Saturday May 24 2025 Forecast (8:50AM)

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DAYS 1-5 (MAY 24-28)

The weather this Memorial Day Weekend will most certainly trend nicer compared to recent days, especially the soaking rainstorm with moderate to strong coastal winds we just experienced. That storm system weakened as it wandered away from us yesterday, “away” being a loosely-used term here, because we are still feeling its effects and will continue to do so for all 3 days of the weekend, but not to the degree we did during the last few days. Improvement comes as a drying trend takes place around the back side of the low and its upper level counterpart. But there is enough moisture in place today for a lot of clouds and a few rounds of showers in the region. In fact, I apologize for the delay to later-than-usual posting, as one such shower area moving into the area was taking place as a clearing slot in the sky allowed the sun to shine through, creating a somewhat-rare morning rainbow in the western sky at my location, which was in place for nearly 75 minutes and had me lining up some photographs at various city landmarks here in Woburn. This is an area of showers coming back in from the west around the back side of low pressure, which elongates in trough form westward. That trough will be moving through the region today, and while the majority of the hours are rain-free at any given location, additional pop up showers can occur from midday through mid afternoon in a trend from west to east, after which some additional sunny breaks may arrive for late day. Maybe a few more rainbows will be visible in some locations, but this time it would be to the east southeast as the sun prepares to set on the opposite side of the sky. Keep a look-out should you get tagged by a late-day shower followed by sun. I don’t think I’ve ever had a morning rainbow and a late-day rainbow on the same day, at least while I’ve been observing. Maybe today will be the day. Anyway, back to the actual weather forecast… Sunday’s weather improves, but we’ll still see clouds coming around the back side of the low and additional pop-up clouds that can release a shower, but the odds of seeing one of those are much lower than today. While we’ll have the pop-up clouds again Monday, I think these ones will fail to produce showers, and Memorial Day will turn out the nicest of the three day weekend. This will be favorable for the many outdoor observances and ceremonies scheduled for the day. High pressure then builds in for a nice day Tuesday. I’m watching low pressure to the southwest of us by Wednesday which may spread a blanket of clouds back into the region, aided by a possible onshore flow by that time. Not quite sure how that evolves yet, so “day 5” is a fairly uncertain forecast at this point and I’ll refine it going forward from here.

TODAY: Lots of clouds. Light showers mainly west and north of Boston this morning. Scattered showers redevelop west to east midday to mid afternoon. Highs 57-64. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

TONIGHT: Variably cloudy. Lows 45-52. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.

SUNDAY: Partly sunny. Slight chance of a passing shower. Highs 61-68. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 48-55. Wind NW up to 10 MPH.

MONDAY (MEMORIAL DAY): Sun/cloud mix. Highs 66-73. Wind NW up to 10 MPH but some coastal sea breezes developing.

MONDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 47-54. Wind N up to 10 MPH.

TUESDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 66-73, coolest coast. Wind N to E up to 10 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 49-56. Wind E to SE under 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Highs 60-67, coolest coast. Wind SE 5-15 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (MAY 29 – JUNE 2)

Again this period is a lower then average forecast confidence time frame. Still leaning toward a southerly to variable flow in the May 29-31 time frame with a frontal system and disturbance bringing some shower chances, then a fair weather trend to start June. Temperatures not far from normal – no extremes.

DAYS 11-15 (JUNE 3-7)

A hint of a weaker block (high pressure to north / low pressure to south) leaves this longer range forecast period very uncertain at this point. Leaning toward the cooler side of average with enough high pressure for mostly dry weather, but with continued low confidence, so check updates.

49 thoughts on “Saturday May 24 2025 Forecast (8:50AM)”

  3. Thanks, TK.

    SAK mentioned the temperature difference between Sonoma and SF. Indeed, on my visits to the Bay Area and Yosemite I rented a car. The car’s outside thermometer jumped an incredible 40 degrees on just a 15-mile drive inland.

      1. The temperature differences out there are amazing. On my 1st trip, my uncle and I left Oakland and he had to make a stop in Orinda to bring something to a friend. On the west side of the Berkeley Hills, his car thermometer read 66. We went through the Caldecott Tunnel through the hills, came out a mile later on the other side of the hills in Orinda, and it was 94.

  5. Watching a series on Amazon entitled Bones.

    I wasn’t sure I would like it, but find myself hooked on it.
    The writers did a great job mixing it up so it was not totally repetitive. Very interesting show. I am up to season 2, episode 13.

