Month: June 2026

Weekly Outlook: June 22-28, 2026

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“When in drought, leave it out”. You’ve heard us repeat this numerous times. We’re in a drought, and have been for a while. Many recent storm systems have failed to bring significant rainfall to the region. That will not be the case with the next storm.

Rainfall totals over the past 6 months are well below normal. Image provided by WeatherBell.

Low pressure will move out of the Ohio Valley and towards southern New England. With the system expected to pass close to or just south of the region, the associated warm front will also remain south of the area. This will reduce or likely eliminate the threat for severe weather. There will be some thunderstorms, but we’re just looking at periods of rain, potentially heavy at times. The rain will move in by afternoon, and continue into the evening, but likely doesn’t end until Tuesday morning or early afternoon. While most of the models are showing the potential for an inch or more of rain for at least parts of the region, they still do not agree at this point on where the heaviest rain will fall, or how much will actually fall.

Most of the models show the potential for heavy rain for at least part of the region later today and Tuesday. Images provided by Pivotal Weather.

Once the system pulls away, high pressure builds in with drier weather for Wednesday into Thursday. Another frontal system will bring in some showers and thunderstorms for Thursday night and Friday, then high pressure returns with dry and warm weather for the weekend.

Temperatures should be mostly above normal for the end of the week and the weekend. Image provided by weathermodels.com

Monday: Some morning sun, then becoming cloudy with rain developing by early afternoon. High 73-80.

Monday night: Periods of rain and showers, possibly a thunderstorm. The rain may be heavy at times. Low 58-65.

Tuesday: Cloudy skies with showers gradually ending from west to east in the afternoon, some heavy downpours are still possible at times. High 69-76.

Tuesday night: Becoming clear. Low 56-63.

Wednesday: Sunshine and a few clouds. High 77-84.

Wednesday night: Mostly clear. Low 57-64.

Thursday: Morning sun, then increasing late-day clouds. High 78-85.

Thursday night: Partly to mostly cloudy with showers possible late at night. Low 60-67.

Friday: Mostly cloudy with some showers and thunderstorms likely. High 75-82.

Saturday: A mix of sun and clouds. High 79-86.

Sunday: Partly to mostly sunny. High 79-86.

Weekend Outlook: June 19-22, 2026

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Astronomical summer starts at 4:24am on Sunday, and we’ll start things off with some rather nice weather.

Dewpoints will drop into the 50s on Friday. Image provided by WeatherBell.

Any lingering showers or thunderstorms will come to an end this evening as a cold front pushes offshore, with gradual clearing tonight. High pressure builds in for Friday with sunshine and lower humidity, but we’ll still have some clouds around with an upper-level disturbance nearby. We’ll have some gusty winds behind the front Friday, but they’ll start to diminish on Saturday, with more sunshine and low humidity. Sunday is the transition day, as another low pressure system heads our way. Most of the day will be dry and warm, but clouds will be streaming in ahead of the system, and humidity levels will slowly start to rise again. We could see a few late-day showers, but it looks like most of the rain will hold off until Monday. With the drought continuing to get worse, we need all the rain we can get. Many of the forecast models show the system on Monday bringing in some widespread rainfall, potentially heavy. However, we’ve seen this several times over the past few months. All of the models show a good soaking rain coming in, giving us some drought relief, and by the time the system gets here, the heavy rain either goes into Northern New England or across the Mid-Atlantic states, and around here we just end up with some scattered showers. We’ve mentioned a few times the old saying – “When in drought, leave it out”, so we’re skeptical that we’re going to get the widespread rains the models are forecasting. Until it actually happens, we need to see it to believe it.

Many models show the potential for some heavy rain for at least parts of the region on Monday. Images provided by Pivotal Weather.

Thursday night: Showers and thunderstorms end in the evening, becoming clear to partly cloudy overnight. Low 59-66.

Friday: A mix of sun and clouds, breezy, less humid. High 76-83.

Friday night: Clear skies. Low 58-65.

Saturday: Sunshine and some afternoon clouds, still breezy. High 75-82.

Saturday night: Clear to partly cloudy. Low 56-63.

Sunday: Mostly sunny to start, some clouds start to filter in, chance for a late-day shower. High 76-83.

Sunday night: Becoming partly to mostly cloudy. Low 56-63.

Monday: Cloudy with showers likely. High 72-79.

Weekly Outlook: June 15-21, 2026

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Astronomical summer begins this coming Sunday at 4:24AM, but summer weather will be here for much of the week.

Drier air will move in today with dewpoints dropping into the 50s and upper 40s. Image provided by weathermodels.com

We start off the week with a cold front pushing offshore this morning, taking the last of the showers and thunderstorms with it. Behind that front, high pressure builds in with seasonably mild temperatures, lower humidity, and a good amount of sunshine for today and Tuesday. By Wednesday, we’ll be watching a low pressure area heading into the Great Lakes. It will send a warm front our way at night, with some clouds moving in ahead of it, but the day itself will be mostly dry and seasonably warm. A few showers and thunderstorms may accompany the warm front Wednesday night, but the more noticeable effect will be an increase in humidity levels once again. Thursday could be an active day as low pressure moves into southern Canada, dragging a cold front across the region. With a warm and humid airmass in place, the front could trigger showers and thunderstorms during the daytime, with the potential for some of them to become strong to severe later in the day. Right now it’s just potential, but the ingredients are forecast by some of the models to be in place for some severe storms. This is something we’ll be keeping an eye on over the next few days. High pressure builds in behind the front with cooler and drier conditions for Friday and the weekend.

