, especially close to the coast. Another weak system may bring in a few more showers on Sunday before high pressure builds back in for Monday, this time with warmer weather as winds should shift into the west or southwest.
Temperatures get back closer to normal on Monday. Image provided by Weathermodels.com
Thursday night: Becoming mostly cloudy, some showers likely, mainly south of the Mass Pike. Low 41-48.
Friday: Showers end early, some afternoon sunshine develops, breezy. High 52-59, coolest along the coast.
Friday night: Partly cloudy. Low 38-45.
Saturday: Intervals of clouds and sun. High 51-58, coolest along the coast.
Saturday night: Mostly cloudy. Low 38-45.
Sunday: Plenty of clouds, chance for a shower or two, some late-day clearing possible. High 51-58, coolest along the coast.
Sunday night: Becoming partly cloudy. Low 39-46.
Monday: Partly sunny. High 60-67, coolest along the coast.
Better enjoy these next two days, because much of this week won’t be that great.
We’re still in the Top 10 for wettest years on record to date, and more rain is expected later this week. Image provided by the Southeast Regional Climate Center.
An upper-level disturbance pulls away from the region this morning, bringing an end to any lingering showers, then skies will start to clear out, with much milder air moving in. A weak front dropping down from the north may trigger a few showers or even a thunderstorm this afternoon, but they’ll be brief and not that widespread. Tuesday is most certainly the pick of the week. High pressure builds in with lots of sunshine, allowing temperatures to get well into the 70s, though coastal locations will be much cooler as a seabreeze kicks in. With water temperatures still only in the 40s to lower 50s, places right at the shoreline will drop back to the 50s during the afternoon.
Tuesday will be a warm day across most of the region. Image provided by Weathermodels.com
Low pressure moves into the Great Lakes on Wednesday, sending a frontal boundary towards the region. We’ll see some showers developing, with cooler air starting to move back in. That front will stall out and we’ll see waves of low pressure riding along it for Thursday and Friday, producing more showers while likely keeping temperatures quite chilly for early May. South of that front, temperatures will be quite a bit milder. It could lift northward at times, bringing that milder air back into parts of Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts, while the rest of the region stays rather cool, but picking out when (or if) that will happen several days in advance is not that simple. It won’t be raining the entire time, and neither day will likely be a washout, but it won’t exactly be beach weather either. There are some indications that high pressure may try to build in for later Saturday and Sunday with drier air and improving weather, but other models want to keep low pressure nearby with more rain and cool conditions. We’re going to be cautiously optimistic for now, but should have a better idea when we publish our Weekend Outlook Thursday afternoon.
The models are trending toward drier weather for Saturday, but not all of them. Images provided by Pivotal Weather.
Monday: Any lingering showers end early, then becoming partly sunny, another shower or thunderstorm possible late in the day. High 69-76, cooler across Cape Cod.
Monday night: Gradual clearing. Low 48-55.
Tuesday: Sunshine and a few clouds. High 70-77, cooler at the coast.
Tuesday night: Clear during the evening, clouds start to move in overnight. Low 45-52.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with some showers likely. High 59-66, coolest at the coast.
Thursday: Mostly cloudy and breezy with more showers. High 58-65, a little cooler at the coast.
Friday: Breezy and cool with a chance for some additional showers. High 52-59.
Saturday: Intervals of clouds and sunshine, breezy, chance for a few more showers. High 53-60.
Sunday: Partly sunny, breezy, slight chance for a shower. High 58-65, coolest at the coast.
Cooler weather is expected for the next few days with some rain expected this weekend.
Average high temperatures for early May are in the lower to middle 60s. Image provided by Weathermodels.com
Low pressure sends a few showers across the region this evening, then cooler weather settles in behind in for Friday into Saturday. We’ll remain dry both days, but clouds will be prevalent, mainly due to the onshore flow on Friday and ahead of low pressure moving in from the west on Saturday. That low pressure area will bring in a period of rain on Sunday, keeping us rather cool once again. High pressure builds in for Monday with sunshine and warmer temperatures returning.
Monday afternoon will be 10-20 degrees warmer than Sunday afternoon across the region. Image provided by WeatherBell.
Thursday night: Mostly cloudy, any showers end during the evening. Low 41-48.
Friday: Clouds and some afternoon sunshine. High 54-61 a little cooler near the coast.
Friday night: Partly to mostly cloudy. Low 40-47.
Saturday: More clouds than sunshine. High 56-63, a little cooler near the coast.
