DAYS 1-5 (MARCH 13-17)

A few areas saw a burst of snow showers last night, as indicated, leaving up to 1/2 inch, while most areas didn’t see much of anything. Any snow that did fall will melt away in short order today, although it will be a chilly and rather cloudy day today, north of a frontal boundary and with a light onshore flow. A warm front will amble its way northward tonight and Friday, still with lots of clouds, but perhaps with enough breaking to at least catch some of the early morning total lunar eclipse, which peaks at 2:55 a.m., and maybe also enough for some intervals of sunshine on Friday during the day. Our weekend, still looks the same – increasing southerly air flow as a big storm tracks from the Midwest through the Great Lakes into Canada. We stay rain-free most of the weekend, other than a few showers around during the day Sunday, until a more solid band of rain showers moves through the region Sunday night with the storm’s slow moving cold front. This front buckles a bit as a wave of low pressure moves up along it Monday, prolonging the wet weather here for several hours, before a drying trend begins later Monday – St. Pat’s Day.

TODAY: Mostly cloudy. Highs 40-47. Wind E 5-15 MPH.

TONIGHT: Considerably cloudy / some breaks. Lows 35-42. Wind E 5-15 MPH.

FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy to partly sunny. Highs 47-54. Wind E shifting to S 5-15 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Lows 45-52. Wind S 5-15 MPH, gusts 20+ MPH.

SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy. Highs 48-55 South Coast, 55-62 elsewhere. Wind S 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Lows 48-55. Wind S 10-20 MPH, gusts 25+ MPH.

SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of a passing rain shower. Highs 50-57 South Coast, 58-65 elsewhere. Wind S 10-20 MPH, gusts 25-35 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Cloudy. Rain showers likely. Slight chance of a thunderstorm. Lows 48-55. Wind S 10-20 MPH, higher gusts.

MONDAY: Cloudy with rain showers likely through midday, then breaking clouds. Highs 55-62. Wind S 5-15 MPH, higher gusts, shifting to W.

DAYS 6-10 (MARCH 18-22)

Fair, cool weather heading into the middle of next week the some potential unsettled weather later in the week, coinciding with the start of spring. Vernal equinox: 5:01 a.m. EDT March 20.

DAYS 11-15 (MARCH 23-27)

Active pattern. A couple storm systems threaten, and cannot rule out some mix/frozen precip being involved.

NOAA / NWS Staffing Discussion (3/13/2025)

DAYS 1-5 (MARCH 12-16)

A cold front moved through last night, and while you wouldn’t have really noticed that at first even if you were outside, you’ll notice it today, as it’s 15 to 20 degrees cooler than yesterday. This cooler spell will last a couple days, and while the frontal boundary attempts to return as a warm front, high pressure to the north will thwart its progress for a while. A little overrunning enhanced by a weak disturbance aloft will trigger a band of precipitation tonight, which looks like it’ll take the form of a fairly narrow band stretching from west to east, also moving from west to east, starting as a mix or a bit of rain then going over to some snow. Wherever this is, a coating of snow can occur, but will melt away early Thursday once the precipitation moves out. The clouds will remain stubborn on Thursday, and we can only hope enough breaks work in to at least get a limited view of a total lunar eclipse, occurring in the post-midnight / pre-dawn hours Friday. I’ll update with exact times next blog if it looks like we have a shot to see it. Friday’s weather will feature a lot of clouds and a slightly milder air mass as the warm front does finally amble its way across the region, very slowly. This sets us up for a breezy, warmer weekend with a moderate to strong southerly air flow. This will be occurring ahead of a major Midwest / Great Lakes storm which produces severe weather in the South and a snowstorm in parts of the Plains to Upper Midwest. For us, we just see lots of clouds, and at most some spotty rain showers by Sunday afternoon, evolving into a more widespread rain shower event Sunday night as a slow-moving cold front approaches and moves in from the west.

TODAY: Sun filtered at times by high clouds through early afternoon, then limited by more high to middle clouds thereafter, also a few lower clouds around the eastern coastal areas. Highs 43-50. Wind N shifting to E 5-15 MPH, gusts 20-25 MPH.

TONIGHT: Becoming cloudy. A period of rain/mix to snow showers with minor accumulation, favoring the I-90 belt and up to about 25 miles south of it and 35 miles north of it. Lows 32-39. Wind E 5-15 MPH.