Drought conditions continue to worsen, and little help is expected this week. Image provided by the National Drought Mitigation Center.

Monday: Any lingering showers or thunderstorms end early, becoming partly to mostly sunny in the afternoon. High 78-85.

Monday night: Clear skies. Low 53-60.

Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine. High 74-81.

Tuesday night: Becoming partly cloudy. Low 54-61.

Wednesday: Partly sunny. High 75-82.

Wednesday night: Partly cloudy, chance for a late-night shower. Low 55-62.

Thursday: Partly sunny, breezy, becoming humid, showers and thunderstorms developing. High 76-83, cooler near the South Coast and Cape Cod.

Thursday night: Partly to mostly cloudy, showers and thunderstorms taper off in the evening. Low 61-68.

Friday: A mix of sun and clouds, breezy, not as humid. High 79-86.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, breezy. High 77-84.

Sunday: Sunshine and some afternoon clouds. High 75-82.

Weekend Outlook: June 12-15, 2026

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Very warm to hot weather will continue through the weekend, but the humidity won’t.

A heat advisory is in effect for much of the region away from the coastline through Friday evening. Image provided by the National Weather Service office in Norton, MA.

High pressure anchored off the East Coast will continue to pump hot and humid air into the region on southwest winds for another day or so, but some relief is on the way. A few showers and thunderstorms are possible through the evening, but they should gradually dissipate, leaving us with a warm and muggy night. Friday will also be hot and humid for most of the region, but a backdoor cold front will slip down the coast, bringing relief to coastal portions of Maine and New Hampshire, as well as the North Shore and likely the Boston area by midday. It probably won’t get too far inland, and may not get to the South Shore, but behind that front, temperatures will be in the 70s and lower 80s, compared to upper 80s and lower 90s inland. The South Coast and Cape Cod will be cooler as well, with southwest winds acting as a seabreeze. There could be a few widely scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, but most of the region will remain dry.

It’ll feel like the mid-to-upper 90s for much of the region Friday afternoon. Image provided by WeatherBell.

A stronger cold front moves in from the west Friday night, producing a few more showers and thunderstorms overnight. Behind that front we’ll clear out on Saturday. It will remain quite warm, with most places getting well into the 80s, but humidity levels will be much lower. Some clouds will start to filter back in on Sunday as another front moves toward the region, but again, most of the day will be dry and very warm. That front may produce a few showers and thunderstorms Sunday night, then we’ll see drier and cooler weather return for Monday.

Dewpoints will drop into the 50s behind a cold front on Saturday. Image provided by Weathermodels.com

Thursday night: Partly cloudy, any showers and thunderstorms taper off and end during the evening. Low 65-72.

Friday: A mix of sun and clouds, chance for a widely scattered shower or thunderstorm in the afternoon. High 86-93, cooler across the South Coast and Cape Cod. Coastal areas from Boston northward may turn cooler in the afternoon.

Friday night: Partly cloudy with a few showers and thunderstorms expected, skies start to clear out late at night. Low 63-70.

Saturday: Sun, sun, and more sun, much less humid. High 84-91, cooler across Cape Cod.

Saturday night: Clear to partly cloudy. Low 61-68.

Sunday: Sunshine slowly fades behind increasing clouds, breezy. High 85-92, cooler across Cape Cod.

Sunday night: Partly to mostly cloudy with a few showers and thunderstorms. Low 60-67.

Monday: A mix of sun and clouds. High 77-84.

Weekly Outlook: June 8-14, 2026

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Some typical June weather is expected for much of the upcoming week.

Temperatures should be well above normal this week. Image provided by weathermodels.com

We start the week off on a cool note with high pressure building in from Canada. We’ll have plenty of sunshine today, but east to northeast winds off the still cool Atlantic will keep temperatures on the cool side today, especially near the coastline. As the high slides southward on Tuesday and anchors itself off the East Coast, a ridge of high pressure will start build in aloft, resulting in a warming trend. With sunshine continuing on Tuesday, southwest winds will help many locations top 80 away from the South Coast and Cape Cod. Much of the remainder of the week will feature hot and increasingly humid conditions, with a daily chance for a few showers and thunderstorms as weak disturbances cross the region. The exception could be later Thursday into part of Friday, when we may see a backdoor cold front trying to bring in some cooler air, especially along the coast. This is far from a certainty, and even if it does occur, it would lift northward again by Saturday, allowing the heat and humidity to return. A stronger cold front may begin to move in from the west on Sunday.

Friday could be quite toasty, but it also could be considerably cooler near the east coast. Imaged provided by Pivotal Weather.

