DAYS 1-5 (DECEMBER 17-21)
High pressure sits to the south today with a low pressure trough approaching from the west. The moisture-starved trough will do nothing but help the breeze stay active and gusty today into tonight, and shift the wind a bit before the high pressure area noses in and diminishes the wind on Thursday, which will continue a trend to less chilly air. A stronger, larger low pressure area cutting through the Great Lakes Thursday night into Friday, then heading down the St. Lawrence Valley later Friday, will produce a stronger southerly wind, and with the help of a sharp cold front moving into the region, a solid band of rainfall, which will largely wipe out any snow and ice on the ground. As the front moves through, the rain shuts off, the wind shifts to west, and we see a return of dry, colder air Friday night through Saturday, though not as cold as the recent cold air mass we experienced. A weaker low will be passing north of our region on Sunday, and its warm front / cold front combo can produce brief precipitation around here, mainly northern areas, but this should be minor at best. Mainly noticed will be the mix of sun and clouds and breezy weather for Sunday. The winter solstice occurs on Sunday at 10:03 a.m. EST.
TODAY: Sunshine and high clouds. Highs 37-44. Wind SW 5-15 MPH with higher gusts.
TONIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 24-31. Wind SW 5-15 MPH shifting to NW with higher gusts.
THURSDAY: Sun much of the time then more clouds late. Highs 44-51. Wind variable to S up to 10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT: Clouds thicken. Widespread rain showers arrive west to east overnight. Lows 37-44 evening, rising through 40s overnight. Wind S increasing to 10-20 MPH with higher gusts.
FRIDAY: Overcast with widespread rain showers including the slight chance of thunder during the morning. Showers end west to east with a sun / cloud mix developing during the afternoon. Highs 55-62 in the morning, falling through the 50s into the 40s from west to east during the afternoon. Wind S 10-20 MPH except 20-30 MPH South Coast, gusts as high as 45-55 MPH, strongest coastal areas and higher elevations, shifting to W from west to east midday on.
FRIDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. A passing snow shower possible. Lows 22-29. Wind W 10-20 MPH, gusts 25-35 MPH.
SATURDAY: Sun followed by clouds. