Wednesday Forecast

9:02AM

DAYS 1-5 (NOVEMBER 30-DECEMBER 4)
On this final day of November we get one more wave of low pressure approaching and the next round of rain will arrive from southwest to northeast this afternoon and continue tonight, with a few rounds of heavy rain for some areas. As December gets underway it all gets out of here and we have a mild but windy day Thursday, followed by dry weather and a cooling trend Friday through the weekend.
TODAY: Cloudy. Areas of fog this morning. Rain developing southwest to northeast this afternoon. Highs 48-56. Wind light E.
TONIGHT: Cloudy. Rain, heavy at times. Slight chance of thunder. Lows 42-48. Wind E 5-15 MPH shifting to N.
THURSDAY: Cloudy start Cape Cod. Otherwise, sun and passing clouds. Highs 52-60. Wind W 15-25 MPH with higher gusts.
FRIDAY: Mostly sunny. Lows 32-39. Highs 47-54.
SATURDAY: Mostly sunny. Lows 25-33. Highs 43-50.
SUNDAY: Partly cloudy. Lows 22-30. Highs 38-45.

DAYS 6-10 (DECEMBER 5-9)
Risk of snow showers early December 5 then fair and cool. Watching 1 or 2 waves of low pressure that may bring some unsettled weather around December 7 and/or 9. Not quite sure of the evolution of this yet. Odds favor rain as it warms up somewhat.

DAYS 11-15 (DECEMBER 10-14)
Overall pattern remains mild. Another Pacific system threatens mainly rain by later in the period.

Tuesday Forecast

8:48AM

DAYS 1-5 (NOVEMBER 29-DECEMBER 3)
Two low pressure waves will bring periods of rain today and Wednesday, with the main surges in the afternoons and evenings of both days. We may start off today with brief freezing rain in some of the valley areas of north central MA and southern NH as an initial batch of light rain moves through there while the air is still below freezing near the ground, so watch for brief icing in a few locations until late morning. The remainder of the rain from these systems will occur with temperatures above the icing threshold. As the final low pulls away and intensifies in eastern Canada, a gusty westerly wind will overtake the region Thursday and Friday, though it will take a while for the colder air to arrive, so Thursday will be quite mild, and Friday only somewhat cooler. High pressure will move closer and drive a little colder air down from Canada between it and the old low pressure area Saturday, which should be a very nice but chilly early December day.
TODAY: Overcast. A period of light rain north central MA into southern NH this morning may freeze on a few surfaces until about 10AM. More widespread rain developing regionwide this afternoon with pockets of heavier rain possible. Highs 42-49 Boston west and north, 50-58 to the southeast. Wind S to SW 5-15 MPH with higher gusts, especially late in the day.
TONIGHT: Cloudy. Rain tapers off. Patchy fog. Lows 40-48. Wind SW 5-15 MPH and gusty early, then becoming light variable.
WEDNESDAY: Cloudy. Rain mainly in the afternoon. Highs 45-52, Wind variable to E 5-15 MPH.
THURSDAY: Partly cloudy and windy. Lows 38-45. Highs 45-52 northwest, 52-60 southeast.
FRIDAY: Partly cloudy and windy. Lows 30-38. Highs 44-52.
SATURDAY: Mostly sunny. Lows 25-33. Highs 38-45.

DAYS 6-10 (DECEMBER 4-8)
Weak disturbance may bring a few mix/snow showers late December 4 to early December 5 and a brief surge of colder air behind it. Watching for a possible storm system around the middle of the period but timing uncertain, though odds would favor rain over snow as temperatures moderate.

DAYS 11-15 (DECEMBER 9-13)
Active Pacific jet stream will send another system toward the region by late in the period after a fair start. Temperatures near to above above normal.

