Issued April 6 2020 – 6:00 pm
FORECAST DISCUSSION:
THE REST OF TODAY: Not much to say here as today was about as picture perfect a day as one could want. High temperatures around the region were largely in the upper 50’s to mid 60’s depending on exactly where you were. Winds were light for much of the day and this did allow a sea breeze to develop along the coast line and this held temperatures in Boston in the mid 50’s. The wind did flip around into the west at Logan Airport at 5pm and the temperature shot up to 61 there as well so everywhere got to bask in the beautiful early April weather. Tonight will be dry and seasonable as a weak bubble of high pressure settles in. Temperatures will settle down to around 40 in Boston and into the low to mid 30’s in the burbs.
TUESDAY: Should be another winner as the overall weather pattern remains relaxed. Winds will continue to be light so, again tomorrow, a coastal sea breeze is likely to develop and that will hold temperatures at the immediate coast down into the mid 50’s while inland temperatures will be 60-65. Some spots south of the MA Pike might even try to make a run at the 70 degree mark.
WEDNESDAY: A weak upper level impulse will ride along the flow on Wednesday and start to throw precipitation our way by sunrise. It looks like we could see .15 – .30″ of rain from this system. Wednesday just looks like a cloudy, cool and dreary day with periods of light rain. No big storm, just wet. The rain should start to taper off by mid to late afternoon and the remainder of Wednesday should just be cloudy and damp but the rain should end before sundown. Wednesday night a bubble of high pressure will crest on top of us and this should dry out the clouds and the night time hours of Wed into Thurs should be pleasant.
THURSDAY: Thursday will start off sunny but a very vigorous cold front will approach quickly from the west and bring some showers into New England by the late morning/early afternoon hours. It will be very breezy too with southerly winds 10-20 mph gusting upwards of 35 mph, especially late in the day, in the immediate Boston area. Out over SE mass, the Cape and Islands sustained winds will be in the 20-30 mph range and wind gusts could get up around 40-45 mph before the cold front rips through the area during the late evening hours.
FRIDAY: A large upper low will settle over the northeast on Friday and this will allow for variably cloudy skies and in and out sunshine. As spokes of energy rotate around the upper low I can’t rule out the chance of a shower.
SATURDAY: The upper low lifts a bit to the north but we will still see spokes of energy whipping around so I still envision an unsettled day with the risk of a shower.
SUNDAY: The upper low lifts away completely by Sunday and it looks like a mostly sunny and mild day. The models are suggesting that some high clouds may slide in during the day but, if this verifies, it should be the pick of next weekend.
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