Weekly Outlook

Weekly Outlook: February 17-23, 2025

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The pattern will turn less active for much of the week across the region.

Winds could gust in excess of 50 mph across the region today. Image provided by WeatherBell.

The storm that brought a variety of weather to the region on Sunday will move into Atlantic Canada today where it will slow down and continue to strengthen. It will continue to produce strong winds across the region into Tuesday, but today is when they will be strongest, with gusts upwards of 50-60 mph possible this afternoon. High Wind Warnings and Wind Advisories are in effect for nearly all of the region. We’ll see only a few breaks of sun today, but they should be more common on Tuesday as high pressure tries to start to build in. It will do so on Wednesday with more in the way of sunshine, and less in the way of wind. Clouds move back in late in the day ahead of a low pressure system moving off the Southeast coast. There is still some uncertainty with the track this storm will take, but it looks like it will stay far enough to the south to spare us from a major snowstorm. However, there is still a chance for some light snow, especially south of Boston, on Thursday. How far north the snow gets and how much falls will be determined by the exact track the storm takes. We may write a special blog about the storm on Wednesday, if needed. After that, high pressure builds in for Friday and the weekend with dry and chilly weather once again.

For now, it looks like a potential storm system on Thursday will stay mainly south of the region. Images provided by Pivotal Weather.

Monday: Intervals of clouds and sunshine, windy. High 22-29, wind chill 10-15 in the afternoon.

Monday night: Becoming clear to partly cloudy, windy. Low 8-15, wind chill 0 to -10 overnight.

Tuesday: Sunshine and some afternoon clouds, still windy. High 18-25, wind chill 5-10 in the afternoon.

Tuesday night: Becoming clear with diminishing winds. Low 5-12, wind chill 0 to -10 overnight.

Wednesday: Sunny in the morning, then clouds start to move in during the afternoon. High 23-30, wind chill 15-20 in the afternoon.

Wednesday night: Partly to mostly cloudy. Low 6-13.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy with a chance for some light snow, mainly south of Boston. High 25-32.

Thursday night: Any snow ends in the evening, becoming partly cloudy late at night. Low 15-22.

Friday: Partly to mostly sunny, breezy. High 28-35.

Saturday: Sunshine and some afternoon clouds. High 29-36.

Sunday: A mix of sun and clouds. High 31-38.

Weekly Outlook: February 10-16, 2025

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The active pattern will continue for most of the week with a few more chances for wintry weather.

Sunday’s storm dropped 3-7 inches of snow across the region. Image provided by the National Weather Service office in Norton, MA.

We’re starting the week out with high pressure in control, giving us sunshine and chilly conditions today. Many places will get above freezing allowing for snow to melt, but as temperatures drop this evening, icy conditions will likely develop on untreated surfaces, so keep that in mind if you are heading out this evening. Clouds will start to move in on Tuesday ahead of another low pressure system. This one will bring snow into the Mid-Atlantic states, but likely passes well south of New England. However, the precipitation field surrounding the storm could get far enough north Tuesday night to bring a little light snow into the South Coast, Cape Cod, and the Islands, possibly as far north as parts of Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts. We’re not looking at much snow, just a dusting to perhaps an inch, so it’ll be more of a nuisance than anything else if it happens. High pressure brings drier air in for Wednesday, then things get complicated.

Some “nuisance snow” is expected near the South Coast Tuesday night. Image provided by WeatherBell.

Low pressure will move into the Great Lakes late Wednesday, then into the St. Lawrence Valley Wednesday night and Thursday. We’ll see snow developing ahead of the system Wednesday night, but as warmer air moves in aloft, a change to sleet and then freezing rain is likely. The question becomes – does a secondary area of low pressure develop and pass south of New England early Thursday? If it does, that will keep the cold air in place in the surface, resulting in sleet and freezing rain continuing across the interior, with a change to plain rain south of the Mass Pike. If it doesn’t, then the warmer air eventually moves in at the surface, with a change to plain rain across most of the region before the precipitation ends by midday Thursday. High pressure builds in with drier air for Friday and the first part of Saturday before things get complicated once again.