Monday Forecast

9:29AM

DAYS 1-5 (NOVEMBER 28-DECEMBER 2)
High pressure brings fair weather today. A series of low pressure areas will bring periods of rain Tuesday and Wednesday. Thinking the timing of things is fast enough so we’re getting into a drier, windy, cooler regime later in the week as December gets underway.
TODAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 42-49. Wind W up to 10 MPH.
TONIGHT: Increasing clouds. Lows 25-32 interior, 32-37 elsewhere. Wind light variable.
TUESDAY: Cloudy. Periods of rain. Highs 42-49. Wind SE to S 5-15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY: Cloudy. Rain mainly in the afternoon. Lows 38-45. Highs 45-55, warmest southeastern areas.
THURSDAY: Partly cloudy and windy. Lows 38-45. Highs 45-52 northwest, 52-60 southeast.
FRIDAY: Partly cloudy and windy. Lows 30-38. Highs 38-45.

DAYS 6-10 (DECEMBER 3-7)
Mainly dry December 3-5 though may have to watch for a weak disturbance with a few snow showers sometime later December 4 or early December 5. Next storm threat comes late in the period but odds favor a Great Lakes track with rain more likely here. This entire period has a higher than average degree of uncertainly regarding timing and strength of systems. Temperatures near to slightly below normal to start the period then moderating.

DAYS 11-15 (DECEMBER 8-12)
Pacific jet stream should send 1 or 2 low pressure areas into this area with precipitation threats more likely to be rain than mix/snow. Temperatures near to above above normal.

Sunday Forecast

2:14AM

DAYS 1-5 (NOVEMBER 27-DECEMBER 1)
Improved weather for this final day of the long Thanksgiving Weekend as we see sunshine, a seasonable chill, and a gusty breeze as low pressure offshore moves away and high pressure approaches. This high will move across the region tonight and Monday with tranquil weather. Our pattern is being dominated by a fairly active Pacific jet stream, however, and the next low pressure system will move in rapidly on Tuesday with another round of wet weather. We may get a break of sorts on Wednesday between systems, but a second low will track northwest of the region Thursday and though some of the region may miss out on the warmest of the air, areas to the south and east may get quite mild briefly Wednesday night or early Thursday before a front sweeps through from the west. But before any cold air can get in, the precipitation, which will fall as rain, will be gone.
TODAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 42-49. Wind NW 5-15 MPH gusting 20-25 MPH.
TONIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 22-27 interior valleys, 28-33 elsewhere. Wind light NW to W.
MONDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 42-49. Wind W up to 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT: Increasing clouds. Lows 25-32 interior, 32-37 elsewhere. Wind light variable.
TUESDAY: Cloudy. Periods of rain. Highs 42-49. Wind SE to S 5-15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Risk of rain showers during the day. Rain showers likely at night. Temperatures generally steady 42-49 but may rise into the 50s southeastern areas later at night.
THURSDAY: Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely but should end with breaking clouds later. Temperatures 40s northwest, 50s southeast early, falling later.

DAYS 6-10 (DECEMBER 2-6)
Colder December 2-4 with a few snow showers especially December 2-3. Fair with moderating temperatures later in the period.

DAYS 11-15 (DECEMBER 7-11)
Pacific jet stream should send 1 or 2 low pressure areas into this area with precipitation threats more likely to be rain than mix/snow. Temperatures generally above normal.

Saturday Forecast

11:30AM

DAYS 1-5 (NOVEMBER 26-30)
A trough over the region will transfer its energy to an offshore low today and Sunday. The unsettled weather today will shift offshore Sunday. Monday looks fair as high pressure dominates, but more unsettled weather will be quick to follow that on Tuesday and Wednesday.
TODAY: Mainly cloudy – few breaks of sun possible. Areas of fog dissipate. A couple periods of light rain possible. Highs 42-50. Wind N 5-15 MPH.
TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Lows 30-38. Wind N 5-15 MPH.
SUNDAY: Partly sunny. Highs 40-48. Wind NW 10-20 MPH.
MONDAY: Mostly sunny. Lows 24-32. Highs 44-52.
TUESDAY: Clouding up. PM rain. Lows 30-38. Highs 47-55.
WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows 38-45. Highs 46-53.

