Tuesday Forecast

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6:49AM

DAYS 1-5 (MAY 29-JUNE 2)
High pressure moves in with dry and warmer weather today but a weak surface boundary may kick off a shower later in the day in southern areas, despite limited moisture to work with. The high pressure area positions itself so a more easterly flow occurs Wednesday, cooling the region slightly. A warm front will approach by late Thursday, increasing the cloudiness across the area. By Friday, more humid air will arrive behind this front. At this time it appears a cold front will approach but stay far enough away to help hold showers and possible thunderstorms off until later in the day. The forecast becomes more complicated at the end of this period but currently expect the front to push through early Saturday and low pressure to develop to the south of New England, pulling cooler air into the region along with unsettled conditions. Forecast details…
TODAY: Areas of low clouds early then mostly sunny except becoming partly sunny south of the Mass Pike later in the day with isolated showers possible. Highs 70-77 Cape Cod and any north-facing shores, 78-86 elsewhere. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.
TONIGHT: Clear. Lows 50-58. Wind light variable.
WEDNESDAY: Sunny. Highs 67-75, coolest coast. Wind light variable with sea breezes.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Clear. Lows 51-57. Wind light variable.
THURSDAY: Sun followed by clouds. Highs 68-75 coast, 75-82 inland. Wind light SE to S.
FRIDAY: Partly sunny. Isolated showers/thunderstorms late in the day. Lows from the middle 50s to lower 60s. Highs in the 70s coast, lower 80s inland.
SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy. Showers likely in the morning. Slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Lows in the 50s. Highs in the 60s.

DAYS 6-10 (JUNE 3-7)
High pressure from the north should push wet weather to the south of the region June 3-4 before it tries to make a return about June 5-6 before diminishing June 7. Low confidence forecast and subject to adjustment. Temperatures below normal.

DAYS 11-15 (JUNE 8-12)
Fair weather to start then some additional unsettled weather may occur. Temperatures near to below normal.

83 thoughts on “Tuesday Forecast”

  2. Those 2 June cool spells still look like they are going to happen to me…
    June 2-7.
    June 9-12.
    Approximate time windows.

    2. So the first 2 weeks of June are shot for normal temps

      Fantastic! Awesome. Just what everybody wants.

  9. From a satellite presentation, what was subtropical storm Alberto looks better over land than it did over the Gulf.

    We do seem to have low level moisture pooling in southern New England, where dew points are getting into the mid 60s. The > 60F dewpoints extend all the way to Burlington VT.

    I wonder if the shower chance south of the Mass Pike could contain one or two that become locally heavy ???

    1. I was impressed by Alberto over land as well, like it never missed a beat. I imagine the wind field will continue to remain fairly strong considering all that land mass.

  10. The nth consecutive unsettled weekend in a row coming up with probably many more to come. 😉

  11. Epstein was just taking about the perception of May bring cool and wet even though May is going to come in dry and top 5 warmest.

    1. When you are stuck in an office from 7:30 am to 5 pm, M-F, the main perception of a period of time is the weekend. And most of them weren’t that stellar, so yea that’s why the perception.

      1. I have had to turn some heat back on a few times this month. I can only imagine if this had been one of the top 5 “coldest”. 😉

        I have a bad feeling some heat will be needed for a portion of June as well. A meteorlogical summer month, no less. 😉

        1. I think this summer may be less than stellar from a summer lovers point of view. 🙁

          1. Last summer was a bit disappointing as well. Especially July. That’s my favorite month weather-wise too.

  13. Have to say the weekends have not been the greatest but they been cool and not sunny so that its comfortable to do yard work and regular work for me is Fridays to Mondays so my days off been amazing lol. It will soon change as I will probably have different hours with my next job.

  14. Once again, sea breeze is visible on radar. It has passed my area, but temps still
    pretty warm in the mid 80s.

    https://radblast.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/radar/WUNIDS_map?station=BOX&brand=wui&num=10&delay=25&type=N0R&frame=0&scale=0.35434782608695653&noclutter=0&showstorms=0&mapx=400&mapy=240&centerx=429.6319018404906&centery=297.8527607361963&transx=29.631901840490627&transy=57.852760736196274&showlabels=1&severe=0&rainsnow=1&lightning=Hide&smooth=0&rand=25460280&lat=0&lon=0&label=you

    2. My gear in the sun was reading 90, now down to 84. Suspect real
      temp about 81 or so. MY gear has a solar powered fan and is “supposed” to provide accurate temperature readings in full sunshine. Advertising bull shit!