The models all have different ideas about what will fall from the sky on Thursday. Images provided by Pivotal Weather.

Another low pressure system will move out of the Great Lakes and into the St. Lawrence Valley later Saturday and Saturday night. We’ll see snow developing late Saturday, likely changing to rain at night. This time, we likely will see a secondary low pressure area develop, but the question is, where does it track. Does it pass south of the region, allowing some colder air to move back in with a change back to sleet or snow? Does it move right across the region, resulting in more rain for much of Sunday? At this point, it’s far too early to try and pin down these type of details, but it does look like, for now at least, that Sunday won’t be a nice day around here.

The models don’t agree on what will happen on Sunday either. Images provided by Pivotal Weather.

Monday: Partly to mostly sunny. High 28-35.

Monday night: Clear to partly cloudy. Low 7-14, north of the Mass Pike, 15-22 south of the Pike.

Tuesday: Morning sun, then increasing clouds. High 28-35.

Tuesday night: Mostly cloudy, chance for a little light snow near the South Coast, Cape Cod, and the Islands. Low 9-16 north of the Mass Pike, 17-24 south of the Pike.

Wednesday: Intervals of clouds and sun. High 26-33.

Wednesday night: Cloudy with light snow developing, changing to sleet and freezing rain late at night, possibly all rain south of Boston. Low 18-25, temperatures start rising after midnight.

Thursday: Snow, sleet, freezing rain, or rain ending by midday, some clearing towards evening. High 36-43.

Thursday night: Becoming partly cloudy. Low 16-23.

Friday: Mostly sunny, breezy, colder. High 25-32.

Saturday: Becoming mostly cloudy, light snow developing in the afternoon, changing to rain at night. High 29-36.

Sunday: Cloudy and breezy with rain likely, possibly changing back to sleet, freezing rain, or snow, especially north and west of Boston. High 35-42.

Weekly Outlook: February 3-9, 2025

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Happy Truck Day to all who celebrate. While it’s a sign that Spring is on the way, Mother Nature won’t be providing too many other signs of Spring this week.

The first sign of spring is upon us – Monday is Red Sox Truck Day, when all of the equipment gets loaded up and shipped down to Fort Myers for spring training. Image provided by Boston.com

We’re starting the week off on a mild note. The low pressure system that brought us some light snow and rain will drag a warm front through this morning, allowing milder air to flow into the region on south to southwest winds. We’ll see some limited sunshine, but if it ends up being more widespread than we expect, temperatures could jump into the 50s. A cold front moves through tonight, possibly producing some rain showers in a few spots. High pressure builds in behind the system with sunshine accompanied by breezy and cooler conditions on Tuesday. The high will remain in control on Wednesday keeping us seasonably chilly, but clouds will start to stream in during the day ahead of the next storm system. There is a bit of uncertainty with this system, but we’ll likely see some snow developing across the region before daybreak on Thursday. A change to rain is likely south of the Mass Pike, but it’s the area from the Pike northward into southern New Hampshire that is a big question mark. Warmer air will likely move in aloft, allowing for a change to freezing rain and sleet, but how far north does the warmer air get at the surface? Some models bring it all the way into southern New Hampshire with a change to plain rain, some keep the colder air locked in at the surface, with the wintry mix and resulting hazardous travel conditions continuing into the afternoon, and some even keep it all snow across parts of southern New Hampshire and even northern Massachusetts. It’s a little too early to decide which way to lean with this, so we’ll continue to monitor it, and if there is enough of a threat of wintry weather, we’ll write a separate blog about it on Wednesday.

Right now the models all have different ideas about Thursday storm system Images provided by Pivotal Weather.

