Thursday August 28 2025 Forecast (7:01AM)

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DAYS 1-5 (AUGUST 28 – SEPTEMBER 1)

High pressure to our south slides to the east today, introducing a southwest to south wind, while some high clouds stream across the sky to filter the otherwise full sun especially from mid morning into the afternoon hours. Tonight, dew points rise and cloud cover increases with a more established southerly air flow ahead of a cold front. This front is going to take its time crossing our region from west to east Friday and Friday evening, initially with a few light showers around as the more humid air arrives, then with a round or two (or maybe three) of showers and potential thunderstorms Friday afternoon into evening. While I am not expecting any severe storms, at least in a regional or widespread sense, a couple storms can be on the stronger side with gusty winds and small hail both potential storm products. Keep this small but present threat in mind especially if traveling or doing any outdoor activities. I do think the front will clear the region quickly enough to eliminate the shower threat prior to dawn on Saturday. Labor Day Weekend’s upper level pattern will feature an upper trough of low pressure crossing the region, gradually weakening and departing with time, while surface high pressure gains more control of our weather, the center of it staying off to our west and north for a good part of the time. This weather pattern is free of rain, but not free of daily diurnal cloud development, which should be at maximum Saturday and decrease Sunday and Monday. Humidity will be generally low and temperatures “in check”, near to slightly below normal for the 3-day period with coolest Saturday. All-in-all, not a bad Labor Day Weekend upcoming!

TODAY: Sun and high clouds. Highs 72-79. Wind SW to S 5-15 MPH.,

TONIGHT: Clouds increase. Lows 57-64. Wind S to SW 5-15 MPH.

FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy. Light showers or drizzle possible early morning. Scattered to numerous showers and a chance of thunderstorms afternoon. Highs 71-78. Wind S to SW 5-15 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy. Chance of showers, possibly a thunderstorm during the evening. Patchy fog. Lows 58-65. Wind variable up to 10 MPH.

SATURDAY: Partly sunny. Highs 70-77. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Patchy low elevation fog. Lows 52-59. Wind N up to 10 MPH.

SUNDAY: Partly cloudy. Highs 71-78. Wind variable to E up to 10 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Patchy low elevation fog. Lows 51-58. Wind variable under 10 MPH.

MONDAY (LABOR DAY): Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Highs 72-79. Wind variable up to 10 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (SEPTEMBER 2-6)

High pressure remains in control through the middle of next week with a modest warm-up until a cold front brings a shower chance about September 5 followed by a drier, cooler start to the first weekend of September.

DAYS 11-15 (SEPTEMBER 7-11)

Mainly dry weather is favored until late period when there’s a shower chance. Temperatures variable but not too far from normal.

60 thoughts on “Thursday August 28 2025 Forecast (7:01AM)”

      1. I was yesterday and Tuesday. Got my room set up and then yesterday was open house for 6th graders who want to see their cluster.

        Today, I just slept in. 6am next week is going to be a shock. šŸ™‚

    1. Wordle: 5 Should have been 4. Oh well. Just pleased I solved it.
      I think I am back on track from my SLUMP/FUNK. Still striving for 4 with an occasional 3. I was looking at my stats. Some how, I actually solved it in 2 guesses twice so far. So, I really think I was in some kind of FUNK!!!!

  5. 2 Augustā€™s in a row with, in my opinion, bizarre jet stream configurations.

    Last year, it was the Rex Block northwest of Hudson Bay where it was 95F northwest of Hudson Bay under anomolous 500mb heights at the arctic circle. Canada was smothered in smoke and it was cool across the continental US with a suppressed mid latitude jet.

    Since August 17th, this jet stream setup has been strange. Dewpoints under 60F to the gulf coast. Again, extremely animus 500 mb heights above average in western North America. The resulting air for us has been and feels great, but itā€™s out of season for late summer.

    Ironically, the mid and long range hinting at a jet stream more average for late summer. There could be some warmer days coming in the first 1/3rd of September than there were August 18th thru the 31st.

    3. For someone who says his vocabulary isn’t up to snuff, the use of this word begs to differ

      animus

      Tom, you sell yourself short.