THURSDAY: Cloudy. Highs 40-47. Wind E 5-15 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Cloudy. Lows 35-42. Wind E 5-15 MPH.

FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy. Highs 47-54. Wind E shifting to S 5-15 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Lows 45-52. Wind S 5-15 MPH, gusts 20+ MPH.

SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy. Highs 48-55 South Coast, 55-62 elsewhere. Wind S 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Lows 48-55. Wind S 10-20 MPH, gusts 25+ MPH.

SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of a passing rain shower during the day. Widespread rain showers at night. Highs 50-57 South Coast, 58-65 elsewhere. Wind S 10-20 MPH, gusts 25-35 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (MARCH 17-21)

A slow-moving cold front pushes through the region with additional widespread rain showers for St. Patrick’s Day on March 17, with maybe a later-day drying trend. Fair, cool weather heading into the middle of next week the some potential unsettled weather later in the week, coinciding with the start of spring. Vernal equinox: 5:01 a.m. EDT March 20.

DAYS 11-15 (MARCH 22-26)

Battle ground pattern, cold to north, mild to south, a couple storms systems can impact the region and the region may end up on the cold side of at least one of them with potential frozen precipitation.

NOAA / NWS Staffing Discussion (3/12/2025)

DAYS 1-5 (MARCH 11-15)

High pressure provides fair, mild weather today, before a cold front crosses the region and brings March reality back for midweek. High pressure builds to our north and turns the wind north then east, with lots of clouds. As warmer air attempts to come back aloft first, overrunning can create a little snow / mix in the early hours of Thursday, which may end as a bit of light rain / drizzle. We have a lunar eclipse coming up in the early hours of Friday morning, and being optimistic I think we have a 50/50 shot at best at getting some breaks in the clouds enough to see it, but otherwise it looks like clouds are going to be dominant into late week as well, while a warm front struggles to get through here on Friday, which will still be a cool day. The front should push through later Friday and certainly by Saturday, and while it will be considerably milder, don’t look for complete clearing. It does look precipitation-free at least, for the end of the week / start of the weekend.

TODAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 48-55 South Coast, 55-62 elsewhere. Wind SW 5-15 MPH, gusts 20+ MPH.

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 35-42. Wind SW 5-15 MPH shifting to NW, gusts 20+ MPH.

WEDNESDAY: Partly sunny. Highs 43-50. Wind NW 5-15 MPH, shifting to NE.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Clouding up. Scattered light snow/mix overnight – minor accumulation of snow possible on unpaved surfaces. Lows 32-39. Wind NE to E up to 10 MPH.

THURSDAY: Cloudy. Potential for lingering light mix / rain / drizzle early. Highs 39-46. Wind E up to 10 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Lows 35-42. Wind E up to 10 MPH.

FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy. Highs 43-50. Wind E to SE up to 10 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Temperatures steady 43-50. Wind SE to S 5-15 MPH.

SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy. Highs 48-55 South Coast, 55-62 elsewhere. Wind S 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.

DAYS 6-10 (MARCH 16-20)

A strong storm moving through the Midwest / Great Lakes into Canada will create a stronger southerly air flow on the March 16 with warm air but lots of clouds and eventually wet weather (late day / night) with rain showers. Clearing may be delayed March 17 with additional wet weather as it cools. Fair weather and near to below normal temperature middle of next week with a stronger westerly air flow. The Vernal Equinox (start of spring) occurs at 5:01 a.m. EDT on March 20.

DAYS 11-15 (MARCH 21-25)

Battle ground pattern, cold to north, mild to south, a couple storms systems can impact the region and the region may end up on the cold side of at least one of them with potential frozen precipitation.

NOAA / NWS Staffing Discussion (3/11/2025)

DAYS 1-5 (MARCH 10-14)

A disturbance exits our eastern coast as the sun comes up today, delaying the appearance of the sun a bit as it needs to work its way above a deck of clouds out there first. But it will turn out to be a nice day as high pressure builds in and provides fair, milder weather. This milder trend continues Tuesday as well with more fair weather. Only a brief rain shower can visit parts of the region Tuesday evening as a cold front slices through from northwest to southeast, parented by another quick-moving low passing to our north. High pressure builds north of our region at midweek, sending chilly air back, and as the front that went by previously sits just to the south then tries to work north again, that combined with some onshore flow will bring more clouds and eventually a light precipitation chance (Thursday). I’m not currently optimistic for much in the way of clearing Friday, as high pressure slides off to the east, but centered a little too far north for a southerly wind – more east to southeast – which holds clouds in and makes it harder for that front to cleanly push through, though it will moderate in comparison to midweek as it looks now.