The precipitation winds down later Thursday as the system moves offshore, then high pressure builds in for Friday and Saturday with dry and colder weather. The next system heads out way for late Saturday into at least part of Sunday. This one looks a little colder, with snow becoming a better bet across much of the region, though the South Coast and Cape Cod may see some rain. This system also looks to contain a little more moisture so there is the potential for a decent-sized storm, especially across the interior, but this is still nearly a week away, so things can and will change numerous times between now and then. We’ll have more details on this system in our Weekend Outlook on Thursday, but we wanted to give you plenty of heads up on this one, since a lot of people tend to travel to parties on Super Bowl Sunday.

The models aren’t on the same page for Saturday night and Sunday either. Images provided by Pivotal Weather,

Monday: Becoming partly sunny. High 38-45.

Monday night: Mostly cloudy, chance for a few showers, some clearing late at night. Low 29-36.

Tuesday: Partly to mostly sunny, breezy, and colder. High 34-41 in the morning, temperatures drop in the afternoon.

Tuesday night: Clear to partly cloudy. Low 10-17.

Wednesday: A mix of sun and clouds. High 24-31.

Wednesday night: Becoming cloudy, snow developing late at night, possibly some rain near the South Coast and Cape Cod. Low 12-19 during the evening, temperatures start rising after midnight.

Thursday: Cloudy and breezy with snow changing to rain from Mass Pike southward, snow may change to sleet, freezing rain or plain rain north of the Mass Pike. Precipitation ends late in the day. High 36-43.

Thursday night: Gradual clearing, breezy. Low 25-32.

Friday: Partly to mostly sunny, breezy. High 34-41.

Saturday: Morning sun gives way to increasing afternoon clouds, snow may develop late in the day or at night. High 29-36.

Sunday: Cloudy with a chance of snow or rain. High 35-42.

Weekly Outlook: January 27-February 2, 2025

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The final days of January and first few of February are going to feature some typical winter weather with chilly temperatures and a few chances at some light snow.

We start the week out with a sunny, breezy, and chilly day with temperatures close to where they should be in late January. Things start to change on Tuesday as a cold front moves through in the morning. This front may be accompanied by some snow showers or squalls, which could drop a quick half an inch to an inch in spots, possibly as early as the morning commute, so keep this in mind for your drive to work or school.

A line of snow showers or squalls will likely cross the region Tuesday morning. Loop provided by WeatherBell.

An Alberta Clipper will quickly follow on Wednesday. There is still some uncertainty with the exact track this system will take, which has an impact on the forecast. Some models bring the system across Northern New England, which would mean some rain or snow showers for most of us. Some bring it right across the region, with some light snow mainly north of the Mass Pike, and rain or snow showers to the south, and some bring it south of New England, with light snow for everyone. For now, we’re going to play the middle ground, with some light snow or snow showers for much of the region, possibly mixed with rain across parts of Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts. An inch or two of snow could accumulate, in most spots from this storm. Once this system moves by, we get another arctic blast for Thursday with very cold temperatures and gusty winds, but it only lasts for one day as temperatures quickly moderate on Friday.

Most spots will only see an inch or two of snow from Wednesday’s Clipper system. Image provided by Weathermodels.com.

The weekend is a bit of a question mark at this point. Most of the models all have a system moving in at some point later Friday into Saturday, though at least one model now keeps the storm south of New England. Some have milder air moving in ahead of it, with some rain, changing to snow as the system moves by, some have just occasional rain or snow showers through the weekend, and some have nothing at all. It’s far too early to tell which solution (if any of these) will be right, so we’ll just keep monitoring it, and will hopefully have a bit more clarity when we get to our Weekend Outlook on Thursday. Right now, it looks like high pressure will build in for Sunday with drier weather.

The models all have differing ideas about a potential storm for Friday night. Images provided by Pivotal Weather.

Sunday is also Groundhog Day. According to tradition, if the groundhog emerges from its burrow and sees its shadow, and will go back inside and winter will last for 6 more weeks. If it doesn’t see its shadow, spring will arrive early. The most famous celebration of this day takes place in Punxsutawney, PA, where Punxsutawney Phil is brought out every year. He has only seen his shadow 20 times in the 138 years this has been recorded.

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Monday: Plenty of sunshine with a few afternoon clouds, breezy. High 32-39.

