Drier weather will return for a few days, but won’t last for too long.
Most of the region has received 5-10 inches of rain (not snow) over the past month. Image provided by Weathermodels.com.
High pressure builds in for tonight and Friday with some clearing and temperatures remaining on the mild side for late January. A weak front will move through on Saturday with some clouds and possibly a rain or snow shower, but for the most part, it will remain dry. The front stalls out just to the south, keeping plenty of clouds around for Saturday night and Sunday. On Sunday it will start moving northward again as a warm front, ahead of low pressure heading toward the eastern Great Lakes. That low passes across Northern New England Sunday night and Monday, producing a few rain or snow showers across our area. We’ll start to clear out behind the system later on Monday.
Temperatures will remain above to well above normal over the next few days. Image provided by WeatherBell.
Thursday night: Partly cloudy, breezy. Low 22-29.
Friday: Partly to mostly sunny. High 34-41.
Friday night: Variably cloudy, chance for a few late-night rain or snow showers. Low 21-28.
Saturday: Partly sunny and breezy. High 39-46.
Saturday night: Partly to mostly cloudy. Low 24-31.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy, breezy. High 42-49.
Sunday night: Mostly cloudy, chance for a few rain or snow showers. Low 25-32.
Monday: Plenty of clouds with a few rain or snow showers early, some clearing late in the day. High 39-46.
We’re getting into a more active weather pattern around here, and also one that is a bit more wintry.
Tonight’s storm will bring a little bit of everything to the region. Loop provided by Weathermodels.com
Low pressure will head into the Midwest tonight while a secondary area of low pressure develops across the northern Mid-Atlantic states and passes just south of New England tonight. Rain will overspread much of the region over the next few hours, except for central New Hampshire, where precipitation will likely start as some snow. As that secondary area of low pressure passes by to the south tonight, winds will shift into the north, allowing cooler air to settle in, and the rain/snow line to start migrating southward. The steadiest precipitation likely ends before daybreak, but the old low pressure system will move through during the day on Friday, with occasional snow showers north and west of Boston, and occasional rain showers changing to snow showers from Boston southward. The rain/snow line likely doesn’t reach the South Coast before everything winds down late Friday afternoon or evening. How much snow can we expect?
South and east of I-95: Less than 1″ MetroWest/North Shore: 1-2″ Merrimack Valley/NH Seacoast: 2-4″ Southern/Central NH: 3-6″
This will not be a big snowmaker for much of our region. Image provided by Pivotal Weather.
We may see some clearing on Saturday as high pressure tries to move in, but clouds quickly return Saturday night as another system heads toward the region. This one looks to be mostly rain for Sunday night into Monday morning, but it may start as snow across southern New Hampshire, and the rain may change to snow before ending across the region Monday morning. We’ll clear out behind the system Monday afternoon, but it will be quite breezy.
Northwest winds may gust to 30-40 mph Monday afternoon. Image provided by WeatherBell.
Thursday night: Rain developing across the region, except snow across central New Hampshire. Rain changes to snow as we head through the night across southern New Hampshire and the Merrimack Valley. Low 29-36.
Friday: Occasional snow showers north and west of Boston, with rain showers changing to snow showers from Boston southward. High 34-41 in the morning, temperatures drop during the day.
Friday night: Mostly cloudy, any lingering rain or snow showers end in the evening. Low 20-27.
Saturday: Becoming partly sunny. High 30-37.
Saturday night: Clouds return. Low 11-18 across southern New Hampshire and the Merrimack Valley, 19-26 elsewhere.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy. High 36-43.
Sunday night: Cloudy and becoming windy with rain likely, possibly starting as snow across southern New Hampshire. Low 30-37, temperatures may rise a bit overnight.
Monday: Rain may change to snow before ending in the morning, becoming partly sunny and windy in the afternoon. High 40-47 early, temperatures drop during the day.
What seemed like a relatively simple forecast just a day or two ago suddenly is a bit more complicated for parts of the region.