DAYS 6-10 (DECEMBER 1-5)
Rain to start the period then a drying trend. Temperatures above normal, but warmest to start.

DAYS 11-15 (DECEMBER 6-10)
No major cold expected. Minor to moderate storm systems to watch but odds favor rain/mix over snow at this point.

Friday Forecast

10:23AM

DAYS 1-5 (NOVEMBER 25-29)
Black Friday, and exactly one month until Christmas Day. This crazy month begins, or already started several hours ago, with the beginning of Black Friday, with many folks lining up upside stores in a damp drizzle. It could have been a lot worse than that. The rest of the day itself will continue to be damp and drizzly with a few areas of rain around as well. The evolution of low pressure looks like it will take most of the action offshore for the weekend (Saturday-Sunday), which should end up mainly dry overall. By early in the coming week, expect fair weather Monday, but this may be short-lived as a system approaches from the west by Tuesday.
TODAY: Cloudy. Areas of drizzle. Chance of rain. Highs 39-46. Wind light E.
TONIGHT: Cloudy. Areas of drizzle. Chance of rain. Lows 34-40. Wind light SE.
SATURDAY: Cloudy to partly sunny. Highs 40-48. Wind N 5-15 MPH.
SUNDAY: Partly sunny. Lows 28-35. Highs 38-45.
MONDAY: Mostly sunny. Lows 23-32. Highs 40-48.
TUESDAY: Increasing clouds. Chance of rain PM. Lows 30-38. Highs 48-55.

DAYS 6-10 (NOVEMBER 30-DECEMBER 4)
Milder with some wet weather expected November 30 and December 1, then a trend to drier and a little colder.

DAYS 11-15 (DECEMBER 5-9)
Next low pressure area brings a threat of of rain/mix to the region early to mid period. Temperatures near to above normal.

Thursday Forecast

8:18AM

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!

DAYS 1-5 (NOVEMBER 24-28)
A series of fairly weak low pressure areas will keep the weather unsettled for the next few days. There will not be any widespread major impact from these systems. There is just a slight risk that a brief coating of snow may occur in some areas far west and north of Boston today and a little patchy freezing drizzle may occur in the early hours of Friday in similar areas. The last of the lows will intensify a little more quickly offshore Saturday night and Sunday but will be too far offshore to throw any meaningful precipitation back into the region, which may very well have been snow if it occurred. High pressure builds in with fair weather by Monday.
TODAY: Mainly cloudy. Spotty light snow mainly west and north of Boston for brief periods of time through midday. Scattered rain showers possible mainly south and west of Boston late. Highs 38-45. Wind light variable.
TONIGHT: Cloudy. Patchy drizzle, which may freeze on a few surfaces far north and west of Boston. Lows 31-38. Wind light E.
FRIDAY: Cloudy. Areas of drizzle. Highs 39-46. Wind light E.
FRIDAY NIGHT: Cloudy. Areas of drizzle. Chance of rain. Lows 34-40. Wind light SE.
SATURDAY: Cloudy. Areas of drizzle and a chance of rain mainly in the morning. Highs 40-48. Wind light E shifting to N and increasing to 10-20 MPH by late day.
SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy. Risk of a rain or snow shower. Lows 28-35. Highs 38-45.
MONDAY: Mostly sunny. Lows 23-32. Highs 40-48.

DAYS 6-10 (NOVEMBER 29-DECEMBER 3)
Low pressure system may bring a precipitation threat, likely rain, about the middle of the period. Temperatures near to above normal.

DAYS 11-15 (DECEMBER 4-8)
Next low pressure area brings a threat of of rain/mix to the region early to mid period. Temperatures near to above normal.