Monday night: Becoming partly to mostly cloudy, breezy. Low 25-32.

Tuesday: Intervals of clouds and sun, chance for some snow showers or squalls during the morning, windy, especially through early afternoon. High 31-38 in the morning, temperatures start dropping in the afternoon.

Tuesday night: Mostly cloudy, light snow or snow showers develop before daybreak. Low 12-19, though temperatures may hold steady or rise a little after midnight.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with some light snow or snow showers likely, possibly mixed with rain across parts of Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts. High 32-39.

Wednesday night: Clearing, breezy. Low 10-17.

Thursday: Sunshine and a few clouds, breezy, colder. High 23-30.

Thursday night: Partly cloudy. Low 12-19, but temperatures may start rising after midnight.

Friday: Intervals of clouds and sun, breezy, rain or snow possible late in the day. High 33-40.

Saturday: Partly to mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow. High 30-37.

Sunday: Partly sunny. High 27-34.

Weekly Outlook: January 20-26, 2025

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Some rather cold air is on the way, and it will hang around for a few days.

Temperatures will be well below normal over the next several days. Image provided by Weathermodels.com

The storm that brought us some snow last night will pull away today with any lingering snow ending early this morning and skies rapidly clearing by afternoon. As the colder air floods in on gusty northwest winds, temperatures may only get back up into the lower to middle 20s in the afternoon, with wind chills in the teens and single numbers. Winds die down during the evening, and with clear skies and fresh snowcover, it’s going to be a rather cold night, with lows dropping into the single numbers, possibly even below zero in a few of the colder spots. High pressure builds in with cold temperatures for Tuesday into Thursday, with many places not reaching 20 degrees on Tuesday or Wednesday. Wind chills will be in the single digits during the day and below zero at night. We are going to have a low pressure area passing well south of the region Tuesday night into early Wednesday, sending some clouds in, but we should remain dry, except for possibly a few flurries across the Outer Cape and Islands. Thursday looks dry and cold as well, but temperatures may be a few degrees milder than the previous couple of days.

Subzero wind chills are expected when you head out the door Wednesday morning. Image provided by WeatherBell.

We’re watching another system that will pass south of the region Thursday night and early Friday. Right now, this one looks like it will stay a little too far offshore to have much impact, but again, there could be some snow in parts of Cape Cod and possibly southeastern Massachusetts. It’s too early to tell how close it will get, so we’ll keep an eye on it, and should have a much better idea when we publish our Weekend Outlook on Thursday. Temperatures will moderate a bit more for Friday and Saturday, then a cold front may produce a few snow showers on Sunday.

Some snow is possible across southeastern New England Thursday night. Images provided by Pivotal Weather.

Monday: Any lingering snow ends early, then becoming mostly sunny with a few afternoon clouds, breezy, especially during the morning and early afternoon with some blowing snow. High 19-26. (Wind chill 5-15).

Monday night: Partly cloudy during the evening, then becoming clear overnight. Low 1-8, a little milder across the Cape and Islands. (Wind chill -5 to +5)

Tuesday: Morning sunshine, then increasing afternoon clouds. High 15-22. (Wind chill 5-15)

Tuesday night: Evening clouds, possibly a few flurries across the Outer Cape and Islands, then clearing. Low -2 to +5, a little milder across the Cape and Islands. (Wind chill -10 to 0)

Wednesday: Mostly sunny and cold. High 14-21. (Wind chill 5-15)

Wednesday night: Partly cloudy. Low 1-8, a little milder across the Cape and Islands. (Wind chill -5 to +5)

Thursday: Partly sunny, not as cold. High 24-31. (Wind chill 15-25)

Thursday night: Partly cloudy, slight chance for some light snow or snow showers across southeastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod. Low 8-15, a little milder across the Cape and Islands.

Friday: A mix of sun and clouds. High 26-33.

Saturday: Sunshine and some late-day clouds. High 27-34.

Sunday: More clouds than sun, chance for a few snow showers. High 32-39.