Low pressure currently in the Ohio Valley will pass north and west of the region on Friday. A warm front ahead of the system will move through tonight, accompanied by some showers this evening which will become a steadier rain overnight. Temperatures will also rise behind the warm front tonight. By the time you wake up on Friday, temperatures should be in the lower to middle 50s, but won’t go up any further. A cold front will move through during the morning, and it will bring an end to the rain, but temperatures will start falling in the afternoon behind the front. That front will likely stall out once it gets offshore, keeping plenty of clouds around, especially closer to the coast. Saturday looks to be a cloudy, cooler, and drier day across the region.
Some heavy rain is possibly across the region tonight and Friday morning. Iage provided by Weathermodels.com.
Late Saturday is where the uncertainty comes into the forecast. A wave of low pressure will begin riding up the stalled out front offshore. How close it comes to the Cape and Islands varies by which model you look at, which has an impact on the forecast. Some models keep the system well offshore, with little to no impact on us. Some models bring it close enough for some rain or snow showers across the Cape and possibly southeastern Massachusetts, and some bring in steadier snow to parts of eastern Massachusetts. No matter what track it takes, gusty north to northeast winds will probably also generate some ocean-effect snow across parts of Cape Cod and possibly Plymouth County. For now, we’re leaning toward the middle ground of the model scenarios, but obviously will keep a close eye on how things progress. High pressure builds in behind the system Sunday night into Monday with dry and cool conditions.
Some snow is possible across parts of southeastern Massachusetts this weekend, depending on which model you believe. Images provided by Pivotal Weather.
Thursday night: Periods of rain, breezy. Temperatures slowly rising overnight.
Friday: Rain ending by early afternoon, remaining cloudy. High 50-57 in the morning, temperatures drop in the afternoon.
Friday night: Mostly cloudy. Low 27-34.
Saturday: Plenty of clouds, possibly a few breaks of sunshine. High 34-41.
Saturday night: Cloudy, chance for some snow or rain showers across Cape Cod and southeastern Massachusetts. Low 22-29.
Sunday: Snow showers possible across Cape Cod and southeastern Massachusetts, some clearing late in the day. High 32-39.
The weather pattern will start to quiet down again this weekend, but not before some of us get some snow on Friday.
Drizzle and fog (and a little freezing drizzle) will gradually taper off tonight as a cold front continues to push offshore. An upper-level system quickly follows for Friday. With colder air in place, precipitation will be mainly in the form on snow north and west of Boston, while areas near the coast and south of Boston likely see mostly rain, with some snow mixed in, especially as everything winds down. Snow likely develops during the late morning hours and ends during the evening. It should be mostly light, but some bursts of moderate to perhaps heavy snow are possible. For accumulations, south and east of I-95 will have some slush at most. Areas north and west of I-95 are looking at a general 1-2″ with some spots possibly picking up 3-4″ if these heavier bursts do materialize. We’ll still have some clouds around on Saturday, then we should clear out for Sunday and Monday with seasonably chilly conditions expected.
Friday’s snow shouldn’t be a big deal, especially as you get closer to the coast. Image provided by WeatherBell.
Thursday night: Plenty of clouds, drizzle and fog linger, especially during the evening. Low 31-38.
Friday: Mostly cloudy, light snow developing north and west of I-95, rain south and east, possibly changing to snow late in the day. High 35-42.
Friday night: Snow and rain end in the evening, then skies become partly cloudy. Low 27-34.
Saturday: Intervals of clouds and sunshine. High 36-43.
We’ve endured plenty of chilly Frist Night celebrations over the years around there. This year won’t be one of them.
Temperatures will average 10-15 degrees normal over the next few days. Image provided by WeatherBell.
High pressure slides offshore tonight and Friday, with dry and mild conditions expected. Clouds start to stream in Friday night ahead of a low pressure system moving this way. Saturday will be another mild, albeit cloudy, day. Showers will develop toward evening, becoming a steady rain overnight. So, if you’re heading out to celebrate New Year’s Eve, bring a raincoat. The rain should come to an end New Year’s morning, then skies clear out during the afternoon as the low pulls away and high pressure builds back in. For Monday, we should have partly to mostly sunny skies and mild temperatures, perfect for viewing the Winter Classic at Fenway (not so perfect for the ice condition).