      Typically 2-4 degrees too warm in SUMMER sunshine. Pretty accurate in Winter sunshine.

  16. Just bad luck that most of the few cool/wet days in May fell on the weekends. I’m really happy with how my thoughts for the month worked out- definitely top 10 warm, probably top 5 for many.

    The coming stretch over the first half of June will undoubtedly be more unsettled. We know there will be a few bad days, the real question is how many decent days do we get mixed in? Will largely depend on the strength of the Canadian high.

  17. This weather is keeping that dreadful red thread fungus away from the lawn. As soon as the heat and humidity builds, lawns will become infested. So, I personally like this weather. Many warm dry days with occasional cool and damp periods mixed in. The water is good for the plants, trees and lawns.

    1. So true. I can tell by looking at the vegetation and trees this year. They look healthy. Two years ago, everything looked bad, even in May, and much worse by August as the drought took over.

  18. Wunder says we are 91.1. Stations around us are a bit lower so wonder if closest to us is also in the sun. 67 DP with a feeble breeze from NE

      1. Might be somewhere in between. Other stations around are reporting 86-88. A few have 84 or 91. I’d go check my car but it’s in the sun and too hot. I know what I am asking for my birthday. The kids to help me get my weather station up. I need something to mount it on.

  19. It is a perfect later spring evening. Breeze is gentle, air is warm ….what is Not to absolutely love. Plenty of time left in the day to enjoy it

  21. Trend today is for less wet weather in the transition late week. It ends up drier sooner, but still cooler than average Saturday into early next week. Wet weather may return Tue or Wed, a break, then next cool cycle follows late next week. After that, pattern flip.

    2. Pattern flip to cool, blocked up and generally shyty weather for the start of met summer is my bet

      Wish you weren’t so cryptic. Can you just tell us the forecast? That’s why I read this blog

      1. I actually do tell you the forecast. Days 1-5, 6-10, and 11-15. And it would be easy to infer that a pattern flip from one that is cool in June probably means something warmer. 🙂

        The forecast is posted daily. You can scroll to the top to see the latest. Any comments underneath do not have to follow the scripted format I use in the actual blog post. They are just commentary.

          1. Its not the annoying definition, it’s the hard to understand “obtuse” definition.

            1. With all due respect, I’m finding you a bit difficult to understand. You spent the day complaining about what might be and when you can enjoy the spectacular day that is…..you are on a blog complaining about the person who spends countless hours making it possible.

              May I humbly suggest you go outside and enjoy this night…..

            2. Well, my style is what it is. There are other blogs and sources out there, and those great weather apps of course. You are free to find something less obtuse if this free service is just not doing it for you. I won’t take it personally.

  22. “After that, pattern flip” … to 92 every day?

    From Siouxsie and the Banshees “92 Degrees:”

    “Did you know, Putnam, more people are murdered at ninety two degrees Fahrenheit than any other temperature? I read an article once – lower temperatures people are easy-going, over ninety two it’s too hot to move, but just ninety two, people get irritable!”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIqyVsZGxi0

  23. What a fabulous summerlike evening! Despite the fact I had to leave Reading and drive to Acton to get my friend as I was borrowing her car then drive us back with no ac (just windows, well 3 out of 4 working ones) back to pick my car up from the mechanic then go to the house she just moved out of and load a bunch of stuff into 2 cars and drive one back here to unload it because it’s donation and then have a quick dinner then pick my 2 children up from work in which they spent a day in sensitivity training and now at 10PM I have to drive to my friends soon to be former house and load up more stuff to drive to Acton … *deep breath* .. I have been enjoying every moment I can outside. Fabulous weather! Another day like this tomorrow, albeit a little cooler with more onshore flow but still very nice. I won’t get into what tomorrow’s agenda is like. 😉

    1. Absolutely. I sat on deck after work and then again to chat with two grandsons before they got ready for bed. And I’ll be out again soon…..once dinner stuff cleaned up. I don’t want to waste a second.

      1. Even unloading my car with the donation stuff when I get my son from work (he needed to help me as some was heavy) I was taking time out there to just kind of hang about…

  24. The latest Euro monthlies support the ideas of near to above normal temperatures through summer, but not excessively hot overall. That is not to say we can’t get some very hot weather or a few heatwaves, assuming the model’s forecast is correct.

    The CFS weeklies and monthlies pretty much support this as well. We are going to be top 5 for warmest Mays, or very near it, and then the first 2 weeks of June will end up averaging a little below average before it recovers with early summer heat to skew the month to the plus side of normal. This will go on at times through the first half of July after which we will settle into a more “normal” regime.