TODAY: Early clouds eastern coastal areas, then sun and passing clouds. Highs 50-57. Wind SW to W 5-15 MPH with a few higher gusts.

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 30-37. Wind W under 10 MPH shifting to SW.

TUESDAY: Partly sunny. Highs 48-55 South Coast, 55-62 elsewhere. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy. A rain shower possible in the evening. Lows 38-45. Wind SW 5-15 MPH with higher gusts, shifting to NW.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Highs 45-52. Wind N to NE up to 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Postential for some light rain/mix/snow overnight. Lows 34-41. Wind NE to E up to 10 MPH.

THURSDAY: Cloudy. Potential for light rain/mix through midday. Highs 42-49. Wind E up to 10 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Lows 35-42. Wind E to SE up to 10 MPH.

FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy. Highs 48-55. Wind SE to S up to 10 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (MARCH 15-19)

A strong storm moving through the Midwest / Great Lakes into Canada will create a stronger southerly air flow on the March 15-16 weekend with mostly fair weather and above normal temperatures, though probably lots of clouds, but fair weather giving way to a band of rain showers ahead of a cold front later Sunday. This should lead to fair, colder weather early to middle next week as a strong westerly flow returns.

DAYS 11-15 (MARCH 20-24)

Battle ground pattern, cold to north, mild to south, a couple storms systems can impact the region and the region may end up on the cold side of at least one of them with potential frozen precipitation. Vernal Equinox occurs early morning March 20.

Monday…

DAYS 1-5 (MARCH 9-13)

A shorter update for today – no real changes to the forecast to write about. Summarizing, today starts bright then displays lots of clouds and maybe a few light rain showers later as warmer air advances in west to east aloft. Tonight, a small, fast-moving low pressure area moves east southeastward across central New England. It may bring a quick burst of snow to southern NH while a few rain and snow showers can occur to the south into early Monday before fair weather returns. This will come along with milder conditions, lasting into Tuesday, with fair weather to accompany it as a narrow area of high pressure slides across the region. A strong cold front will pass by later Tuesday with a rain shower chance, and a switch to much cooler weather by midweek as high pressure slides north of the region, turning the wind north then more east. By later Wednesday or Thursday, a shot at some light precipitation exists as the frontal boundary, not far away, starts to make a return, but meets some resistance at first.

TODAY: Lots of sun to start, then lots of clouds with a shower of light rain and/or ice pellets possible. Highs 37-44. Wind W 5-15 MPH, a few higher gusts.

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy. A quick burst of snow with a coating possible southern NH, with a few rain/snow showers possible elsewhere. Highs 29-36. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.

MONDAY: Variably cloudy. Chance of snow showers except rain or snow showers south of I-90 during the morning. Highs 48-55. Wind SW 5-15 MPH, higher gusts, shifting to W.

MONDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 33-40. Wind W under 10 MPH shifting to SW.

TUESDAY: Partly sunny. Highs 48-55 South Coast, 55-62 elsewhere. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy. A rain shower possible in the evening. Lows 38-45. Wind SW 5-15 MPH with higher gusts, shifting to NW.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Highs 45-52. Wind N to NE up to 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Lows 35-42. Wind NE to E up to 10 MPH.

THURSDAY: Cloudy. Potential for light rain/mix. Highs 40-47. Wind E up to 10 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (MARCH 14-18)

Stronger push of southerly air flow should warm it up late week into the March 15-16 weekend with variably cloudy weather but mainly rain-free. Stronger cold front arrives late in the weekend with a band of showers. Return to fair but chilly weather for St. Patrick’s Day and March 18 too.

DAYS 11-15 (MARCH 19-23)

Battle ground pattern, cold to north, mild to south, a couple storms systems can impact the region and the region may end up on the cold side of at least one of them with potential frozen precipitation. Vernal Equinox occurs early morning March 20.