Weather shouldn’t be much of an issue for the Winter Classic on Monday. Image provided by Warner Brothers.
Thursday night: Clear to partly cloudy. Low 28-35.
Friday: Partly to mostly sunny and mild. High 48-55.
Friday night: Increasing clouds. Low 37-44.
Saturday: Cloudy with showers developing toward evening. High 51-58.
Saturday night: Periods of rain. Low 43-50.
Sunday: Showers end early, skies start to clear out in the afternoon. High 50-57.
There used to be a waterpark in Orlando named Wet n’ Wild. That could also describe our forecast for the next 24 hours.
A rather potent storm system is moving toward the Great Lakes, producing blizzard conditions across the Plains and Upper Midwest. Behind the storm, arctic air is plunging southward from Canada. How cold is this airmass? When the front goes through, some places have dropped 30-40 degrees in an hour. In Denver, the temperature dropped to -24 this morning, just 1 degree off of their all-time record low for December. Up in the Northwest Territories of Canada, RabbitKettle Lake dropped to -64 this morning. That’s actual temperature, not wind chill. The airmass will moderate significantly before reaching us, but some colder air is definitely on the way.
For the 3rd consecutive morning this week, #Mayo, YT has recorded a temp at or below -50°C. Meanwhile, #RabbitKettle, NT holds the title of coldest temperature in Canada of 2022 with this morning's -53.4°C. East of Hudson Bay on the other hand is above seasonal. @weathernetworkpic.twitter.com/RIqk2gPGmV
Rain will move in this evening, and could be heavy at times overnight into Friday morning. Winds will start to pick up tonight, and should really be cranking Friday morning and into the afternoon. Sustained winds of 15-30 mph are likely, with gusts in excess of 50 mph possible, especially along the coast and in the hills. With strong winds and astronomical high tides, some coastal flooding is expected, mainly with the morning high tide on Friday. The rain may taper off for a while around midday Friday, but the cold front moves in from the afternoon. Unlike most cold fronts, this one will be moving from southwest to northeast, and the colder air will come in on southwest winds, which normally brings in milder air to our area. Temperatures will rapidly drop once the front moves through, and while they won’t drop 30-40 degrees in an hour, a drop of 20-30 degrees over a couple of hours is certainly possible. A line of showers will accompany the front, and as the colder air moves in, these showers could change to snow before ending in the evening. As temperatures plunge, any surfaces that are still wet will rapidly freeze up during the evening, so keep this in mind if you’re heading out.
Winds could gust to 50 mph or higher on Friday, especially along the coast. Image provided by WeatherBell.
As the storm pulls away on Christmas Eve, an upper-level low pressure system will move into the Northeast, keeping plenty of clouds around. Winds will remain gusty as the storm system meanders around in Quebec. With much colder air in place, and gusty southwest winds moving across the relatively mild ocean, some ocean-effect snow showers are possible across the South Coast, Cape Cod, and possibly Cape Ann as well. Some accumulations are possible across Cape Cod. High pressure builds in for Christmas Day and Monday with drier and chilly conditions, with winds gradually dying down during the day on Christmas.
Some minor accumulations of snow are possible across Cape Cod and the South Coast this weekend. Image provided by Weathermodels.com.
Thursday night: Rain developing, becoming heavy at times overnight, becoming windy. Temperatures slowly rise overnight.
Friday: Rain tapers off to showers, more rain possible late in the day, possibly changing to snow toward evening, very windy. High 50-57 in the morning, temperatures drop sharply in the afternoon.
Friday night: Partly to mostly cloudy, snow showers end in the evening for most, but may continue near the South Coast and Cape Cod, still windy and turning much colder. Low 9-16.
