Month: May 2026

Weekly Outlook: May 11-17, 2026

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Another week filled with upper-level lows and cooler than normal temperatures is expected.

Upper level low pressure areas keep moving from the Great Lakes into the Northeast this week. Loop provided by Tropical Tidbits.

A cold front continues to push offshore this morning, with any lingering showers across southeastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod ending, with skies starting to clear out from west to east during the afternoon. High pressure builds in for Tuesday with drier weather, but with an upper-level low still overhead we’ll see plenty of clouds in the afternoon after morning sunshine, but it should remain dry. High pressure moves offshore on Wednesday, allowing milder air to move in, but we’ll also have increasing clouds as low pressure moving into the Great Lakes sends a warm front our way. Most of the day should remain dry, but we’ll see showers move in by evening ahead of a cold front trailing the low that will be moving across Quebec by this point. A wave of low pressure will develop along the front and get caught underneath an upper-level low pressure area, meaning more showers on Thursday. That low will move out for Friday, but the upper-level low remains in place, meaning more clouds, and possibly a few more showers. High pressure moves off the Southeast Coast on Saturday as another low pressure area moves into the Great Lakes, sending another warm front our way. This should allow milder and drier air to move in for the weekend.

Temperatures will be below normal for much of the week. Image provided by Weathermodels.com

Monday: Showers ending across southeastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod this morning, becoming partly sunny in the afternoon. High 58-65.

Monday night: Clear to partly cloudy. Low 38-45.

Tuesday: Sunny in the morning, some clouds around during the afternoon. High 56-63.

Tuesday night: Clear during the evening, increasing clouds overnight. Low 41-48.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, breezy, showers may develop from west to east late in the day. High 55-62.

Wednesday night: Cloudy with showers likely. Low 46-53.

Thursday: Scattered showers. High 59-66.

Thursday night: Plenty of clouds with more showers around. Low 44-51.

Friday: Some morning showers, then becoming partly sunny in the afternoon with another pop-up shower possible. High 60-67.

Saturday: A mix of sun and clouds. High 67-74.

Sunday: Partly sunny. High 70-77.

Weekend Outlook: May 8-11, 2026

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Much of the weekend will feature unsettled conditions.

Drought conditions remain in place. Image provided by the National Drought Mitigation Center.

An upper-level low pressure system sitting over southeastern Canada will control our weather for the weekend. A cold front continues to push offshore tonight while high pressure builds in with dry and cool conditions. Friday starts off with sunshine, but with colder air aloft we’ll see clouds quickly popping up during the morning, and a few widely scattered showers possible during the afternoon. More clouds move in at night as a weak disturbance rotating around the upper-level low will generate a weak storm system that will bring in some rain Saturday afternoon and evening. High pressure briefly builds in behind the system with some drier and warmer for Sunday, but it won’t last long. Another disturbance rotating around the upper-level low will trigger another low pressure system over the Mid-Atlantic states that will pass south and east of New England on Monday. We’ll see rain return Sunday night, continuing on Monday with cooler weather returning once again.

Some beneficial rainfall is possible between Saturday and Monday’s storms. Images provided by Pivotal Weather.

Unfortunately, this pattern, with upper level lows moving out and new ones moving in, will likely continue for at least the next few weeks, resulting in near to below normal temperatures and episode of showers every few days. We need the rain to help keep the brush fire danger low and put a dent in the drought, but aside from a nice day or two every now and then conditions will remain dreary for a while. There is some signs that a warmer pattern could move in for the end of the month, but how long it lasts, or if it even moves in, are yet to be determined.

On average temperatures will be a little below normal into early June. Image provided by WeatherBell.

Thursday night: Clear to partly cloudy, cool. Low 38-45.

Friday: Morning sun with afternoon clouds and a few widely scattered showers, breezy. High 55-62.

Friday night: Clear during the evening, clouds stream back in after midnight. Low 38-45.

Saturday: Cloudy and breezy with some rain moving in by early afternoon. High 56-63.

Saturday night: Mostly cloudy, showers ending by midnight. Low 45-52.

Sunday: Partly sunny, slight chance for an afternoon shower. High 65-72, cooler across the South Coast and Cape Cod.

Sunday night: Cloudy with showers developing after midnight. Low 45-52.

Monday: Rain likely. High 54-61.

Weekly Outlook: May 4-10, 2026

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Some warmer weather is finally heading our way, but it’s not going to last that long.

Tuesday is looking spectacular. Image provided by Weathermodels.com

High pressure slides off the Mid-Atlantic coastline today, providing us with sunshine and warmer temperatures thanks to increasing southwest winds. Southwest winds increase even more on Tuesday, with many locations likely getting into the 70s or even lower 80s, though places near the South Coast and Cape Cod will be cooler as southwest winds will be blowing off of the still-chilly Atlantic (water temperatures are in the lower to middle 50s off the South Coast). We will see clouds start to move in though as a cold front begins to march eastward from the Great Lakes. As that cold front moves in on Wednesday we’ll see showers developing from west to east. We need all the rain we can get to help put a dent on the ongoing drought, and while widespread showers are likely ahead of the front later Wednesday and Wednesday night, they probably won’t be that heavy. Thursday is a bit of a question mark at this point. The front will likely slow down as it moves offshore and a wave of low pressure will ride along it. Some models bring in a period of heavier rain and chilly temperatures, others keep the system farther offshore, with just some showers across mainly Cape Cod and possibly southeastern Massachusetts, similar to what we had early Sunday, and others keep all of the rain offshore. We’re leaning towards the drier scenario for now, as that has been the more common occurrence for the past few months (“when in drought, leave it out”). Cooler weather settles in for Friday behind that front, then another upper-level trough of low pressure moves in for the weekend, with a few showers possible each afternoon, especially Saturday, while temperatures remain a little below normal.

Can we expect more rain on Thursday? The odds are not looking good at this point. Images provided by Pivotal Weather.

Monday: Sunshine and a few clouds, breezy. High 63-70, a little cooler across the South Coast and Cape Cod.

Monday night: Clear to partly cloudy. Low 47-54.

Tuesday: Morning sun, increasing afternoon clouds, breezy. High 73-80, cooler across the South Coast and Cape Cod.

Tuesday night: Becoming partly to mostly cloudy, breezy. Low 51-58.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, breezy., showers developing from west to east during the late morning and afternoon. High 63-70, a little cooler across the South Coast and Cape Cod.

Wednesday night: Plenty of clouds, showers taper off overnight. Low 44-51.

Thursday: Intervals of clouds and sunshine, chance for a few showers, mainly across southeastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod. High 57-64.

Thursday night: Any showers end during the evening, becoming partly cloudy overnight. Low 39-46.

Friday: Partly to mostly sunny, breezy. High 55-62.

Saturday: A mix of sun and clouds, chance for a shower or two in the afternoon. High 57-64.

Sunday: Partly sunny. High 59-66.