As we flip the calendar we’ve some absolutely fantastic weather on tap for much of the upcoming weekend.
It’s going to be a rather wet night across the region. Loop provided by WeatherBell.
We’re starting off with some rain as a wave of low pressure rides along a stalled out frontal system just south of New England. Some of the rain could be heavy this evening and tonight, but the bulk of the heavy rain will stay southwest of our area, mainly across the Mid-Atlantic states. We do need the rain that we are getting though, as it has been on the dry side for the past couple of months, with drought conditions starting to re-emerge in spots. Once the rain ends Friday morning we’ll see skies start to clear out by late in the day, then high pressure builds in for the weekend with lots of sunshine. Temperatures will be a little below normal for Saturday but still rather mild, with a warming trend back to near normal on Sunday and a little above normal on Monday, but humidity levels will remain comfortable the entire time.
High temperatures should be in the lower to middle 80s in early August. Image provided by Weathermodels.com.
Thursday night: Periods of rain and showers, possibly heavy at times, tapering off late at night, breezy. Low 56-63.
Friday: Any lingering showers end in the morning, skies start to clear out in the afternoon, breezy. High 68-75.
Friday night: Becoming clear. Low 53-60.
Saturday: Sunshine and a few clouds. High 73-80.
Saturday night: Clear skies. Low 54-61.
Sunday: Plenty of sunshine. High 79-86, a little cooler across Cape Cod.
Sunday night: Clear skies. Low 58-65.
Monday: Mostly sunny. High 82-89, a little cooler near the South Coast and Cape Cod.
Heat and humidity return for the first half of the week, but the latter half will tell a different story.
Heat Advisories are in effect for the first half of the week. Image provided by the National Weather Service office in Norton, MA.
We start the week off with high pressure moving offshore, resulting in hot and humid conditions into Wednesday. Tuesday looks the be the hottest day of this stretch, with temperatures well into the 90s, and only a stray shower or thunderstorm providing minimal relief. Wednesday could also be quite hot, but we’ll have a cold front moving in, with clouds and a few showers and thunderstorms ahead of it during the afternoon. The front moves through and then stalls out near or just off the South Coast, which is where things get tricky.
It will feel like it is near or over 100 degrees Tuesday afternoon. Image provided by WeatherBell.
A wave of low pressure will ride along that front, bringing some rain and cooler air into the region. What’s uncertain is where the front stalls out, and the timing of the wave. For now, it looks like the bulk of the rain will be South of the Mass Pike, but that is highly uncertain. The rain could get all the way into southern New Hampshire, or it could be confined to the South Coast. This will be dependent om where the front actually is. How much rain will be dependent on how strong the wave is. Some models have light to moderate rain in spots, some show the potential for some hefty amounts. The other question is the timing. Some models show most of the rain Thursday and Thursday night, some have the heavier rain Thursday night into Friday, some even have it linger into Friday night. What you’ll see below is our best estimate on all these variables at this time, but it is obviously very low confidence. Behind the system high pressure builds in with cooler and drier weather for the weekend.
There’s a lot of uncertainty with the rainfall potential for the end of the week. Images provided by Pivotal Weather.
Monday: Patchy morning fog, otherwise mostly sunny, hot, and humid. High 85-92, cooler along the coast.
Monday night: Clear skies, a little patchy fog again. Low 65-72.
Tuesday: Sunshine and a few clouds, slight chance for an afternoon shower or thunderstorm. High 90-97, cooler across Cape Cod.
Tuesday night: Clear to partly cloudy. Low 66-73.
Wednesday: A mix of sun and clouds, chance for some late-day showers and thunderstorms. High 88-95, cooler across Cape Cod.
Wednesday night: Partly to mostly cloudy, showers and thunderstorms possible. Low 65-72.
Thursday: More clouds than sun with showers and thunderstorms likely. High 75-82.
Thursday night: Partly to mostly cloudy with more showers and thunderstorms. Low 58-65.
Friday: Showers and thunderstorms ending, becoming partly sunny. High 70-77.
Heat and humidity remain in place to start the week, but they won’t last too long.
The heat index will be in the lower to middle 90s again this afternoon. Image provided by WeatherBell.