Christmas Eve: Intervals of clouds and sun, breezy, more snow showers possible near the South Coast and Cape Cod. High 18-25.
Saturday night: Becoming partly cloudy, some lingering snow showers possible across Cape Cod, still breezy. Low 9-16.
Christmas Day: Becoming partly to mostly sunny, breezy again. High 21-28.
A rather complex storm system is heading this way, but the forecast itself isn’t too complex for most of us.
The storm system that’s been producing blizzard conditions in the Plains and severe weather in the South over the last few days will head towards the Great Lakes tonight as a secondary area of low pressure takes shape over the Mid-Atlantic states. That system will pass close to or over southeastern Massachusetts Friday night. Ahead of it, we’ll have rain moving into the region tonight. The rain may start as some wet snow across the hills of Worcester County and southwestern New Hampshire, possibly even in parts of south-central New Hampshire and the Merrimack Valley, but gusty easterly winds will quickly bring milder air in off the still relatively mild Atlantic, quickly changing any snow over to rain at the lower elevations. Friday will be a windy, rainy, and cool day across the region. Wind may gust as high as 40-50 mph near the shoreline, but with tides astronomically low, coastal flooding is not a concern. As the storm passes by Friday night, winds will shift from the east to the northeast and eventually north and northwest, bringing cooler air back in. The precipitation will be moving out, but the rain will likely change over to snow before it ends around midday across southern New Hampshire and possibly the Merrimack Valley. As for accumulations, we’re looking at an inch or less across the Merrimack Valley and the New Hampshire Seacoast, an inch or possibly two across southern New Hampshire (including Nashua and Manchester), and 3-5 inches up towards Concord. Across the hills of northern Worcester County and the Monadnocks of southwestern New Hampshire totals of 6-12 inches or more are likely.
The heaviest snow will be confined to the hills north and west of the region. Image provided by WeatherBell.
Once the storm moves out, temperatures will slowly drop during the day on Saturday, then skies start to clear out at night. An upper-level low pressure system moves across the region on Sunday with some additional clouds and possibly a few flurries. High pressure then builds in for Monday with sunshine and seasonably cool conditions.
Sunday’s temperatures will be a little below normal for mid-December, Image provided by Weathermodels.com
Thursday night: Rain developing, possibly starting as a brief period of wet snow across southern New Hampshire, becoming breezy. Low 33-40 in the evening, then temperatures slowly rise overnight.
Friday: Windy with periods of rain, possibly heavy at times. High 39-46.
Friday night: Rain may change back to snow across southern New Hampshire, breezy. Low 30-37.
Saturday: Cloudy and breezy with rain or snow showers ending by midday. Some sunny breaks may develop late. High 37-44 in the morning, temperatures drop during the afternoon.
Saturday night: Becoming clear to partly cloudy. Low 23-30.
Sunday: Intervals of clouds and sun, chance for a few flurries, breezy. High 33-40.
Cooler weather is on the way, and it looks like may even a little snow too.
High pressure builds in with cool and dry conditions tonight and Friday. Some clouds may start to filter in for Friday night and Saturday as a large ocean storm starts backing in. With a persistent east to northeast flow around this storm, we could see some drizzle or a few showers on Saturday across parts of eastern Massachusetts, especially Cape Cod. The clouds hang around on Sunday as another low pressure system moves into the eastern Great Lakes before heading southeastward, passing south of New England Sunday night and early Monday. It will spread some precipitation in, and with temperatures near or below freezing at night, it may fall in the form of snow. Most of the precipitation will fall west of our area, but some snow showers or even a period of light snow seems likely. For many of us, it will probably be enough to coat the ground, with a few spots possibly seeing an inch or so, except across Cape Cod and southeastern Massachusetts, where it will be more rain than snow. This is not a big storm, and most of the snow will fall Sunday night and early Monday, so keep that in mind if you’ll be out and about. The system pulls away on Monday, and high pressure builds back in with sunshine returning.
A little light snow is expected Sunday night. Image provided by WeatherBell.