Saturday night: Mostly cloudy. Low 40-47.
Sunday: Cloudy with rain likely. High 52-59.
Sunday night: Mostly cloudy with showers ending. Low 43-50.
Monday: A mix of sun and clouds. High 69-76, cooler right along the coast.
Temperatures will ride a bit of a rollercoaster this week, rather typical for Spring in New England.
Away from the coastline temperatures should get into the 70s this afternoon. Image provided by Weathermodels.com
We’ll start the week off on a warm note with high pressure in control, providing us with partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures, though a seabreeze will keep coastal areas significantly cooler in the afternoon. A backdoor cold front moves in Monday night, resulting in much cooler temperatures across the region for Tuesday and Wednesday. Another system moves in from the west bringing in some showers Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. We may see some clearing during the afternoon, but it will remain cool.
Tuesday afternoon will be as much as 15-25 degrees colder than this afternoon across the region. Images provided by WeatherBell.
Thursday has the biggest question marks at this point. Some models indicate high pressure building in with some sunshine and warmer weather return. Other models have the backdoor cold front stay to our south with much cooler weather and possibly another round of showers as another weak disturbance moves through. Friday looks to be a dry day, but once again temperatures will be dependent on the position of that backdoor cold front. If the front stays to our north, we could end up much milder than what our forecast shows. Another system will move in from the west next weekend with a period of showers likely, mainly late Saturday into early Sunday. Temperatures both days will be dependent on when the rain both moves in and moves out, but will likely end up close to or a little below where we should be in early May.
There’s a wide range in temperature forecasts among the models for Thursday afternoon. Images provided by Pivotal Weather.
Monday: Sunshine and some afternoon clouds. High 60-67 along the coast, 68-75 inland.
Monday night: Becoming partly to mostly cloudy, slight chance for a shower. Low 44-51.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy. High 53-60 coolest along the coast, possibly even cooler from the North Shore to the New Hampshire Seacoast.
Tuesday night: Cloudy with some showers likely. Low 41-48.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, showers ending in the morning. High 50-57, coolest along the coast.
Thursday: Partly sunny, slight chance for a shower. High 63-70, cooler along the coast.
Friday: Partly sunny. High 62-69, cooler along the coast.
Saturday: More clouds than sun with some showers possible, especially late in the day. High 60-67.
Sunday: Partly to mostly cloudy with a chance for some showers. High 58-65.
Some nicer weather is on the way for the weekend, but the forecast isn’t quite that simple.
Freeze Warnings are in effect for parts of the region tonight. Image provided by Pivotal Weather.
High pressure remains in control into Saturday with sunshine and cool conditions. Freeze Warnings are in effect again tonight south of the Mass Pike and along the coast. If you’re wondering why there are no Freeze Warnings north and west of Boston, it’s not because it won’t be as cold, it’s because we haven’t received the average date of the last 32-degree reading for the year yet in those areas. Temperatures will gradually moderate on Friday and Saturday as the high slides off to the east. By later Saturday we’ll see some high clouds start to move in ahead of a warm front. They’ll thicken up in the evening with a few showers likely Saturday night. By Sunday, we’ll turn a bit milder, but we’ll still have plenty of clouds around and a pop-up shower is possible. Monday is the day with the trickiest forecast. We’ll be mostly dry, with partly sunny skies, and just a slight chance for a stray shower, but the temperatures forecast is not that easy. While it may get quite mild inland, a backdoor cold front could result in a much cooler day near the coast, especially north of Boston. How quickly that front moves in will impact the temperature forecast, but in the afternoon, many places near the coast will likely drop into the 50s or even upper 40s while inland areas will be well into the 60s or even 70s.
Temperatures could be 20 or more degrees cooler near the coast compared to inland areas Monday afternoon. Image provided by WeatherBell.
Thursday night: Clear and chilly. Low 27-34.
Friday: Sun, sun, and more sun. High 53-60, little cooler at the coast.
Friday night: Clear skies. Low 31-38.
Saturday: Sunny in the morning, increasing and thickening clouds in the afternoon. High 59-66, little cooler right at the coast.
Saturday night: Mostly cloudy with a few showers likely, mainly after midnight. Low 38-45.
Sunday: Intervals of clouds and sun, slight chance for an afternoon shower. High 61-68, cooler along the coast.
Sunday night: Partly cloudy. Low 47-54.