High pressure sits offshore today while a cold front begins to approach from the west. That’s a recipe for hot and humid conditions across our region today. We could see a few showers and thunderstorms pop up during the afternoon, but they should not be widespread. Tuesday is the transition day, though it will be very warm to hot and quite humid once again. Across parts of southeastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod there is the potential for some heavy downpours early in the day as what’s left of Tropical Storm Chantal moves past the area. Later, that cold front will move across the region, resulting in more widespread showers and thunderstorms, a few of which could be strong to severe across the interior.
A few showers and storms are possible today, but they are more likely late Tuesday into Tuesday evening. Loop provided by Weathermodels.com
The front settles south of the region, but likely remains close enough for plenty of clouds on Wednesday with cooler temperatures and possibly a few showers as well. A wave of low pressure riding along the front brings in more showers for Thursday. For Friday, a few lingering showers are possible, but some drier air will start to move in as high pressure starts to build in across southeastern Canada. Saturday should be mostly dry, but with an upper level low pressure area moving through we’ll see some clouds and possibly a shower or two in the afternoon. High pressure should move offshore for Sunday with dry and warmer weather expected.
A few models show the potential for heavy rain near the South Coast Thursday, but many show nothing more than scattered showers. Images provided by Pivotal Weather.
Monday: Partly sunny, breezy, quite humid, chance for a few showers or thunderstorms. High 85-92, a little cooler across the South Coast and Cape Cod.
Monday night: Partly to mostly cloudy with areas of fog, some rain possible across southeastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod after midnight. Low 67-74.
Tuesday: A mix of sun and clouds, humid, showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon, a few could be strong. High 85-92, cooler across Cape Cod.
Tuesday night: Mostly cloudy, showers and storms taper off fog redevelops. Low 64-71.
Wednesday: Partly to mostly cloudy, a shower or two is possible, cooler. High 75-82.
Wednesday night: Plenty of clouds, some showers possible after midnight, mainly near the South Coast. Low 61-68.
Thursday: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. High 74-81.
Thursday night: Cloudy with more showers. Low 60-67.
Friday: Mostly cloudy, a few more showers, mainly in the morning, some sunny breaks possible in the afternoon. High 72-79.
Saturday: Becoming partly sunny, slight chance for a pop-up shower. High 75-82.
Sunday: Intervals of clouds and sunshine. High 77-84.
Stop us if you’ve heard this before, but there’s some rain on the way for part of the weekend.
Rainfall has been above normal across the region for most of climatological Spring. Image provided by weathermodels.com
A weak low pressure area pulls away from the region tonight, taking any lingering showers with it. Friday looks like a decent day with some sunshine and warm temperatures, but a weak disturbance moving across the region could produce a shower or thunderstorm during the afternoon. After that, we turn our attention to an area of low pressure heading this way from the southwest. It will bring in some rain for Friday night and Saturday morning, some of which could be heavy, though it looks like the heaviest rain will stay just west of our area. We get into a bit of a lull Saturday afternoon, then another disturbance brings in more showers and possible some thunderstorms Saturday evening and night. High pressure starts to build in on Sunday with drier and cooler weather, but with an upper-level low also moving in, we’ll see some clouds and possibly a popup shower or two. Monday should be the nicest day of this stretch, with mostly sunny skies and temperatures running a little below normal for this time of year.
Most of the models are depicting some heavy rainfall totals for parts of New England this weekend. Images provided by Pivotal Weather.
Sunday marks not only the beginning of climatological summer, but also the start of hurricane season. While there’s nothing imminent, we did take a look at what to expect this season and explained how extremely overdue we are for a storm to head towards New England and our annual start of hurricane season post that was published yesterday.
Thursday night: Partly to mostly cloudy, any lingering showers end in the evening. Low 51-58.
Friday: Becoming partly sunny, chance for an afternoon shower or thunderstorm. High 69-76, cooler along the South Coast and Cape Cod.
Friday night: Mostly cloudy with rain developing, possibly heavy overnight. Low 52-59.
Saturday: Rain tapers off in the morning, some sunny breaks may develop in the afternoon. High 64-71.
Saturday night: Mostly cloudy with another round of showers and thunderstorms, ending overnight. Low 47-54.