Thursday: Clear skies. Low 25-32.
Friday: Plenty of sunshine. High 38-45.
Friday night: Clear through the evening, clouds start to move in late at night. Low 22-29, a little milder across southeastern Massachusetts.
Saturday: Mostly cloudy, chance for some drizzle or a few showers, mainly across Cape Cod and southeastern Massachusetts. High 33-40.
Saturday night: Mostly cloudy, showers or drizzle taper off in the evening. Low 22-29, a little milder across southeastern Massachusetts.
Sunday: Plenty of clouds, snow showers possible late in the day, mixed with rain across Cape Cod. High 31-38.
Sunday night: Scattered snow showers, except rain or snow showers across Cape Cod. Low 23-30.
Monday: Any lingering rain or snow showers end early, becoming partly to mostly sunny in the afternoon. High 34-41.
We’ll ride the temperature rollercoaster for a few more days, but changes are on the horizon.
High pressure builds in for tonight and Friday with generally dry and seasonably cool conditions. Winds will gradually diminish this evening, but if you’ll be outdoors, wind chills will be in the 20s, so dress accordingly. Clouds start to move back in Friday night as another low pressure system heads for southeastern Canada. As a result, it’ll turn windy and milder again on Saturday, with some showers likely. Neither the winds nor the rain will be as intense as what we had yesterday, but it’ll still be quite breezy. A cold front moves through late in the day, ending both the rain and the milder air. Gusty northwest winds usher cooler air in for Sunday. As high pressure builds in, the winds will slacken, and it will remain dry and cool for Sunday into Monday.
Wind gusts of 40-50 mph or higher are possible across the region on Saturday. Image provided by Weathermodels.com
Just a heads up, as it’s beyond the range of this outlook, and we’ll go into more detail in our Weekly Outlook Monday morning, but a large-scale pattern change is looming on the horizon. After another system brings in some rain on Tuesday, much cooler air will start to settle in on Wednesday, and beyond that, a chilly, but for the most part dry, pattern is expected for the middle part of December.
Much cooler weather is expected to settle in by the end of next week. Image provided by WeatherBell.
Thursday night: Mostly clear with diminishing winds. Low 23-30.
Friday: Mostly sunny. High 40-47.
Friday night: Increasing clouds. Low 31-38 during the evening, temperatures rise a little after midnight.
Saturday: Mostly cloudy, windy, and mild, with showers likely. High 54-61.
Saturday night: Clearing, breezy. Low 28-35.
Sunday: Sunshine and some afternoon clouds. High 37-44.
Much of the Thanksgiving Weekend will feature nice weather with little impact on travel.
High pressure builds back in for tonight and Thanksgiving with dry and seasonably chilly conditions. Clouds will start to stream back in Thursday night as a cold front approaches the region. That front will produce some rain showers Friday afternoon, but they shouldn’t be a problem. High pressure builds back in for Saturday with sunshine. Sunday is the day where weather will have the biggest impact. Another storm system will be heading towards the region from the southwest. This will bring in a period of rain and showers on Sunday, likely during the afternoon and evening hours. While the rain won’t be exceptionally heavy, it will be enough to slow down holiday travel on one of the busiest travel days of the year. High pressure builds back in on Monday with drier and cooler weather.
Temperatures could approach 60 in some spots on Sunday. Image provided by WeatherBell.
Wednesday night: Clear to partly cloudy. Low 23-30.
Thanksgiving: Sunshine and some afternoon clouds. High 41-48.
Thursday night: Increasing clouds. Low 29-36.
Friday: Cloudy, breezy, and mild with some showers likely during the afternoon. High 49-56.
Friday night: Clearing, breezy. Low 30-37.
Saturday: Plenty of sunshine. High 44-51.
Saturday night: Clouds return. Low 33-40.
Sunday: Cloudy, breezy, and mild with rain likely. High 52-59.
Sunday night: Rain ends in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Low 39-46.
Monday: A mix of sun and clouds, breezy. High 46-53.
Storm HQ 