DAYS 1-5 (MARCH 29 – APRIL 2)
Our restless weather syndrome continues as we move from the final few days of March to the first couple days of April, with a set of changes to go through in fairly rapid succession. We start today calm and chilly with high pressure overhead, and it will be a bright and sunny day with a decent temperature recovery off the chilly dawn lows. All the while a strong cold front will be charging out of the Great Lakes region and adjacent Canadian land, destined to cross our region near or a little after midnight tonight. This front will have a solid band of convective rain and snow along it, and that may be at least somewhat still intact as it crosses our region, most solidly to the north and west and a little more broken up as it heads into southeastern portions of the region. But don’t be surprised (if you’re awake) to see a burst of rain and/or snow, and even the chance of brief thunder, with the passage of this front. The boundary will be long gone and offshore before dawn, and it sets us up for a blustery, chilly, but dry Thursday – opening day at Fenway for the Red Sox, with the high temp of around 42 being 10 degrees cooler than the 52 degree high temp that was recorded at Fenway on January 2, the day the NHL Winter Classic was played by the Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins. If you’re going to the game on Thursday and are sitting in the shade and/or windy parts of the stadium, be prepared for wind chills in the 30s. At least we won’t need to worry about any rain (or snow) delays/cancellations. 😉 High pressure builds over the region Thursday night and the wind drops off, and we experience a perfect radiational cooling night when many areas drop to the 20s – urban centers being a little less cold of course. Friday’s weather will start with early sun and maybe a nice sunrise, but clouds advance quickly and completely ahead of a warm front, which may spread some precipitation, mostly rain but possibly starting as sleet, into the region by the end of the day. Additional periods of rain and drizzle are possible Friday night as the warm front passes through the region. The first weekend (and first 2 days) of April present a split with a wet/warm/windy Saturday in the warm sector between the warm front and an approaching cold front, and a dry/chilly/windy Sunday as the cold front will move through early in the day. Further elaboration on the details of the weekend’s weather will take place over the next few posts.
TODAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 47-54. Wind NW 5-15 MPH, shifting to SW.
TONIGHT: Partly cloudy. A passing rain or snow shower possible. Lows 31-38. Wind SW 10-20 MPH shifting to NW, higher gusts possible.
THURSDAY: Sun and passing clouds. Highs 41-48.Wind NW 10-20 MPH and gusty.
THURSDAY NIGHT: Clear. Lows 25-32. Wind NW-N diminishing to under 10 MPH.
FRIDAY: Sun followed by clouds. Late-day rain possible, especially western portions of the region, which may begin as sleet. Highs 43-50. Wind variable up to 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT: Cloudy. Periods of rain and drizzle. Areas of fog. Temperatures steady 43-50. Wind SE shifting to SW 5-15 MPH.
SATURDAY: Cloudy. Rain showers likely. Highs 55-62. Wind SW 10-20 MPH, higher gusts.
SATURDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely. Chance of a thunderstorm. Lows 48-55. Wind SW 10-20 MPH, higher gusts, shifting to NW overnight.
SUNDAY: Sun and passing clouds. Highs 48-55 early, then falling temperatures. Wind NW 15-25 MPH, higher gusts.
DAYS 6-10 (APRIL 3-7)
High pressure brings fair, milder weather to start the period. Episodes of unsettled weather with a frontal boundary nearby and 1 or 2 low pressure systems to traverse the region thereafter, but a turn to dry but windy/cold weather is possible toward the end of the period.
DAYS 11-15 (APRIL 8-12)
Some see-saw weather with a dry and milder trend early in the period then an unsettled cooler trend potentially following that.