Sunday discussion (unless you want to take a break haha)

DAYS 1-5 (MARCH 8-12)

The March wind was living up to and even a little beyond its reputation yesterday, and while that wind will still be with us today, it won’t be as fierce. At least this time, it’s not accompanied by arctic air, just a typical March chill, and that climbing sun angle and 3+ minutes of daylight per day addition makes a difference as we move through the final days of winter… Reminder: Don’t forget if you have clocks that need manual setting, Daylight Saving Time begins at 2:00 a.m. tomorrow (Sunday). The next several days will display an active weather pattern, but an “active” weather pattern does not automatically translate to a “stormy” weather pattern. Let me explain further. We’re going to be impacted by several weather systems during the next 5 days that bring weather changes, and none of them are big storms. Let’s move through the scenario step-by-step. The early to mid portion of this morning will feature a deck of clouds over southeastern portions of the WHW forecast area, i.e., southeastern MA and parts of eastern CT into RI. This is from a disturbance passing to our south. During the day today, low pressure scooting quickly across southeastern Canada will drag a sharp cold front across our region from west to east. This will bring some cloudiness and perhaps a passing snow shower. It will also shift a gusty westerly breeze to a strong northwesterly wind, and while gusts will not be as powerful as what we saw yesterday, the 35 to 45 MPH range is easily attainable this afternoon. This leaves the possibility of additional tree damage and isolated power outages. The period of strongest wind will be short lived, and the wind will ease up tonight as the pressure gradient relaxes. The front that went by will sit not too far to our south and as it drifts back in our direction on Sunday, look for a fair amount of clouds, especially over southern portions of our region, where a few patches of precipitation – sleet or rain – can occur. Where this does happen, it will not have significant impact, and most of the region will stay dry with limited sun. Another low pressure area will move rapidly east southeastward just north of our region Sunday night to early Monday, dragging the frontal boundary back through as a warm front briefly before driving it southward as a cold front again. This transition may be accompanied by a few rain and snow showers Sunday night and early Monday, but again with little impact. An episode of fair weather lasts from midday Monday through the day Tuesday, and with a narrow area of high pressure sliding in and then off to the south, and air flow between it and an approaching cold front gives us a shot at 60+ for high temps on Tuesday in parts of southeastern New England, but away from the influence of a southwesterly breeze off ocean water – so this would mean away from the South Coast having the higher chances of seeing that. But don’t run outside to grab the lawn furniture and open the pool, because a strong cold front sweeps through that night and puts an end to the very brief warm up, sending us back to more typical March weather by Wednesday. Pending some details to be worked out, I do see a possibility that Wednesday may lack sun and be about 20 degrees cooler than Tuesday. Time will reveal if this meteorological notion will come to be or needs adjustment, but keep in mind the potential.

TODAY: Variably cloudy. A passing snow shower favoring areas north of I-90 midday and afternoon. Highs 32-39. Wind W 10-20 MPH, gusts to 30 MPH, shifting to NW 15-25 MPH with gusts 35-45 MPH.

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 20-27. Wind NW 15-25 MPH early, diminishing to 5-15 MPH overnight.

SUNDAY: Considerably cloudy – limited sun. A couple brief periods of light rain and/or sleet can occur mainly I-90 belt southward. Highs 37-44. Wind W 5-15 MPH, a few higher gusts.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. A snow shower possible. Lows 27-34. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.

MONDAY: Variably cloudy. Chance of snow showers except rain or snow showers south of I-90 during the morning. Highs 43-50. Wind SW 5-15 MPH, higher gusts, shifting to NW.

MONDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 33-40. Wind NW under 10 MPH shifting to SW.

TUESDAY: Partly sunny. Highs 48-55 South Coast, 55-62 elsewhere. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy. A rain shower possible in the evening. Lows 38-45. Wind SW 5-15 MPH with higher gusts, shifting to NW.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Highs 45-52. Wind variable to NE up to 10 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (MARCH 13-17)

High pressure brings fair weather to the region early in the period, then a larger scale trough can bring an episode of unsettled weather around the March 15-16 weekend. While details can’t be determined so many days in advance, the early idea is Great Lakes low pressure and a couple rounds of precipitation (mix/rain, then rain showers) with a warm front / cold front combo, and a return to fair, colder weather at the end of the period.

DAYS 11-15 (MARCH 18-22)

Potential weather irony: As we approach and reach the vernal equinox – the start of spring – on March 20, our weather pattern may resemble one you see more in mid winter, in terms of colder weather and potential storminess. Something to keep an eye on, as it’s a low confidence outlook this far in advance.