Weekly Outlook: January 13-19, 2025

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Dry weather is expected for much of the upcoming week.

Little to no precipitation is expected through Saturday morning. Image provided by Weathermodels.com

We’re starting the week off on a mild note, but that won’t last too long. A cold front moves through this evening, with some rain or snow showers accompanying it. Behind it, windy and colder weather moves back in for Tuesday and Wednesday, possibly Thursday as well. A couple of upper-level disturbances will move through over the next few days which may trigger a few widely scattered flurries, but for the most part it will be dry. Temperatures will start to moderate on Friday as high pressure moves offshore. A storm system moves through on Saturday with some rain or snow showers, then a second one follows late Sunday with some more rain or snow likely.

High temperatures may top 40 across most of the region on Saturday. Image provided by WeatherBell.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, a few rain or snow showers possible late in the day. High 36-43.

Monday night: A few rain or snow showers during the evening, clearing overnight. Low 19-26.

Tuesday: Sunshine and some afternoon clouds, breezy. High 27-34.

Tuesday night: Partly cloudy. Low 16-23.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, breezy. High 24-31.

Thursday: Partly sunny. High 26-33.

Friday: Partly to mostly sunny. High 32-39.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, showers likely late in the day and at night, possibly changing to snow well north and west of Boston. High 40-47.

Sunday: Intervals of clouds and sun, snow or rain possible at night. High 35-42.

Weekly Outlook: January 6-12, 2025

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Some chilly weather, even by January standards, is expected for much of the week, but things could get complicated next weekend.

Low pressure will pass south of New England today, producing a snowstorm in Washington, DC. Loop provided by Tropical Tidbits.

A low pressure system will pass south of New England today. This is the same storm that brough blizzard conditions to Kansas City over the weekend, and a decent-sized snowstorm to Washington, DC today. Around here, it’ll just bring in clouds, and maybe a few flurries to the Cape and Islands. That storm will combine with another one over Newfoundland and remain in place for much of the week, resulting in generally dry but breezy and chilly conditions through Friday. Some weak upper-level disturbances may move through at times, generating a few snow showers here and there, but they’ll be on the light side.

Temperatures will be 5-10 degrees below normal this week. Image provided by Weathermodels.com

By the end of the week, a storm system will begin taking shape that could produce wintry weather from Texas into the Tennessee Valley at the end of the week. What it does next weekend is still a big question mark, and dependent on a few upper-level features that are still out over the Pacific Ocean, which makes things highly uncertain at this point. You may have seem some of the usual characters on social media (a.k.a. Facebook Forecasters) posting maps showing a massive blizzard impacting New England. Yes, some of the models have shown this, and yes it’s possible, but the odds of it happening at this point seem fairly low to us. There are two other scenarios shown on the models that seem more likely, at least for now. One scenario is that the system moves off the Carolina or Mid-Atlantic coastline and stays well to the south, with no impacts up here at all, similar to today’s system. A second scenario is that the storm does develop, and moves off the Mid-Atlantic coast, but stays just far enough offshore that we are only on the fringe of the storm, with some light snow for part of the region. For now, we’re going to lean towards these latter scenarios, while keeping a close eye on the development of the system, just in case, the initial scenario becomes more likely (though we don’t expect at that to be the coast). We’ll obviously have much more clarity when we publish our Weekend Outlook Thursday afternoon.

The ensembles only indicate a slight chance for a little snow next weekend. Image provided by WeatherBell.

Monday: More clouds than sun, slight chance for a flurry across Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, skies may start to clear out late in the day. High 23-30.

Monday night: Clouds hang around across the Outer Cape, clearing elsewhere, becoming breezy. Low 11-18.

Tuesday: A mix of sun and clouds, a stray snow shower is possible, breezy. High 22-29.

Tuesday night: Clear to partly cloudy, breezy. Low 12-19.

Wednesday: Sunshine and some afternoon clouds, maybe a snow shower, windy. High 21-28.

Thursday: Partly sunny, slight chance for a flurry, breezy. High 24-31.