    Bones is an American police procedural drama television series created by Hart Hanson for Fox. It premiered on September 13, 2005, and concluded on March 28, 2017, airing for 246 episodes over 12 seasons. The show is based on forensic anthropology and forensic archaeology, with each episode focusing on a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) case file concerning the mystery behind human remains brought by FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz) to Temperance “Bones” Brennan (Emily Deschanel), a forensic anthropologist. It also explores the personal lives of the characters. The rest of the main cast includes Michaela Conlin, T. J. Thyne, Eric Millegan, Jonathan Adams, Tamara Taylor, John Francis Daley, and John Boyd.

    1. I will ck Today. My granddaughter who wants to go into law enforcement had me watching the rookie. It was great. But we are both caught up and looking for something. So far we have not found anything. I’m hoping this is it.

      Thank you

  6. I’m planning my next trip to England which will take place in July and August. The flight’s purchased. By the way, it’s as cheap a roundtrip ticket in summer {$540, including all fees and taxes) as I’ve ever gotten. And this goes back to the early 1980s, which means it’s considerably cheaper in dollars adjusted for inflation (as much as 3x) than it’s ever been.

    But the British pound is now worth $1.35. That’s roughly an 11% increase since January. Since my income is in dollars this means an approximately 11% commensurate drop in purchasing power. You win some and you lose some.

    One thing I noticed is that not only are the flights cheaper, airlines have dropped checked-in bag charges for 1 item. That’s another $75 to $100 in savings compared to all my previous flights in recent years. And it’s important because you can’t go to England in summer expecting summer-like temperatures. You have to be prepared for both cool (days in the 50s and 60s are common) and hot days. So, you must pack accordingly.

    1. My family in Northern England has been on sunny, dry and warm side of the blocking for weeks. Most homes in the UK don’t have AC and even temps in the 70’s feel very warm to them. Finally getting rainy again for them.

    1. Thanks Joshua,

      I never had watched it before. I am really into it. I thought I would watch an episode or 2 and drop it. NOPE, can’t put it down. 🙂 🙂

  8. It was funny, nobody noticed, including myself, that I inadvertently erased the MONDAY NIGHT and TUESDAY sections from yesterday’s update. So I never had a DAY 5 forecast posted.

    It went from day 4 to day 6.

    This morning, I restored the missing lines, since I basically used the exact same forecast for my update today. 😉

  10. Two shut-outs by road teams in the last 2 games of the NHL Conference Finals…

    May 22: Florida 5 / Carolina 0
    May 23: Edmonton 3 / Dallas 0

    What happens tonight? Carolina visiting Florida. Does Carolina get back into the series with a road win, or does Florida take a commanding 3-0 lead? Many times when a team is dominated at home, they go on the road and “relax / focus” and pull off a win. I wouldn’t be surprised to see the Canes win game 3.

    Dallas / Edmonton. I think that series is going at least 6 games, probably 7.

  11. Thanks TK! Crushing loss for Knicks last night and then my Mets blow so many opportunities to beat Dodgers and lose in 13 innings. Game ended at 12:57am due to a 1hr 38 minute rain delay. Fireworks night after until nearly 1:30am.

  12. North, it has indeed been a really nice stretch of weather in England. And this goes back to April, even late March.

    Speaking of England, and Northern England in particular, there’s a crime series I really enjoyed called something like Inspector George Gently. It’s set in the 1960s in Northeast England, replete with characters speaking with Northern accents.

      1. Available free with Acorn subscription or episodes/seasons can be purchased on Amazon Prime.

  14. Team USA beats Sweden 6-2 in the semifinals of the IIHF World Ice Hockey Championships in Stockholm. They’ll play the winner of today’s Switzerland/Denmark game for the gold medal tomorrow. The US has not played in the Gold Medal game at the World Championships since 1934, and has not won gold since 1933.

  15. JPD, I used to watch “Bones” all the time when it was originally on Fox. I didn’t realize though that it was on that many years (12). You should enjoy it. Lots of mystery and suspense to say the least. 🙂

    I’m surprised that you didn’t catch it when it was on the regular tv schedule. Anyway, enjoy!

  16. May 2025 is Boston’s #5th wettest. At least the everlasting drought is finally OVER! 🙂

    It will be good to see a nice clean Drought Map next week. Hope it stays that way for awhile.

    1. This is the week it will finally be clean. I told you it’d take time. 🙂

  17. Jimmy B. Knicks are going to have to do something they have never done in the playoffs comeback from down 2-0 to win a series. This series should be 1-1 if not for the collapse in game one.

  18. Got caught in a local rain shower that lingered during my 90-minute run. Even though it was just light rain for about ~20 straight minutes, I got pretty soaked. A couple of miles further on my run it appeared that there had been no rain. The roads were dry.