Wednesday Forecast

12:58PM

DAYS 1-5 (NOVEMBER 23-27)
Extended Thanksgiving Weekend has arrived, and after a bright and brisk travel day today we won’t see much of any sun for the remainder. First, a weak low pressure area will move into the region Thursday and be weakening further as it does so, but will bring enough moisture for some patchy light snow/freezing drizzle in the morning and early afternoon and then some rain showers at night. A broad area of low pressure will continue to impact the region through the weekend with periods of wet weather. We’ll have to watch for some patchy icing well northwest of Boston in the early hours of Friday morning, and we’ll also have to see how the end of the unsettled period evolves by Sunday as the air will get cold enough to support some snow for parts of the region if the moisture is still around.
THIS AFTERNOON: Sunshine. Highs 37-44. Wind NW 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.
TONIGHT: Increasing clouds. Lows 22-30. Wind light NW to N.
THURSDAY – THANKSGIVING: Mostly cloudy. Spotty light snow and freezing drizzle mainly north and west of Boston morning through midday. Brief coating of snow possible in a few locations. Isolated to scattered rain showers mainly Boston west and south later in the day. Highs 40-48. Wind light variable.
THURSDAY NIGHT: Cloudy. Periods of rain, may create a little icing on some surfaces far north and west of Boston. Lows 31-40. Wind light E.
FRIDAY: Cloudy. Periods of rain. Highs 40-48. Wind E 5-15 MPH.
SATURDAY: Cloudy. Periods of rain mainly morning. A few rain showers afternoon. Lows 35-42. Highs 42-50.
SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy. Rain to snow showers. Lows 35-42. Highs 38-45.

DAYS 6-10 (NOVEMBER 28-DECEMBER 2)
Low pressure is most likely to impact the region with a threat of most likely rain around November 29-30. Temperatures moderate to near to above normal.

DAYS 11-15 (DECEMBER 3-7)
Another system around the middle of this period will bring the threat of some rain and/or snow. Temperatures near to above normal overall.

Tuesday Forecast

7:21AM

DAYS 1-5 (NOVEMBER 22-26)
Just a forecast update. Discussion added later.
TODAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 38-45. Wind WNW 15-25 MPH with higher gusts.
TONIGHT: Clear. Lows 22-27 except 28-33 closer to coast and urban areas. Wind NW 10-20 MPH with higher gusts.
WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny then some clouds late. Highs 40-47. NW 10-20 MPH in the morning, diminishing in the afternoon.
THURSDAY – THANKSGIVING: Mostly cloudy to partly sunny morning with spotty light snow possible northern MA and southern NH early. Partly sunny to mostly cloudy afternoon with a chance of rain showers favoring southern MA, CT, and RI. Lows 28-35. Highs 40-47.
FRIDAY: Partly sunny morning. Mainly cloudy with a risk of rain afternoon. Lows 30-37. Highs 43-50.
SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain/drizzle, mainly morning. Lows 35-42. Highs 43-49.

DAYS 6-10 (NOVEMBER 27-DECEMBER 1)
The pattern will be somewhat active with low pressure areas are likely to affect the region about every other day. Odds favor rain over snow for most areas.

DAYS 11-15 (DECEMBER 2-6)
Similar pattern with one or two low pressure areas impacting the region with rain, though there may be enough cold air around to have mix or snow involved for parts of the region.

