DAYS 1-5 (MARCH 18-22)
A passing disturbance to the southeast has tossed a blanket of mid level clouds over the region during the overnight hours and this still sits over the southeastern half of the WHW forecast area at dawn today, but will slide off to the northeast and east with time. There are some patchy clouds back to the west already, indicative of enough low level moisture to trigger cumulus cloud development as the sun heats the land during the day today, resulting in a sun/cloud combo for the entire region as we get to the midday and afternoon. I don’t think any of these clouds will grow enough to produce any precipitation, as I had previously indicated. So, a dry Monday, breezy, and seasonably chilly for us. We’ll be in a chilly northwesterly air flow Tuesday with a repeat of the sun/cloud mix but again I think it’ll stay dry. Spring officially arrives at 11:06 p.m. EDT with the vernal equinox. Wednesday, a disturbance will approach and move into the area, bringing more cloudiness and the chance of some showers of rain/mix/snow. This system exits Thursday, which will be a dry but windy and chilly March day. Friday will be more tranquil as a weak area of high pressure slides through the region, but high and mid level clouds may increase by later Friday ahead of our next unsettle weather threat, which some guidance has here as early as Friday night with a rain/mix/snow threat. Stay tuned…
TODAY: A canopy of clouds eastern MA, RI, and eastern CT to start the day. Otherwise a sun/cloud mix. Highs 45-52. Wind W 10-20 MPH, gusts up to 30 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT: Clouds dissipate. Lows 28-35. Wind W 5-15 MPH.
TUESDAY: Sunny start, then a sun/cloud mix. Highs 43-50. Wind NW 10-20 MPH, gusts up to 25 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 30-37. Wind W 5-15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY: Variably cloudy. Afternoon rain showers. Highs 43-50. Wind SW 10-20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Cloudy with rain/mix/snow showers in the evening. Clearing overnight. Lows 25-32. Wind shifting to NW 10-20 MPH, higher gusts.
THURSDAY: Sun and passing clouds. Highs 40-47. Wind NW 10-20 MPH, higher gusts.
THURSDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy evening. Clear overnight. Lows 25-32. Wind NW 5-15 MPH, diminishing.
FRIDAY: Sun followed by clouds. Rain/mix/snow chance evening/night. Highs 38-45. Wind variable 5-15 MPH.
DAYS 6-10 (MARCH 23-27)
Storm signal still there for the start of the period – details to be determined. Additional unsettled weather presents rain/mix/snow chances beyond that. Temperatures near to below normal.
DAYS 11-15 (MARCH 28 – APRIL 1)
Additional unsettled weather threats and variable temperatures in an active early spring weather pattern.