DAYS 1-5 (APRIL 2-6)

High pressure sits over us now but we’re already seeing high clouds stream in ahead of our next low pressure system. We’re in a cold air mass and the air will not warm up all that much today, but at least there will be less wind. The clouds ahead of a warm front will thicken up later, and the rain that arrives later tonight may start out as sleet anywhere from the I-90 belt northward. It will be too warm aloft to promote any snowflakes. Rain tapers off as the warm front passes by Thursday morning, and the day will feature a lot of clouds but also some sun, and a passing rain shower or two can take place as a cold front slides through the region. This front will stall just south of our area later at night through Friday, allowing additional cloudiness to roam through the region Friday, and perhaps some additional rain shower activity closer to the South Coast. Still optimistic that Fenway stays dry for the Red Sox home opener. Now let’s just hope they show up for it. 😉 …… Heading into the weekend, it looks like we start out ok Saturday, but take a turn back to unsettled later that day through Sunday as the frontal boundary sitting nearby invites a wave of low pressure to move along it and through our area. The details of the weekend are still to be determined, but it looks chilly Saturday, dry morning, less dry afternoon, and it remains to be seen if we bust into the warm sector for a brief time on Sunday, but it’s possible. Either way, it’s an unsettled day with some wet weather too.

TODAY: Sun often filtered, then dimmed, then blotted out before day’s end. Highs 40-47. Wind N shifting to E up to 10 MPH.

TONIGHT: Cloudy. Rain arrives late evening, may start as sleet I-90 north. Lows 33-40. Wind E up to 10 MPH.

THURSDAY: Variably cloudy. Early rain ends. Scattered to isolated rain showers mid morning to mid afternoon. Highs 55-62 but 48-55 South Coast. Wind variable to SW increasing to 5-15 MPH with higher gusts.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy. Patchy fog in lower elevation locations. Lows 46-53. Wind W diminishing to under 10 MPH.

FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers south of I-90 through midday. Highs 57-64. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Clearing. Lows 35-42. Wind NW up to 10 MPH.

SATURDAY: Clouding over. Rain arrives west to east in the afternoon, may start as sleet southern NH. Highs 42-49. Wind NE up to 10 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Cloudy. Periods of rain. Areas of fog. Temperatures steady in 40s. Wind SE up to 10 MPH.

SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely. Highs 58-65 except cooler South Coast. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (APRIL 7-11)

Dry, cooler to start next week then a brief warm-up potential by midweek. Late-week unsettled and cooler weather returns.

DAYS 11-15 (APRIL 12-16)

Low pressure impact potential start and end of period, fair weather between when we may have a mild interlude in an otherwise cool pattern.

DAYS 1-5 (APRIL 1-5)

Welcome to the second month of “Meteorological Spring”. But don’t be a fool. 😉 It’s still early spring, and our weather will act much like it ahead. Today, a cold front moving offshore is slowed by a low pressure wave, holding some rain over Cape Cod, but as this wave moves by, the front will be pulled eastward and clearing will follow, but it will be cooler than yesterday with a gusty breeze, in trade-off for the return of the sunshine. High pressure builds in tonight into Wednesday, the core of a chilly air mass, which you’ll surely feel when you step out the door in the morning. Clouds move in tomorrow ahead of a warm front, parented by low pressure that will track east northeastward through the Great Lakes and down the St. Lawrence Valley through Friday. The warm front is expected to produce a swath of precipitation Wednesday evening – mainly rain, but may be mixed with sleet and/or snow from northern MA into southern NH as cold lingers. Thursday, the cold front will sag southeastward across the region. It’ll be a milder day but we’ll likely have to dodge some rain showers as well. The front will be sluggish pushing off to the south, barely clearing the South Coast by Friday. That day will still be fairly mild, but may feature a lot of clouds hanging on, especially in southern areas, even some rain near the South Coast. I remain optimistic about dry weather for the Red Sox home opener that afternoon with dry weather, mild air (for early April), but potentially limited sun – we’ll have to see how far south the clearing can get. Any clearing that takes place late Friday and Friday night will be reversed on Saturday as the next system, similar to the midweek one, approaches with a return of clouds and eventually wet weather.

TODAY: Cloudy start including some lingering light rain across Cape Cod, then increasing sun west to east but still some passing fair weather clouds. Highs 48-55. Wind W to NW 10-20 MPH, gusts 25-35 MPH.

TONIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 27-34. Wind NW to N diminishing to under 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY: Increasing clouds. Highs 40-47. Wind N to NE up to 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Cloudy. A period of rain, may be mixed with sleet and/or snow north of I-90. Lows 33-40. Wind NE to E up to 10 MPH.

THURSDAY: Variably cloudy. Periodic rain showers. Highs 55-62 except 48-55 Cape Cod / South Coast. Wind variable up to 10 MPH early, then SW 5-15 MPH with higher gusts.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy with rain showers ending in the evening. Partly cloudy overnight. Patchy fog developing. Lows 45-52. Wind W up to 10 MPH.

FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of lingering rain showers along the South Coast. Highs 55-62. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Clearing. Lows 35-42. Wind N up to 10 MPH.

SATURDAY: Clouding up. Rain by late-day. Highs 47-54. Wind E 5-15 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (APRIL 6-10)

Unsettled weather to start and end the period with a dry interlude between. Temperatures below normal.

DAYS 11-15 (APRIL 11-15)

Low pressure impact potential early to mid period with below normal temperatures, then a drier, milder trend indicated for later in the period.