Monday Forecast

1:54AM

DAYS 1-5 (NOVEMBER 21-25)
As the cold air flowed in behind a departing storm system Sunday evening, patches of light snow, even moderate in some areas, put down a small accumulation, mostly on surfaces like cars, stairs, and decks. Be advised that some of these surfaces may be slippery in the early morning before the snow/ice basically evaporates in very dry air and wind before it even has a chance to melt. The storm system heading into eastern Canada will continue to intensify and the tight pressure gradient around it will continue to cause very windy conditions today, along with cold air. This will slowly begin to relax on Tuesday though it will still be a windy and chilly day, but with more sun than day. The breeze hangs on into Wednesday then diminishes as high pressure slides over the region from the west. For Thanksgiving on Thursday, low pressure will be approaching from the west, but I think support for the system will be diminishing as it moves in, so it’ll be in fall-apart mode as it arrives. Look for maybe some spotty light snow first thing Thursday morning, then maybe enough breaks and thinning in the clouds for a little sun before clouds take over again and bring the chance of afternoon rain showers. At this point, Black Friday looks a little unsettled, but odds will favor any precipitation to be rain instead of snow.
TODAY: Mostly cloudy to partly sunny. Highs 37-44. Wind W 15-30 MPH with gusts 35-45 MPH.
TONIGHT: Mostly to partly cloudy. Lows 24-32. Wind W 15-25 MPH with gusts 30-40 MPH.
TUESDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 38-45. Wind WNW 15-25 MPH with higher gusts.
TUESDAY NIGHT: Clear. Lows 22-27 except 28-33 closer to coast and urban areas. Wind NW 10-20 MPH with higher gusts.
WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny then some clouds late. Highs 40-47. NW 10-20 MPH in the morning, diminishing in the afternoon.
THURSDAY – THANKSGIVING: Mostly cloudy to partly sunny morning with spotty light snow possible northern MA and southern NH early. Partly sunny to mostly cloudy afternoon with a chance of rain showers favoring southern MA, CT, and RI. Lows 28-35. Highs 40-47.
FRIDAY: Partly sunny morning. Mainly cloudy with a risk of rain afternoon. Lows 30-37. Highs 43-50.

DAYS 6-10 (NOVEMBER 26-30)
The pattern will be somewhat active down the home stretch of November. Low pressure areas are likely to affect the region about every other day. Odds favor rain over snow but needs to be watched.

DAYS 11-15 (DECEMBER 1-5)
December arrives with much the same pattern that ends November. Variable temperatures and a couple low pressure areas moving along the Pacific jet stream. May be enough cold air around to have mix or snow involved for parts of the region from a system within the first few days of the new month.

Winter Forecast 2016-2017

You’ve heard the early forecasts. Most of them say things like “the snowstorms are coming back” or “we’re definitely getting more snow than last year”, reasoning based mainly on the post El Nino and currently emerging weak La Nina pattern. While those statements have a decent chance of being at least somewhat correct, they are rather bold, as many other factors will determine the final outcome.

Leading to this winter, our main concern has been the ongoing drought. Some of it got chipped away at by better rainfall in October, though November to-date has gone back to the drier side. With rainfall deficits still above 6 inches for the year in many locations, and significantly greater than that over the span of the last 3 years, we are looking at the need for several months of above normal precipitation to seriously reduce and eventually end the drought. So even a wetter winter than last would not end the drought, but would just take steps in the right direction. Will we have a wetter winter than last winter? For many areas, probably, as the pattern is likely to feature a fairly active Pacific jet stream. What will likely be fairly absent will be a subtropical jet stream and Gulf of Mexico moisture, as much of the southern US may be on the dry side. At least the early part of winter should feature a weakening polar vortex. This will often send cold air further south. During the mid to late autumn, we’ve seen fairly persistent cold over a good portion of Europe and Asia with above to much above normal snowfall there, while the snow was off to a slower start in a milder North American pattern. I’ve struggled with trying to figure out the temperature pattern for the winter. The recent pattern has been up and down in New England but with generally brief cold shots followed by mild air. As the Pacific jet gets a little more active as we head through the last week of November into early December, this may be the pattern that we see at least for a good part of the first half of winter. This would allow for some more pronounced cold shots, provided we drawn some of the Siberian cold across the pole and into Canada. There are signs of this taking place in the next few weeks. Then you have the Pacific jet pattern which tends to produce milder weather. So the bottom line is, battles and air mass changes. We’ll have to see how much moisture carries from the Pacific all the way across the Rockies, Plains, Midwest, Great Lakes and into New England. Sometimes these storms can spend much of their moisture before arriving, and in order to produce meaningful rain or snow in this area, they need to draw from the Atlantic, as Gulf of Mexico moisture will likely be limited. We’ll also have to monitor as we go other indices that can alter the pattern somewhat. What I’m getting at is that we’re probably in for a winter where the only consistent aspect is that we’ll see frequent changes and temperature and frequent minor to moderate storm systems, with a risk of larger storms coming mainly when the system intensifies just offshore. It’s not known how often this may happen. Putting it all together, it looks like this winter will favor temperatures near normal but arriving there by way of frequent changes. Precipitation may be closer to normal. Snowfall is going to likely be dependent on location, with the greatest risk of a little less than normal over southeastern areas, and near to above normal further north and west. A brief month by month breakdown follows…