    The monthlies (especially Euro which I trust a little more) are starting to show evidence of the El Nino emerging during the autumn with a very mild eastern US heading into the latter part of the year. THIS represents a change from my previous idea but I was unsure on the ENSO status before, with now more evidence for what may end up being a moderate El Nino for winter 2018-2019.

    1. Thank you as always for all you do, TK. Enjoy as much as you can. Those of us who work 9-5 or 7-5 have the chance to enjoy a spectacular night.

    1. I find you whiny and somewhat amusing. If standing behind folks I care for is a busy body……I plead guilty.

    2. She’s not, actually. She’s also a personal friend of mine and my mom’s, so if anybody knows her, we do. Words are one thing. People are entirely something else. 🙂 Good evening sir. 🙂

  26. I’m out.

    Kick me off if you want.
    You have about 5-6 people left who post on here.
    She’s one of the main reasons people leave here.
    Good day to you sir.

    1. Heck, Blackstone, coming from you is slim pickings, but I’d leave here in two seconds if I believed that to be true. It’s WHW I care about. Always has been.

      1. You’re the best, Vicki. A real gem. 🙂

        I am very sorry you have to put up with negativity.

      2. Blackstone …what you don’t understand is that this is about TK…not me. It is about weather; but most important, it is about the family TK has given us.

    2. Blackstone you are so far off base. I actually cringe every time I see one of you posts. I wonder what type of “Debbie Downer” rant your going to post. As far as your comment about Vicki is concerned your are a real internet coward. You wouldn’t say that to her face (or to anyone else for that matter).

      5 or 6 people??? Go back to your lab and do the math….now don’t let the door hit you in the ass on your way out.

      1. As I sit on the deck enjoying the sounds of tonight, I realize how very blessed I am. Thank you, Keith.

        1. 🙂 I don’t know how to make a smiley for a heart on here but know I’m sending it your way

    3. I’m not after people to post. They can do that of their own free will, provided they follow the guidelines. I offer information to people who want to read it. There are currently well over a thousand of such folks reading WHW on a regular basis. What they do with the information is up to them.

  27. On a positive note and before I am chased in by the bats that I think are buzzing me…

    It smells like rain. I have not checked radar but am surprised.

    And may I add….I don’t have to worry about bats and the like in winter. But still…the song of crickets is awesome

    1. Bats are friends they eat the mosquito’s. They are also coming back in population which is great as some colonies have been able to develop a way to fight some of the fungus that been affecting them. use to have a colony of 25 bats or so in my area. Went down to like 5 bats at one point, back up around 20 or so. Neighbor is part of this group that goes out tagging them for the state.

  29. Goodness gracious. Did someone say people leave WHW because of Vicki? First, that’s as far from the truth as one can get. For proof, read the blog archive from February this year when Vicki took a break. Many members of the WHW family asked “where’s Vicki?” Second, Vicki’s been perhaps the most stalwart member of the WHW family, someone who mediates when needed, and reaches out even to those she disagrees with.

    The blog’s success – well over a thousand read it, many dozens post, with sometimes hundreds of posts on storm days – is due to TK’s diligence and persistence, but also people such as Vicki who make the world and the blog a better place.

  30. I understand peoples frustration about the weather but mother nature will do what she wants and we are making her more angry and the angrier she gets the less we are gonna like the weather. But lets get something clear, last summer was the first time in a long time in which we had a “normal” summer we averaged around normal. I believe we actually were a tick above, but TK or someone else probably knows about the actually points above or below. This spring has not been that bad, could it of been bone dry that leads to fire danger sure, could we of had one of those major flood events… Sure… Tornado outbreak, sure its the darn weather, As my Grandfather have always said,” people love to *&^^ about the weather all but for two months of the year. Those two months depend on the person your talking too”. Some love sub-30 some like 30-60 some like 60s and 70s others like 80s others like 90s. to be honest I like them all, can do different things in each temperature range. I for one believe people complain about the weather because they have nothing to do when that weather happens. I for one was that crazy kid ( still am) that goes out even in the rain. I really don’t care what type of weather it is. I am not saying that we all need to like every season or every type of weather but go out and enjoy life, we only have so long. PS, I have liked this pattern leave the nice weather for the week when I am not working 😛 Had a great bike ride this afternoon, and plan on going to WAWA to go hiking.

    2. As with anything weather, you need to look at more than just ENSO, but the majority of El Nino winters are mild with lower than average snow. That does not necessarily mean the next El Nino winter will be that way. Other factors will be there to consider.

  32. New post! Not a whole lot of change there from yesterday’s post or last night’s summary.

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