It’s a weekend, so that must mean it’s going to rain.

We’ve got a low pressure area heading toward the Great Lakes, sending a warm front our way. A few showers may accompany that front across southern New Hampshire this evening, otherwise we’ll remain dry, setting up a rather mild Friday. While there will be some sunshine, it could be dimmed by smoke and haze drifting up from the large wildfires in New Jersey. That warm front may stall out and/or drift southward a bit on Friday, bringing cooler air back to the New Hampshire Seacoast and the North Shore, but otherwise, most places away from the South Coast should reach 70 once again. Clouds thicken up Friday night ahead of the low pressure area, with some rain moving in by daybreak. Saturday shouldn’t be a complete washout, but it will be fairly damp. Rain is likely through the morning, then there may be a bit of a lull by early afternoon, before another batch of showers accompanies a cold front late in the day. Some clearing is expected Saturday night, but an upper-level low moving across the Northeast on Sunday will generate more clouds, possibly a shower or two, and bring in cooler temperatures. High pressure returns on Monday with drier and milder conditions.

Thursday night: Chance for an evening shower across southern New Hampshire, otherwise partly cloudy. Low 48-55.

Friday: Partly sunny with some haze or smoke around in the morning, clouds thicken up during the afternoon. High 72-79 inland, 64-71 along the coast, a little cooler across the Outer Cape and Islands. Temperatures may turn cooler for a while in the afternoon from Boston northward, especially along the coast.

Friday night: Mostly cloudy, rain developing towards daybreak. Low 48-55.

Saturday: Cloudy and breezy with showers likely, tapering off late in the day. High 61-68, cooler across the South Coast, Cape, and Islands.

Saturday night: Becoming partly cloudy. Low 41-48.

Sunday: Partly sunny, breezy, slight chance for an afternoon shower. High 52-59.

Sunday night: Becoming clear. Low 41-48.

Monday: Plenty of sunshine. High 65-72, cooler across the Cape and Islands.

Some warmer weather is on the way, but it won’t last too long.

High pressure remains in control into Friday with clear skies and seasonably cool temperatures tonight. We’ll start to warm up a bit on Friday, but also see clouds move in ahead of a weak upper-level disturbance and a warm front. The upper-level disturbance may produce a late-day shower across parts of southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts, but most of us will still dry. Low pressure heading into the Great Lakes will send a warm front our way Friday night, with a better chance for showers across the region. Behind the front, we’ll have a significant warmup on Saturday, with many locations away from the South Coast topping 70, but southwest to south winds will keep the South Coast and Cape Cod in the 60s or even 50s, as water temperatures remain rather chilly. Across inland locations, if we get enough sunny breaks, some places may even break 80. A cold front moves through late in the day, possibly producing a few more showers. High pressure builds in behind the front for Easter Sunday with breezy and cooler weather, but many locations will still top 60. For Patriots Day on Monday, we’ll see clouds moving back in with some showers by evening as another system approaches, but again we should top 60, cooler along the coast thanks to seabreezes.

Thursday night: Clear skies. Low 33-40.

Friday: Morning sunshine, then increasing and thickening clouds in the afternoon, slight chance for a late-day shower from the Merrimack Valley northward, becoming breezy. High 60-67, except 52-59 along the South Coast and Cape Cod.

Friday night: Mostly cloudy and breezy with scattered showers. Low 47-54, temperatures may start to rise after midnight.

Saturday: Clouds and some sunny breaks, slight chance for a late-day shower, breezy. High 74-81 inland, 66-73 near the South Coast, 58-65 across Cape Cod.

Saturday night: Mostly cloudy with a few showers during the evening, skies start to clear out late night. Low 48-55.

Sunday: Sunshine and a few clouds, breezy. High 58-65.

Sunday night: Partly cloudy. Low 35-42.

Monday: Morning sun, then increasing clouds, showers possibly towards evening. High 55-62 except 47-54 along the immediate coast and across Cape Cod.

The weather looks fantastic for the Red Sox home opener at Fenway tomorrow, but the rest of the weekend doesn’t look that great.

A cold front will cross the region this evening, possibly accompanied by a few showers tonight. The front settles south of New England on Friday, with some clearing taking place from north to south. Temperatures will remain mild, which is good news if you’re heading to Opening Day at Fenway. For first pitch at 2:10pm, skies will be partly sunny, winds out of the northwest at 10-15 mph (blowing from left field to right field), and the temperature will likely be in the lower 60s. Clouds will start to stream back in late Friday night as that frontal system starts lifting northward once again. Saturday is looking like a rather cool day with northeast to east winds off the ocean, and rain developing toward midday. Occasional periods of rain and showers are likely into the nighttime hours before tapering off. The front will lift through as a warm front on Sunday, but how far north it gets is still a question mark. Areas south of Boston should have a very mild afternoon, but how warm it gets north of Boston, especially into southern New Hampshire, is uncertain. If the warm front does get that far north, temperatures could get well into the 60s. If not, it could stay in the 50s or even upper 40s all afternoon. We’ll have some spotty showers at times, but the day shouldn’t be a washout. Another low pressure area moves through later in the day and at night with more rain likely. That system drags a cold front through at night, with cooler air moving in behind the system on Monday. Showers should gradually end during the day as the system moves offshore.

Thursday night: Mostly cloudy with a few showers possible, mainly south of the Mass Pike. Low 46-53.

Friday: Any lingering showers near the South Coast end early, followed by gradual clearing from north to south. High 58-65.

Friday night: Partly cloudy through the evening, clouds increase and thicken up after midnight. Low 35-42.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy and cooler with rain developing. High 41-48, temperatures may drop a little in the afternoon.

Saturday night: Rain tapers off to showers. Low 35-42, temperatures may start to rise after midnight.

Sunday: Plenty of clouds with a few showers possible. High 55-62, possibly warmer south of Boston.

Sunday night: Cloudy with more rain and showers. Low 36-43.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, showers ending. High 44-51.