DECEMBER
Breakdown: Weak La Nina pattern, and some blocking expected. This pattern would produce Pacific low pressure systems coming across the country, the track determining precipitation type. Behind these systems would come some pretty good shots of cold air, but low pressure systems that track far enough north would allow milder air to enter the region.
Temperature: Near normal northern areas, near to above normal southern areas.
Precipitation: Near to above normal northern areas, near to below normal southern areas.
Snow: Near to above normal northern areas, below normal southern areas.

JANUARY
Breakdown: Same general pattern as December, but transitional blocking allowing more cold in Canada should help snowcover build up there and intensify the cold shots behind departing low pressure areas.
Temperature: Near to below normal northern areas, near to above normal southern areas.
Precipitation: Near to above normal northwestern areas, near to below normal southeastern areas.
Snow: Near to above normal northwestern areas, below normal southeastern areas.

FEBRUARY
Breakdown: Weak La Nina should persist and allow a ridge to be more dominant in the Southeast as the dry winter there allows some early warm-up as the sun angle increases. This may tend to push Pacific systems a bit further north as they exit the Midwest.
Temperature: Near to above normal.
Precipitation: Below normal.
Snow: Near normal northwest, below normal southeast.

MARCH
Breakdown: The trend of the Southeast ridge should continue, making the month somewhat similar to February.
Temperature: Near to abpve normal.
Precipitation: Below normal.
Snow: Below normal.

WINTER SEASON OVERALL
Temperature: Near to above normal, with the milder departures favoring areas to the east and south.
Precipitation: Near normal northwestern areas, below normal southeastern areas.
Snow: Near normal northwestern areas, below normal southeastern areas.
-Boston 30-40 inches
-Worcester 50-60 inches
-Providence 20-30 inches
-Hartford 35-45 inches

Sunday Forecast

1:33PM

DAYS 1-5 (NOVEMBER 20-24)
No major changes at this point so just a forecast update. This evening there will be a post containing the winter forecast for 2016-2017 and a full discussion for the regular forecast will appear on the Monday Forecast post.
THIS AFTERNOON: Clouds dominate. Intervals of sun possible. Temperatures steady 38-45. Wind W 10-20 MPH with gusts 25-35 MPH.
TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Isolated rain and snow showers. Lows 30-37. Wind W 15-30 MPH with higher gusts.
MONDAY: Lots of clouds, intervals of sun. Isolated snow showers mainly hills well west and north of Boston. Highs 37-42 southern NH through north central MA, 43-48 elsewhere. Wind chill below 32 at times. Wind W 15-35 MPH with gusts 40-50 MPH.
TUESDAY: Partly cloudy and breezy. Lows 22-27 except 28-33 Boston and immediate coast and 33-38 Cape Cod. Highs 40-48.
WEDNESDAY: Sunshine, some late clouds. Lows 22-27 interior, 28-33 coast except 33-38 Cape Cod. Highs 40-48.
THURSDAY – THANKSGIVING: Mostly cloudy. Spotty very light snow possible north and west of Boston early. Chance of rain in the afternoon. Lows 25-33. Highs 40-48.

DAYS 6-10 (NOVEMBER 25-29)
A couple of strung out low pressure areas will keep the weather unsettled at times and yet another one may be around later in the period. The timing of systems, degree of impact, and temperature profile are all somewhat uncertain at this stage and will be fine tuned going forward.