Sunday: A mix of sun and clouds, slight chance for a shower, breezy. High 61-68.
Sunday night: Clear to partly cloudy. Low 45-52.
Monday: Sunshine and some afternoon clouds. High 65-72.
We’ve reached Memorial Day Weekend – “The Unofficial Start of Summer”, but it won’t feel like summer for most of the time.
Low pressure will bring more rain and gusty winds in tonight. Loop provided by Tropical Tidbits.
A late-season nor’easter will slowly pull away from the region tonight and Friday, with rain and gusty winds continuing tonight, then winding down on Friday as the storm moves into the Gulf of Maine. So, the rest of the weekend is better, right? In the words of Lee Corso “Not so fast my friend”. We’ll still be under the influence of that storm, but we’ll also have an upper-level low pressure area moving into the Northeast. This means we’ll still have plenty of clouds, a few showers, and cool temperatures (but not as cool as today) into Saturday. Sunday should be a little better, with slightly milder conditions, less in the way of shower activity, but still a decent amount of clouds. As we head into the holiday on Monday, high pressure will build in, so it will be drier and milder, but with that upper-level low nearby, we can’t completely rule out the chance for another pop-up shower in the afternoon.
Memorial Day will be milder, but still cooler than normal around here. Image provided by weathermodels.com
Thursday night: Periods of rain, some of it heavy, windy. Low 39-46.
Friday: Rain tapers off to showers in the morning, clouds and a few glimpses of sunshine in the afternoon with a few more showers possible, still breezy in the morning, especially near the coast. High 50-57.
Friday night: Partly to mostly cloudy with more showers, especially before midnight. Low 43-50.
Saturday: More clouds than sun with some additional showers possible. High 53-60.
If you chose this week to be on vacation, then allow us to apologize in advance, because the weather won’t be that great for much of the upcoming week.
Temperatures will be well below normal for much of the upcoming week. Image provided by Weathermodels.com.
An upper-level low pressure system will continue to slowly pull away today, but it will still generate plenty of clouds, with a few showers possible. High pressure builds in for Monday night and Tuesday with drier and cooler conditions, but clouds will start to move back in during the afternoon on Tuesday ahead of our next low pressure system. That system will move into the Great Lakes on Wednesday, while a secondary storm develops across the Carolinas. That secondary storm will then slowly up the coast, with some showers developing Wednesday night. Thursday is looking like a miserable day with periods of rain and gusty northeast winds likely keep temperatures in the 50s or even upper 40s for much of the region. The rain will taper off to showers early Friday, but with an upper-level low pressure area hanging around into the weekend we’ll stay on the cool side with plenty of clouds and a few showers each day, including Memorial Day.
The models are all showing Thursday to be rather cool and rather wet. Images provided by Pivotal Weather.
Monday: Some morning sun, then partly to mostly cloudy and breezy with a few showers. High 59-66.
Monday night: Becoming partly cloudy. Low 40-47.
Tuesday: Morning sun, then increasing clouds. High 55-62.
Tuesday night: Mostly cloudy. Low 43-50.
Wednesday: Plenty of clouds, showers possible late in the day. High 51-58.
Wednesday night: Cloudy with showers likely. Low 41-48.
Thursday: Breezy and cool with rain likely. High 48-55.
Thursday night: Rain tapers off to showers. Low 40-47.
Friday: Lots of clouds with showers ending. High 52-59.
Saturday: More clouds than sun, chance for a few showers. High 56-63.
Sunday: Partly sunny, another shower or two possible, especially north and west of Boston. High 61-68.
Memorial Day: A mix of sun and clouds, chance for a few more showers. High 62-69.
The weather pattern will significantly improve for the second half of this weekend. Of course, that means that the first half of the weekend won’t be that great.
