For me, personally, this is a 9-day weekend, and being about half way through it, I’m looking back at the weather that has been and ahead of what is coming up, for both personal plans and for all the readers here!
This entry will focus on what is upcoming for the remainder of this week and a peek into next. A commentary below the entry will address a few questions from the previous blog and some of my observations from the 4th of July.
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4:32PM
A northerly flow and a sea breeze are doing a little battle this afternoon as some clouds have built up. The “sea breeze front” is right in the 128/95 belt in Metro West as of 4PM and some moderate cumulus clouds have developed along it. As of the time of this writing, there are no showers occurring, but we cannot rule out 1 or 2 popping up during the next hour or so, until the sun starts to sink into the sky and the fuel source is diminished.
Other than this sea breeze front action, it will be a quiet evening and night and a very summery day tomorrow as high pressure dominates. A southerly flow will become established tomorrow as humidity starts to return, but you will really notice it on Saturday, which will be a triple-H day (hazy, hot, humid). In addition, a thunderstorm threat will exist on Saturday as a cold front approaches. It is too early to say how widespread or strong any storms will be. But it is safe to say there will be some potential for strong storms.
Sunday will be a transition day back to warm/dry weather as the cold front moves offshore. This is expected to lead to a dry and seasonably warm first half of next week as a northwesterly flow dominates.
Forecast for eastern MA, southern NH, and RI…
REMAINDER OF AFTERNOON / EARLY EVENING: Variably cloudy including a slight risk of 1 or 2 pop up showers mainly near to just west of Boston. Temperatures cooling to near 70 at the east-facing shores and near 80 elsewhere. Wind N to E 5-15 MPH.
LATE EVENING / TONIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows in the 60s. Wind light variable.
FRIDAY: Partly to mostly sunny. Highs in the 80s. Wind light variable becoming S.
FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear and becoming hazy. Lows 65-70. Wind SSW 5-10 MPH.
SATURDAY: Hazy sunshine. Chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot and humid. Highs around 90, but near 80 parts of Cape Cod and Islands. Wind SW 10-15 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms early. Lows 65-70. Wind SW 5-15 MPH shifting to W.
SUNDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Highs in the 80s. Wind W 10-15 MPH.
MONDAY: Sunny. Low 60. High 80.
TUESDAY: Sunny. Low 60. High 82.
WEDNESDAY: Sunny. Low 62. High 83.
THURSDAY: Sunny. Low 63. High 84.