Monday: Partly sunny, slight chance for a shower. High 66-73 inland, 58-65 along the coast, possibly even cooler during the afternoon.
Much, but not all, of the upcoming week will feature dry weather and cooler than normal temperatures.
Temperatures will be below to well below normal across the Northeast during the next 7 days. Image provided by WeatherBell.
We start the week off on a chilly note with high pressure in control, but it will bring us plenty of sunshine today and Tuesday. Some clouds start to move in by Tuesday evening as a cold front moves in from the west. We’ll turn milder ahead of the front for Tuesday and Wednesday, but will also have some rain showers to contend with on Wednesday. This does not look like a heavy rain event, but it will be a wet day, especially during the morning. We may start to clear out by late in the day, with gusty winds ushering cooler air back in for Wednesday night and Thursday. High pressure builds in for Friday with sunshine, lighter winds, and cool temperatures. We’ll start to warm up a bit on Saturday as the high slides off to the east, then another cold front approaches on Sunday with another round of showers possible. However, if that cold front moves in slower, as some models suggest, not only could the day end up dry, it could end up quite mild as well.
There’s a wide range in the temperature forecasts for Sunday among the models. Images provided by Pivotal Weather.
Monday: Plenty of sunshine. High 51-58.
Monday night: Clear skies. Low 30-37.
Tuesday: More sunshine, clouds start to move in late in the day. High 56-63, cooler along the coast.
Tuesday night: Becoming partly to mostly cloudy, showers possible toward daybreak. Low 37-44.
Wednesday: Showers likely through early afternoon, skies start to clear out late in the day, becoming breezy. High 56-63.
Thursday: Lots of sunshine, breezy. High 49-56.
Friday: Sunshine continues. High 54-61.
Saturday: Partly sunny, breezy. High 58-65.
Sunday: More clouds than sun, chance for showers, breezy. High 60-67.
Some drier weather is on the way, but we’ve still got some rain in our future.
Average high temperatures for mid-April are close to 60 degrees. Image provided by Weathermodels.com
Rain will come to an end this evening, then high pressure builds back in for Friday with drier conditions. There may be a few sunny breaks, but for the most part, it’ll be a cloudy and milder day. A cold front moving in from the west will bring in some showers for Friday night and Saturday morning before the front moves through. We’ll gradually clear out with gusty winds behind the front during the day, then high pressure builds in for Sunday and Monday with dry and seasonably mild conditions.
This is the wettest year-to-date for many locations across the region thus far. Image provided by the Southeast Regional Climate Center.
Thursday night: Cloudy, showers ending before midnight. Low 37-44.
Friday: Clouds with some afternoon sunshine, especially south of Boston. High 53-60, coolest along the coast.
Friday night: Becoming cloudy, a few showers during the evening, becoming more widespread after midnight. Low 40-47.
Saturday: Rain ending by early afternoon, some late-day clearing, becoming breezy. High 58-65.
Saturday night: Becoming clear. Low 36-43.
Sunday: Partly to mostly sunny, breezy. High 54-61.
Sunday night: Clear to partly cloudy. Low 36-43.
Monday: Sunshine and a few clouds, breezy. High 55-62.
We’ll start the week with some great weather, but it may not end that way.
We’ve got perfect weather for baseball on tap this morning.
We start the week with nearly ideal conditions for Patriots Day – mostly sunny skies, lighter winds, and temperatures that are 5-10 degrees above normal. It might be a tad warm for the Marathon runners, but for everyone else it’ll be fantastic for outdoor activities. Tuesday is shaping up to be a similar day with more sunshine and mild temperatures with high pressure still in control. Wednesday is when things start to change. A low pressure system that will produce severe weather across the nation’s mid-section over the next couple of days will head towards the Great Lakes, sending clouds our way. With high pressure off to our north, we’ll remain dry for much of the day, but winds will become onshore, so it will turn much cooler along the coast, though it will remain fairly mild once you head farther inland. A secondary low pressure system will begin to develop across the Mid-Atlantic states late Wednesday, passing south of the region Thursday, with some showers expected. Friday may end up being a dry day with that system meandering around well to the south. A cold front brings in some more showers for Saturday, then it looks like high pressure will build in with dry weather for Sunday.
The latter half of the week looks unsettled, but not that wet. Loop provided by Tropical Tidbits.
Monday: Sunshine and some afternoon clouds, breezy in the afternoon. High 64-71.
Monday night: Clear skies. Low 40-47.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny. High 58-65.