Friday’s temperatures will be 10-15 degrees below normal for much of the region. Image provided by weathermodels.com
An upper-level low pressure system will move towards the Northeast tonight, triggering a few showers across the region. At the same time, a surface low pressure area will start to move up the coast. Ahead of that low, easterly winds off the still cool-Atlantic, combined with the rain the storm system will generate, will result in a very cool day on Friday, with temperatures likely not budging much from what they drop to tonight. Temperatures will only be in the 50s, with areas north of the Mass Pike and also along the east coast likely staying in the upper 40s. If the low-pressure system tracks across southeastern Massachusetts, as some models show, then temperatures could briefly spike into the 60s across that region, but this is far from certain. As for the rain, it looks like the steadiest and heaviest rain holds off until afternoon, but occasional showers are likely during the day. Rain continues Friday night, ending from southwest to northeast Saturday morning and early afternoon as the storm system moves into the Gulf of Maine. Some showers may linger into the afternoon, especially across southern New Hampshire, but we should finally start to see some clearing by evening. High pressure then builds in with sunshine and milder weather for both Sunday and Monday.
Much of the region could pick up 1-2 inches of rain between now and Saturday evening. Image provided by WeatherBell.
Thursday night: Mostly cloudy with some showers likely. Low 45-52.
Friday: Cloudy with more showers, becoming a steadier rain during the afternoon. High 48-55, possibly milder across parts of Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts.
Friday night: Rain likely. Low 44-51, possibly milder across parts of Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts.
Saturday: Showers ending by early afternoon, some clearing may start to develop late in the day, especially across Rhode Island and southern Massachusetts, becoming breezy. High 58-65.
Saturday night: Becoming clear. Low 45-52.
Sunday: Plenty of sunshine. High 64-71.
Sunday night: A few clouds around. Low 40-47.
Monday: More sunshine. High 69-76, cooler along the South Coast and Cape Cod.
Sunshine may be a little hard to come by this week for an extended period, but rainfall won’t be, which will help with the ongoing drought. At least it’s not snow, right?
An Omega Block will control the nation’s weather to start the week. Image provided by The Weather Channel.
The weather pattern to start the week across the nation is dominated by a pattern known as an “omega block”. With upper-level troughs of low pressure in both the East and the West, and a ridge of high pressure in the middle, the pattern resembles the Greek letter Omega. With an upper-level low in the East and drifting eastward slowly, that means we’ll be on the cool side to start the week, with some rainfall likely. The heaviest rain will likely fall across western New England today, but occasional showers in our area will persist today. As that upper-level low moves eastward, so will the surface low, so that rain in western New England today will shift into our area later tonight and Tuesday. Wednesday shouldn’t be as wet, but with the upper-level low moving across the region, we’ll still have some showers around. By Thursday, we may dry out a bit, but with another upper-level disturbance moving in, some more showers are possible.
Much of the region could receive a decent amount of rain this week. Image provided by Weathermodels.com
As we get to the end of the week and into the weekend, the upper-level low hangs around, and a surface low pressure system will be moving up the coast, bringing more rain and cool temperatures into the region. For Sunday, many of the models try to have high pressure building in with drier and milder weather. However, we know that the models struggle in this type of pattern, and historically are too quick to improve conditions around here. So, even though the models are forecasting Sunday to be rather nice, we’re going to hedge our bets a little. We should have a better idea how the weekend will play out for our Weekend Outlook Thursday afternoon.
The models all show a dry day on Sunday, but we’re not 100% sure yet. Images provided by Pivotal Weather.
Monday: Cloudy with occasional showers, mainly north and west of Interstate 95, breezy, especially along the coast. High 51-58, a little warmer south of Route 44.
Monday night: Cloudy with more showers, possibly becoming a steadier rain after midnight. Low 46-53, temperatures may start to rise after midnight.
Tuesday: Periods of rain and showers. High 59-66, a little cooler from the North Shore to the New Hampshire Seacoast.
Tuesday night: Cloudy with more showers likely. Low 49-56.
Wednesday: More clouds than sunshine with a chance for a few more showers. High 63-70, cooler across the Outer Cape and Islands.
Wednesday night: Partly cloudy. Low 48-55.
Thursday: Partly to mostly cloudy, chance for a few showers. High 65-72, cooler across the Outer Cape and Islands.
Thursday night: Mostly cloudy with some showers possible. Low 42-49.
Friday: Plenty of clouds with additional showers, some steadier rain is likely at night. High 50-57.
Saturday: Mostly cloudy with more showers expected. High 55-62.
Sunday: Intervals of clouds and sunshine. High 66-73, cooler across the Outer Cape and Islands.