DAYS 11-15 (NOVEMBER 30-DECEMBER 4)
Fair weather early in the period. Another passing system may bring some precipitation somewhere in the first few days of December. Temperatures near to above normal.

2016-2017 Snowfall Contest!

This post is to announce the snowfall contest for this coming season. Anybody can join in the guessing, and you can guess as many cities as you want, but I hope you decide to do them all. It’s just for fun (and bragging rights of course).

The only rules are to post in the comments below on this post your guesses for the following cities for snowfall to the nearest 10th of an inch (example, 43.2 inches).

Deadline for guesses is November 30!

Here are the cities…
Boston MA
Worcester MA
Providence RI
Hartford (Bradley) CT
Concord NH
Burlington VT
Portland ME

Please try to keep the comments in this threat to guesses only so they will be easy to find and compile. If you have any questions you can ask them in the comments of the current forecast post! Thanks!

Saturday Forecast

1:46AM

DAYS 1-5 (NOVEMBER 19-23)
And now we’re at the last weekend before Thanksgiving and the real heart of the holiday season, and as if on cue, the weather pattern will be changing. It begins today with a bit of a squeeze play starting to set up as low pressure approaches from the west, but remaining far enough to the west to do no more than bring some higher clouds to the area. Some locations will never get to see these clouds, as the other player, a low pressure area offshore, sends some low cloudiness in from the ocean, especially from coastal NH to east coastal MA and eventually starting to spread inland. As the low cloud deck overtakes all areas at night, the cloudiness will be coming in above that from the system to the west, and this system will wrap up into a tight low pressure area that sends a band of rain through the region early Sunday, then wind, colder air, and a few rain/snow showers. Steadier snow with accumulation will be confined to the Berkshires on Sunday. This system will wind up into a significant storm in eastern Canada and be slow to move away, so a windy and cold Monday is expected, and the breeze will hang on into Tuesday through with a little less bite and also more sunshine. High pressure brings fair and chilly weather for the day before Thanksgiving travel on Wednesday.
TODAY: Clouds invade eastern areas with sun to the west giving up to clouds later. Highs 53-58. Wind N shifting to N 5-15 MPH.
TONIGHT: Cloudy. Spotty drizzle eastern areas. Lows 43-48. Wind E to SE 5-15 MPH.
SUNDAY: Mainly cloudy morning with a period of rain. Partly sunny afternoon with isolated rain showers. Highs 48-53 morning, falling slowly in the afternoon. Wind SE to SW 10-20 MPH with higher gusts morning, W 15-30 MPH with higher gusts afternoon.
SUNDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Isolated rain and snow showers. Lows 32-37. Wind W 15-30 MPH with higher gusts.
MONDAY: Lots of clouds, intervals of sun. Isolated snow showers mainly hills well west and north of Boston. Highs 37-42 southern NH through north central MA, 43-48 elsewhere. Wind chill below 32 at times. Wind W 15-35 MPH with higher gusts.
TUESDAY: Partly cloudy and breezy. Lows 22-27 except 28-33 Boston and immediate coast and 33-38 Cape Cod. Highs 40-48.
WEDNESDAY: Sunshine, some late clouds. Lows 22-27 interior, 28-33 coast except 33-38 Cape Cod. Highs 40-48.

DAYS 6-10 (NOVEMBER 24-28)
A system from the west may bring some rain later Thanksgiving Day November 24 especially southern MA, CT, and RI and may struggle to get too far to the north, and may linger into November 25 (“Black Friday”) with some cloudiness especially southern areas. Fair weather November 26 with a threat of unsettled weather returning November 27-28. Temperatures near to below normal.

DAYS 11-15 (NOVEMBER 29-DECEMBER 3)
Fair weather early in the period. A system may bring a threat of some rain and/or snow toward the end of the period. Temperatures near to below normal.