Tuesday night: Clear skies. Low 37-44.
Wednesday: Morning sun, then increasing afternoon clouds. High 57-64, a little cooler along the coast.
Thursday: More clouds than sun, breezy, showers possible in the afternoon. High 49-56.
Friday: Mostly cloudy, slight chance for a shower, mainly near the South Coast. High 52-59.
Saturday: Mostly cloudy, breezy, showers possible, mainly in the morning. High 55-62.
Sunday: Intervals of clouds and sun, breezy. High 52-59.
Our last sign that winter is over arrives this weekend – Marathon Monday, and we’ll have some rather nice weather for it as well.
As far as we’re concerned, Patriots Day is the best day of the year. Image provided by the New York Times.
The weather won’t be so nice for the few days leading up to it this weekend, but that’s typical of Spring in New England. A strong low pressure system is heading for the Ohio Valley this afternoon, sending a warm front our way. Some showers will accompany that front this evening, with temperatures rising overnight behind it. We’ll also have some gusty southerly winds ushering that warmer air in. Showers will become a steadier and heavier rain overnight, which will renew flooding concerns once again for much of the region. The low pressure system will send a cold front through Friday morning. Ahead of it, there could be a line of thunderstorms developing, with some more heavy rain and gusty winds. Everything should wind down during the afternoon, with some clearing possible late in the day. However, an upper-level low will move across the Northeast on Saturday, keeping plenty of clouds and gusty winds around with a few more showers possible, especially during the morning. We’ll see some clearing for Saturday night, but clouds quickly return on Sunday as yet another weak system heads our way. This one will bring in another round of rain showers late Sunday and Sunday night, mainly south of the Mass Pike. That system pulls away late at night, and high pressure builds in for Patriots Day on Monday with sunshine, breezy conditions, and mild temperatures. Normal high temperatures for mid-April are in the middle to upper 50s, but we should be about 5-10 degrees warmer than that.
Monday is looking like a glorious day across the region. Image provided by WeatherBell.
Thursday night: Showers redevelop, becoming a steady rain after midnight, becoming windy. Low 48-55 this evening, temperatures may rise a bit after midnight.
Friday: Rain, possibly a thunderstorm, during the morning, taper off to showers and ending early afternoon with some late-day sunny breaks possible, windy. High 57-64.
The sun is finally back, though it’ll briefly disappear this afternoon, but we’ve got more rain coming this week.
Should be perfect weather for viewing the eclipse across northern New England this afternoon. Image provided by Pivotal Weather.
Low pressure has finally moved out and high pressure has built in with sunshine and milder temperatures today. Some high clouds will start to move in this afternoon, but shouldn’t have any impact on viewing the eclipse late this afternoon. As the high slides off to the east on Tuesday, winds will become onshore, so despite the fact that we’ll have sunshine through high clouds once again, it’ll be much cooler the closer you get to the coast. For the Red Sox home opener at Fenway, it will be mostly sunny, but temperatures will probably only be in the upper 40s to lower 50s.
Opening Day will be sunny once again, and not as chilly as last year.
Clouds will thicken up Tuesday night and Wednesday as a warm front approaches, with some showers accompanying it late in the day. It may take its time crossing the region, so Wednesday may be another cool day, especially across southern New Hampshire and the Merrimack Valley. We’ll break into the warmer air on Thursday as well as Friday ahead of a slow-moving cold front. Ahead of that front we’re looking at another round of rain, with many places picking up another inch or more between Thursday and Friday, so flooding concerns could return once again. The front moves offshore late Friday, then high pressure builds back in for the weekend though an upper-level low will also be moving in, which could generate a few pop-up showers each afternoon.
Much of the region will receive another inch or so of rain for the latter half of the week. Image provided by WeatherBell.
Monday: Plenty of sunshine, some high clouds move in during the afternoon. High 59-66.
Monday night: Partly cloudy. Low 39-46.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, clouds move back in during the afternoon. High 51-58 along the coast, 59-66 inland.
Tuesday night: Becoming mostly cloudy. Low 36-43.
Wednesday: Cloudy with some showers developing in the afternoon. High 50-57, coolest along the coast.
Thursday: Scattered showers, breezy. High 52-59.
Friday: Rain likely, mostly in the morning, some late-day clearing possible, windy. High 57-64.
Saturday: Partly sunny, windy, chance for a few showers. High 51-58.
Sunday: A mix of sun and clouds, breezy, another shower possible. High 56-63.
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