    1. 54 here and for my location that is pretty cool for this date.
      Certainly not unheard of, but cool none-the-less. šŸ™‚

      1. Iā€™ve said before that I remember being in rangeley Maine Labor Day back in mid 1970s. It was just below freezing when we headed to Parmacheene lake to fish. And it took a while to warm.

        As an aside JPD it was the most fascinating place I ever fished. It had been a resort area for Brown paper employees. When we went, it was reserved for only a few who bought a share. I understand itā€™s fly fishing only now. But we trolled and caught some of the most pristine salmon Iā€™ve ever seen. You could see clear to the bottom no matter how deep

          1. They are fun and I know you donā€™t like fish but also yummy.

            We often caught brook and rainbow trout when we fished the Ellis just north of Jackson NH. Also tons of fun.

  7. Thanks Tk . Very warm on the open waters & I suspect a beautiful day to be out & about on the Nantucket Island

  9. I tried to create a brief numbers timeline for NWS employee numbers. I put it in the NWS page

  12. Thanks TK! I have worked in Catholic education for 34 years and some of those years in Minneapolis. I found yesterday horrifying. Young children were shot while kneeling in the pews. It was an extremely sad day for our nation – now students canā€™t even feel safe in a church

    1. It’s horrific!! and that’s all I will say because I’ll go on a political rant that will get me barred from the blog. I have VERY strong feelings on this.

    2. Gun are the leading cause of youth death in the United States. Gun violence in the United States is significantly higher compared to other developed countries. It is reprehensible

      ā€œDonā€™t just say itā€™s about thoughts and prayers right now. These kids were literally praying. They were in a churchā€
      ~ Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey

  14. I’ll be at Piers Park in East Boston for sunset this evening, and a fireworks display over the harbor at dusk. Sky should provide a picturesque addition to the cityscape for sunset. šŸ™‚

  15. Despite AccuWeather’s claims to the contrary (“trouble brewing in the tropics close to the US ahead of Labor Day Weekend” – huh?), the tropical Atlantic is now QUIET and will remain so for at least the next 7 to 10 days, and potentially to and possibly beyond the September 10 peak of the season.

    In the mean time, CPC has expanded their below normal temp forecast for the central and eastern US for 6-10 & 8-14 day periods.

  16. With all due respect, I disagree with NWS (again) on their sky condition forecast for Saturday, Sunday, and Monday of “sunny” for my area (and much of the area). There will be diurnal clouds daily, especially Saturday, with a trend for a little fewer each day Sunday & Monday.

    Solar heating + upper trough + enough moisture to form them = diurnal clouds. This will be the equation for Labor Day Weekend in much of our sky. šŸ™‚

    1. The National Blend of Models is the culprit. It has little cloudcover each of the next 3 days, similar to what it showed for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, and we know how that worked out. The NWS usually doesn’t stray too far from the NBM in their forecasts. I tend to lean towards the NBM quite a bit with my forecasts, but there are times where it just does not have a proper handle on things, and this is one of those times. This is where experience and knowing the shortcomings of some of the models comes into play (though the ECMWF does seem to have a very good handle on it).

      2. I have the most clouds today. Iā€™d say 90 percent. We had about 45/50 clouds/sun yesterday and maybe a handful of small white clouds dotting clear blue sky Tuesday. TK said we had a bubble? Tuesday.

    1. Not bad for a team that was “done” multiple times before the halfway point of the season. šŸ˜‰

      They are even exceeding my expectation at this point, and I considered myself rather optimistic at an approximately .500 prediction. But, this is why they play the games. Not done yet. Have to keep going…

      1. Pirates this weekend. I believe they are well below 500.

        By the end of this weekend, there will be 25 games to go.

        1. So I read up. I saw your post and my first thought was youā€™d seen a pirate ship on your morning walk

        3. Indeed they are and they are 24 games back as they sit dead last, but theyā€™ve been playing well as of late. I believe the Pirates have won 7 of 10. Hopefully, the Sox continue to beat the teams they should beat because the schedule the rest of the way is amongst the easiest in baseball.

  18. Mike Waunkum mentioned the possibility of ā€œ graupelā€ tomorrow. I havenā€™t heard that term since last winter.

    1. Graupel are rimed snowflakes. We will not be seeing any of that today. We do, however, have the possibility of small hail. It’s in my discussion (and was yesterday also).

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