Monday: Sunshine and a few clouds. High 73-80, a little cooler along the coast and across Cape Cod.

Monday night: Clear skies. Low 50-57.

Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine. High 81-88, cooler across the South Coast and Cape Cod.

Tuesday night: Becoming partly cloudy. Low 57-64.

Wednesday: Intervals of clouds and sun, breezy, chance for a late-day shower or thunderstorm. High 82-89, cooler across the South Coast and Cape Cod.

Wednesday night: Partly cloudy, a few showers or thunderstorms possible during the evening. Low 60-67.

Thursday: Partly sunny, chance for an afternoon shower or thunderstorm. High 83-90, cooler across the South Coast and Cape Cod, temperatures could turn cooler during the afternoon across eastern areas.

Thursday night: Partly cloudy. Low 60-67.

Friday: Partly sunny, a late-day shower possible. High 83-90, possibly cooler across eastern coastal areas and Cape Cod.

Saturday: A mix of sun and clouds, chance for an afternoon shower or thunderstorm. High 84-91, cooler across the South Coast and Cape Cod.

Sunday: Partly sunny, afternoon showers and thunderstorms possible. High 84-91, cooler across the South Coast and Cape Cod.

Weekend Outlook: June 5-8, 2026

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The weekend will start with heat and humidity, but that won’t last the entire weekend.

If we get enough sunshine, Saturday could be quite toasty inland. Image provided by Weathermodels.com

High pressure building in south of the region will result in increasing heat and humidity for Friday and Saturday. While we’ll have a few clouds around during the day on Friday, they’ll become more widespread on Saturday as a cold front begins dropping southward from Canada. A shower or thunderstorm is possible Saturday afternoon, but most of the activity should stay well north and west of our area. Showers and thunderstorms should become more widespread Saturday evening and night. A wave of low pressure will ride along the front on Sunday, bringing in more showers with much cooler temperatures, especially near the coast. We’re not expecting a soaking rain, but any rain we get will help with the ongoing drought. Unfortunately, the rain will fall on Sunday, so it will lead to a lot of complaints about another rainy weekend, despite the fact that most of Saturday will be dry. High pressure builds in for Monday with drier weather along with seasonably mild conditions.

Most of the models aren’t forecasting heavy rain for Saturday night and Sunday. Images provided by Pivotal Weather.

Thursday night: Clear to partly cloudy. Low 55-62.

Friday: Sunshine with some afternoon clouds. High 83-90, cooler across Cape Cod.

Friday night: Partly cloudy. Low 59-66.

Saturday: Partly sunny, breezy, becoming humid, slight chance for a late-day shower or thunderstorm. High 85-92, cooler near the South Coast and Cape Cod.

Saturday night: Mostly cloudy with showers developing, possibly a thunderstorm. Low 60-67.

Sunday: Plenty of clouds with occasional showers. High 76-83, cooler across Cape Cod.

Sunday night: Showers end in the evening becoming partly cloudy overnight. Low 50-57.

Monday: Mostly sunny, breezy, not as humid. High 66-73.

Weekly Outlook: June 1-7, 2026

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Meteorological Summer starts today (as does Hurricane Season), but it’s still astronomical Spring, and today will feel like it.

We could be well into the 80s by the end of the week. Image provided by Weathermodels.com

An upper-level low pressure system will remain in place across the Northeast for a couple more days, keeping temperatures on the cooler side of where they should be at this time of year. A few lingering showers are possible this morning as a surface low pressure area pulls away, with some clearing in the afternoon. Tuesday will start off with some sunshine, but clouds will quickly develop during the morning, with a few widely scattered showers or thunderstorms during the afternoon. High pressure then builds in with dry and warmer weather for Wednesday through Friday. We do need to keep an eye on a developing ocean storm, but at this point, it looks to remain too far offshore to have any impacts here. By Saturday, we’ll be watching a cold front starting to approach the region. That front may bring some showers and cooler conditions for Saturday night and Sunday, but the exact timing of both the front and the showers is still a bit of a question that we hope to have a better handle on when it is time for our Weekend Outlook on Thursday.

The models do not agree on what will happen on Sunday. Images provided by Pivotal Weather.

Monday: Lingering showers end in the morning, becoming partly to mostly sunny and breezy in the afternoon. High 57-64, coolest along the coast.

Monday night: Clear to partly cloudy. Low 41-48.

Tuesday: Sunny in the morning, then clouds pop up with a few widely scattered showers or thunderstorms in the afternoon. High 66-73.

Tuesday night: Becoming partly cloudy to clear. Low 47-54.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny. High 71-78, a little cooler across Cape Cod.

Wednesday night: Clear skies. Low 49-56.

Thursday: Sunshine and a few clouds. High 78-85, cooler near the South Coast and Cape Cod.

Thursday night: Clear to partly cloudy. Low 54-61.

Friday: A mix of sun and clouds. High 81-88, cooler across Cape Cod.

Saturday: Partly sunny. High 80-87, cooler across Cape Cod.

Sunday: Intervals of clouds and sun with a chance for showers. High 73-80.