Friday: Mostly sunny, not as chilly. High 31-38.

Saturday: Intervals of clouds and sun, slight chance for some light snow at night, favoring areas south of Boston. High 30-37.

Sunday: Intervals of clouds and sun with a slight chance for some light snow, mainly south of Boston. High 30-37.

Weekly Outlook: December 30, 2024 – January 5, 2025

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We’re going to end 2024 on a stormy note, but 2025 begins with colder weather.

We’re starting the week off on a warm but wet note as a cold front makes its way across the region. Rain should end before midday, with gusty southerly winds keeping us mild ahead of the front. Once the front moves through, we’ll quickly clear out, but temperatures won’t drop that quickly. High pressure builds in for Tuesday with some sunshine and temperatures remaining fairly mild for late-December, but that won’t last long. Another low pressure system quickly follows, with another round of rain likely Tuesday night into Wednesday, so if you’ve got outdoor plans for New Year’s Eve make sure you bring an umbrella. This will help put another dent into the ongoing drought, but it will take a lot more rain to end that. Once that system moves out, high pressure builds in for Thursday through the weekend with breezy and colder weather, though a few flurries are possible at times.

Much of the region could pick up half an inch to an inch of rain on Wednesday. Image provided by Weathermodels.com

Normally, we don’t forecast more than a week out, but we felt that it was worth mentioning what is going to happen during the following week. You’ll see in our forecast that temperatures gradually get colder as we go through the end of this week and the weekend, but all indications are that starting next week, a much colder airmass is going to settle in, and it may remain in place for a good chunk of January. Temperatures will be below to perhaps well below normal, and there may be some days, especially toward mid-month, where high temperatures struggle to reach 20, and low temperatures could drop below zero in parts of the region. There are also some indications that next week could be stormy, with the potential for one or two storms impacting the region, but this is far less certain. It’s way too early for any details on any potential storm systems, but the cold air seems far more likely, so we figured a heads up was warranted at this point.

Temperatures could be well below normal during the first full week of January. Image provided by WeatherBell.

Monday: Rain ending in the morning, skies start to clear out in the afternoon, breezy, especially in the morning. High 50-57.

Monday night: Mostly clear. Low 32-39.

Tuesday: Morning sun gives way to increasing afternoon clouds. High 44-51.

Tuesday night: Becoming cloudy with rain likely, possibly heavy at times. Low 34-41 during the evening, temperatures start rising after midnight.

Wednesday: Cloudy and breezy with rain tapering off to showers ending in the afternoon. High 43-50.

Thursday: A mix of sun and clouds, windy, and colder. High 34-41.

Friday: Partly to mostly sunny, breezy. High 30-37.

Saturday: Partly sunny, breezy. High 28-35.

Sunday: A mix of sun and clouds, breezy. High 25-32.

Weekly Outlook: December 23-29, 2024

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With a little more snow on the way Tuesday morning, it looks like much of the region is going to have a White Christmas.

Tuesday’s snow shouldn’t amount to much for most of the region. Image provided by WeatherBell.

High pressure hangs on today with sunshine, but clouds start to move in later today as another Alberta Clipper moves into the Great Lakes, passing north of the region early Tuesday. We’ll see some snow showers develop tonight as a warm front ahead of the system moves in, but most of these will be north of the Mass Pike and on the light side. There may be a bit of a lull after these initial snow showers, and temperatures will start rising overnight as winds shift into the southwest. Light snow and snow showers redevelop before daybreak and continue through the morning before a cold front moves through. Across parts of the Cape Cod and possibly southeastern Massachusetts, temperatures will be near or even above freezing, so the precipitation may fall as rain or a mix of snow and rain. By the time everything winds down by early afternoon, accumulations will be on the order a coating to an inch in most places, mainly north of the Mass Pike, with the possibility for a few spots from the Merrimack Valley into southern New Hampshire seeing a little more As you head into central New Hampshire (north of Concord), some heavier amounts are possible. We’ll start to clear out later Tuesday, then a large area of high pressure builds in and remains in control right into the weekend with generally dry weather and temperatures near or a little above where they should be in late December. We’ll turn cloudy for Sunday as another low pressure system heads this way, but whether any precipitation from it makes it in on Sunday or waits until Monday remains to be seen.

