4:35PM
The calendar says mid August, and the weather is behaving as such. This will continue to be the case over the coming several days as a mean ridge sits in the western Atlantic and a mean trough positions itself in the Great Lakes.
One disturbance exiting the region this evening will set off a few more showers and thunderstorms mainly in southern NH which will quickly fade with the setting sun.
A cold front will approach late Friday then cross the region Friday night and early Saturday. Showers and thunderstorms are possible with this feature, but I expect activity to be limited due to the timing of the front through the forecast area. The front will linger just offshore for part of the weekend but other than some additional showers hanging around Cape Cod and the Islands at times, and a few isolated pop up showers and storms possible on Saturday elsewhere, most of the region will be rain-free during the weekend.
We will have to watch a wave of low pressure that would bring some wet weather Monday if it got close enough, but confidence is low on this at the moment. The rest of the early to middle part of next week looks fair, warm, and somewhat humid.
Updated forecast for eastern MA, southern NH, and RI…
THROUGH SUNSET: Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms, mainly in southern NH and northeastern MA, any of which could produce brief downpours and small hail. Most areas stay rain-free. Temperatures falling into the 70s. Wind W 5-15 MPH.
TONIGHT: Mostly clear. Less humid. Lows in the 60s. Wind W around 10 MPH.
FRIDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. More humid. Highs from the upper 70s Cape Cod and Islands to the upper 80s interior MA and southern NH. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. A band or two of showers and thunderstorms crossing the region. Humid. Lows 65-70. Wind SW 5-15 MPH shifting to W.
SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers over Cape Cod & the Islands. Partly sunny with isolated showers or thunderstorms possible elsewhere. Humid. Highs from the middle 70s Cape Cod to lower 80s interior MA. Wind variable 5-15 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Humid. Lows in the 60s. Wind variable 5-10 MPH.
SUNDAY: Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers Cape Cod & the Islands. Remaining humid. Highs from the middle 70s to lower 80s, coolest Cape Cod & the Islands. Wind variable around 10 MPH.
MONDAY: Variably cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low 64. High 82.
TUESDAY: Partly cloudy. Low 65. High 84.
WEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy. Low 66. High 86.
THURSDAY: Partly sunny. Low 66. High 83.