Saturday’s chatter…

DAYS 1-5 (MARCH 7-11)

Another discussion written while waiting for my medication to correct an atrial fib episode, so keeping it a bit brief. No big changes anyway. Windy/chilly weather today and again Saturday after a brief lull in the wind tonight. The wind gusts can exceed 50 MPH especially in higher elevations and open areas today, with scattered tree damage and resultant power outages. Some Great Lakes moisture can produce a few stray snow flurries mainly west of Boston later today, and with the help of a quick-passing disturbance a few snow showers can occur overnight / Saturday morning. Here’s your like-it-or-not reminder that we make the switch back to Daylight Saving Time by “springing forward” early Sunday morning (2:00 a.m. becomes 3:00 a.m. officially). The wind diminishes on Sunday, another fair but chilly day. Sunday night and Monday morning a small low pressure area will dive east southeastern from Canada through the Upper Great Lakes and across the Northeast and can trigger a few rain and snow showers. That moves on quickly and more fair weather is ours late Monday through Tuesday.

TODAY: Sun and passing clouds. A stray snow flurry is possible, mainly west of I-95. Highs 35-42. Wind W 15-30 MPH, gusts 45-55 MPH.

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy. A passing snow flurry possible. Lows 18-25. Wind W 10-20 MPH, gusts 30+ MPH.

SATURDAY: Partly sunny. Isolated to scattered snow showers until midday. Highs 30-37. Wind W 15-30 MPH, gusts 35-50 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 18-25. Wind W diminishing to 5-15 MPH.

SUNDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 37-44. Wind W 5-15 MPH, gusts 20-25 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy. Lows 20-27. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

MONDAY: Variably cloudy. Chance of snow showers except rain or snow showers south of I-90 during the morning. Highs 43-50. Wind SW 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.

MONDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 33-40. Wind S under 10 MPH.

TUESDAY: Partly sunny. Highs 50-57. Wind S up to 10 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (MARCH 12-16)

Fair weather for a few days followed by an unsettled weather potential for the March 15-16 weekend.

DAYS 11-15 (MARCH 17-21)

Additional unsettled weather and variable temperatures during this period. Vernal equinox occurs early morning on March 20.

Keep it civil / no bashing.

DAYS 1-5 (MARCH 6-10)

Mild air during the day today will be replaced by colder air tonight as a result of a cold frontal passage. The front will produce a few additional rain showers as it moves across the region, and behind it a few snow showers can occur tonight as the cold air arrives and becomes established, along with increasingly windy conditions. The windy, colder weather will persist through Friday, largely a dry day but with a slight chance of a passing snow flurry. The winds on Friday can be powerful enough to lead to scattered damage and power outages. Another disturbance passing by the region on Saturday can produce an additional light snow shower or two, and it will be chilly but not as windy. On Sunday, it stays chilly but fair as low pressure passes far to the south of our region. A clipper low will dive out of Canada and across the Great Lakes and New York State to New England to give some rain and snow showers to our region on Monday.

TODAY: Mostly cloudy. Scattered rain showers / brief downpours through early afternoon. Highs 52-59. Wind SW 5-15 MPH shifting to NW late-day.

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Possible rain/mix showers early, snow showers overnight. Black ice formation on untreated surfaces. Lows 23-30. Wind NW increasing to 15-25 MPH with gusts above 30 MPH.

FRIDAY: Partly sunny. A passing snow flurry possible mainly morning. Highs 35-42. Wind NW 15-25 MPH, gusts 35-50 MPH and as high as 50-60 MPH in higher elevations and a few open coastal areas.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 18-25. Wind NW 10-20 MPH, gusts 30+ MPH.

SATURDAY: Partly sunny. A possible snow shower. Highs 30-37. Wind W 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 18-25. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

SUNDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 37-44. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy. Lows 20-27. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

MONDAY: Variably cloudy. Chance of snow showers except rain or snow showers south of I-90. Highs 35-42. Wind variable 5-15 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (MARCH 11-15)

Two disturbances to watch for precipitation potentials during this period. Temperatures near to below normal.

DAYS 11-15 (MARCH 16-20)

Active pattern with variable temperatures – additional unsettled weather chances leading up to the vernal equinox on March 20.