  19. Quite impressive and persistent cold and snow (for May 24th) in the Presidential Range. Even today, temps are below freezing from the peak of Mt. Washington (6,288 ft) to roughly 4,000 ft. Here’s a description from the observatory courtesy of Ryan Knapp:

    Overnight, the freezing line dropped to 2500 feet, but as temperatures rise on Saturday, the freezing line will retreat upslope to around 4000 feet. Mid-mountain and lower elevations will see a wintry mix transition to rain showers while the higher terrain remains cold enough for a wintry mix of snow, sleet, freezing drizzle, and freezing rain. Snow and sleet totals on Saturday will be lower than recent days; however, nearly a foot of snow and sleet has fallen over the past few days, with what falls today adding to that total and further transforming the summits from bare rock to shin-deep snow and ice.

    Southeasterly winds deposited deep snow drifts to the northwest, so as northwest winds develop Saturday, all of the snow will be whipped back up and deposited towards southeastern slopes. The driving winds and blowing snow could result in whiteout conditions at times above treeline.

    Saturday night, steady snowfall tapers to snow showers on and around the summits. Snow showers will finally wind down on Sunday night as the low continues to exit, and high pressure builds from the west for Monday. With no significant changes expected, Saturday night into Sunday, we will see several elements from Saturday on repeat – the snow line dropping to 2500 feet overnight and then rising to 4000 feet during the day. Additional snow adding to the snowfall total

  20. Fun today watching the skies.

    5 minutes of sun, warms it up a little, clouds drift in, it showers, cools off which stabilizes it, sun comes out again for 5 minutes and then repeat. I think we’ve done this 4 different times already and I assume we’re going to do it another 3-4 times until the sun gets really low.

    2. Skies today look a bit like Reykjavik in summer. Very typical for that city to have lots of variability on any given day.

    3. Was just out and about with my granddaughter. The clouds are fascinating. We went from 54 cloudy and showers to 61 blue sky and clouds. Uxbridge to sutton common. Nice gentle ish breeze. Lovely day

      OS granddaughter would like to request you watch the rookie

      1. I think I have seen a few episodes.
        Perhaps will check it out later. thanks.

        1. It took me about four to get hooked. I’ll tell my granddaughter. She will be thrilled.

    1. Thanks, TK…

      It seems like it has been showering here every 20 minutes since 9 this morning! 🙂

  22. Today’s weather is one of the reasons I LOVE spring in New England. 🙂

  24. Finally our last hot day….93…DP74 here in Texas.
    Climatology is so fascinating. So many differences in our vast country.
    Please keep the improvement in the weather. Can’t wait to walk my dog with a light jacket on and not sweat.

    1. no need to worry about swear around these parts. at least not for awhile yet.

    2. The heat has been very limited so far to the ridges between the lows in the blocking patterns. The “heat dome” in FL was very media over-exaggerated. It was several degrees above normal for a while. Some of their hottest weather typically occurs before the heart of summer, actually.

  25. A lot of below normal temperatures ongoing in the US at this time.

    But 100 years ago it was quite different. Pulled this example from 100 years and 1 day ago (May 23 1925)…

    On May 23 that year, it was ≥90° in 37 states. Of those, a total of 31 reached 95° and 9 hit the 100° mark. By state, it was 90° in CT; 91° in CO and ID; 92° in ND; 93° in KY; 94° in FL; 95° in AL, IL, LA, MN, OH and WI; 96° in IN, IA, KS, NE, NV and NY; 97° in AR, MI and UT; 98° in MS, MO, NC and PA; 99° in NJ, NM and SC; 100° in DE, GA, MD, VA and WV; 101° in OK; 103° in AZ; 108° in CA; and 110° in TX.

    Now THAT is some serious May heat.

  26. I was in central Florida for the last three weeks. The heat was over exaggerated in the local media. The heat was nothing out of the ordinary. I’m heading back Wednesday for another couple of weeks. ☔️ Rainy season about to kick in down there. East coast west coast sea breeze collisions. It was a bit of a shock to the system getting off the plane on Wednesday here in Warwick.PVD.

    1. I’ve come to expect every warm spell to be overblown. It’s become very consistent over the last several years.

      Cold was treated similarly back in the 1970s. Don’t think I haven’t been paying attention all these years. 😉

  27. Thanks, TK.

    I drove through multiple moderate showers around midday on Rte 3 south of the city, then a few more on the way back around 5. Not sure there was any actual accumulation, but there were plenty of wet roads.

    1. We had them too. And you are right about Questionable accumulation. I had 0.01 which I think can be measured with an eye dropper

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