Another dreary weekend is on the way for the region, and there may even be some snow for parts of the region.
Some much-needed rain is on the way for the weekend. Image provided by Weathermodels.com
Low pressure will head toward the Mid-Atlantic states tonight, sending some showers our way. Across the interior, well north and west of Boston, temperatures will be marginally cold enough for the rain to change to snow, especially in the hills of Worcester County and the Monadnocks, but also some of the lower elevations outside of I-495. We’re not expecting any accumulation, though it wouldn’t be a shock if there was a coating on some grassy surfaces. The showers should taper off towards daybreak. and Friday will just be a cloudy day with a few stray showers possible. The low over the Mid-Atlantic states starts moving our way Friday night, with some steadier and heavier rain moving in, and continuing for much of Saturday. Again, we’ll have some marginally cold air in place Friday night, so we could see more snow mixing in, with a coating possible on grassy surfaces outside of 495, and possibly a little more than that in the hills of Worcester County and the Monadnocks once again. Saturday will be a rather chilly day with northeast winds keeping temperatures in the upper 30s and lower 40s for much of the region. Combine that with the rain, and it won’t be a great day to be outside. The rain tapers off Saturday night, but as that system starts moving toward the northeast and passes offshore, it could possibly bring in some more rain on Sunday, especially for eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. That system pulls away Sunday night and high pressure briefly builds in for Monday with some sunshine and milder conditions.
Accumulating snow should be confined to the hills, but there could be a coating on grassy surfaces across the interior. Image provided by WeatherBell.
Thursday night: Cloudy with some showers developing, possibly mixed with snow across the interior. Low 32-39.
Friday: Cloudy and becoming breezy with a few showers possibly, mainly in the morning. High 43-50, coolest along the coast.
Friday night: Cloudy and breezy with rain developing, mixed with snow across the interior. Low 31-38.
Saturday: Breezy with periods of rain. High 37-44.
Saturday night: Rain tapers off the showers. Low 33-40.
Sunday: Cloudy and breezy with more showers possible, favoring eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. High 44-51, coolest across southeastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod.
Sunday night: Any showers end in the evening, becoming partly cloudy overnight. Low 34-41.
Monday: Partly sunny. High 56-63, cooler across Cape Cod.
Winter officially ends later this week, but that does not mean that we are done with wintry weather.
Astronomical Spring begins with the Vernal Equinox at 5:01am Thursday. Image provided by EarthSky.org
The week is starting off on a wet, but mild note as a cold front approaches the region. Rain will taper off to showers this morning, ending this evening as the cold front moves through. The airmass behind the front isn’t that cold to begin with, so although we’ll turn cooler, it won’t be that bad. High pressure builds in for Tuesday with some sunshine and temperatures that are closer to where they should be in mid-March. By Wednesday the high will move off to the east, with a wind off the still-chilly Atlantic bringing some cooler air back in along with some clouds. Another system will also be approaching from the west, but this won’t get here until later Thursday, which happens to be the first day of Spring. The Vernal Equinox occurs at 5:01am Thursday, marking the official end of winter. This front will bring in some rain late Thursday and Thursday night. A wave of low pressure will ride up along the front early Friday, bringing in just enough colder air for the rain to change to snow across the interior before ending. Will there be any accumulation? It’s possible, but it’s still a bit early for that, as we’re not even completely convinced yet that the rain will even change to snow. More details on this system will be forthcoming in our Weekend Outlook on Thursday. High pressure builds in with drier weather later Friday and early Saturday, then another weak system passes by to the south later Saturday and Saturday night with some clouds and possibly a shower or two. Drier weather should return on Sunday.
A low pressure system may bring in a little snow around here on Friday. Images provided by Pivotal Weather.
Monday: Rain during the morning, possibly heavy, tapering off to showers during the afternoon. High 52-59.
Monday night: Showers ending from northwest to southeast. Low 32-39.
Tuesday: Gradual clearing. High 50-57, cooler across east-facing coastal locations.
Tuesday night: Clear to partly cloudy. Low 32-39.
Wednesday: Sunny in the morning, clouds start to move back in during the afternoon. High 51-58, cooler across east-facing coastal locations.
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