The end of the weekend is a big question mark at this point. Images provided by Pivotal Weather.

Monday: Morning clouds and a few more snow showers across the Outer Cape, a mix of sun and clouds elsewhere. High 23-30.

Monday night: Becoming cloudy with some snow showers likely around midnight. Light snow and snow showers may redevelop near daybreak. Low 17-24 during the evening, temperatures start rising after midnight.

Tuesday: Morning clouds with light snow or snow showers, possibly mixed with rain across Cape Cod, some clearing develops in the afternoon. High 31-38, a little warmer across Cape Cod.

Tuesday night: Clouds hang around across Cape Cod, becoming clear to partly cloudy elsewhere. Low 15-22, milder across Cape Cod.

Christmas Day: Partly to mostly cloudy across Cape Cod with a few snow showers possible, partly sunny elsewhere. High 29-36.

Thursday: A mix of sun and clouds. High 33-40.

Friday: Partly to mostly sunny. High 35-42.

Saturday: Intervals of sun and clouds. High 37-44.

Sunday: More clouds than sunshine with a chance for showers. High 37-44.

Weekly Outlook: December 16-22, 2024

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As we head into the final week before Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or whatever else you celebrate, we’ve got some active weather ahead. We also will officially enter astronomical winter this week, with the Winter Solstice at 4:20am on Saturday (Meteorological Winter started on December 1).

Tuesday looks like a mild day ahead of a cold front. Image provided by Weathermodels.com.

A weak low pressure system will pass south of the region today, but with plenty of dry air in place, most of the precipitation associated with that system will dry up before it gets here, with only a few flurries or freezing drizzle possible this morning. However, another system quickly follows that one. As it heads across southern Canada, it will drag a warm front across the region this evening, with some rain expected ahead of the front tonight into Tuesday morning. Temperatures will rise behind the warm front tonight, setting up a mild day on Tuesday, though a cold front will move through in the afternoon. We’ll clear out behind that front later Tuesday, but clouds quickly return on Wednesday as yet another system heads our way. This one will bring in some more rain Wednesday night into early Thursday, however, it may be cold enough for some snow across parts of southern New Hampshire and the Merrimack Valley at the start. Everything winds down Thursday morning as the system pulls away, with clearing Thursday afternoon.

Rain may start as a little snow Wednesday night, mainly north and west of I-495. Images provided by Pivotal Weather.

Another weak system moves through on Friday with a few snow showers possible. For the weekend, we’re watching high pressure build in across southern Canada, and low pressure develop off the Mid-Atlantic states. Right now, it looks like the high will be the dominant force around here, with dry and very chilly weather, but that’s far from a lock at this point, so we’ll keep a close watch on it, in case things start to change.

At least one model shows the potential for a brutally cold day on Sunday. Image provided by WeatherBell.

Monday: Morning clouds with a flurry or some freezing drizzle possible, some afternoon sunny breaks develop. High 37-44.

Monday night: Partly to mostly cloudy with some light rain developing, becoming breezy after midnight. Low 34-41 during the evening, temperatures rise overnight.

Tuesday: Rain ends early, then a mix of sun and clouds with diminishing winds for the afternoon. High 50-57.

Tuesday night: Clear to partly cloudy. Low 30-37.

Wednesday: Becoming mostly cloudy, rain develops at night, possibly starting as snow north and west of I-495. High 42-49.

Thursday: Rain or snow ends early, skies clear out in the afternoon, breezy. High 39-46.

Friday: More clouds than sun with a few snow showers possible. High 29-36, a little warmer across southeastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod.

Saturday: A mix of sun and clouds, chance for some snow showers, mainly across Cape Cod. High 27-34, a little warmer across southeastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod.

Sunday: Partly to mostly sunny, quite chilly. High 17-24, a little milder across southeastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod.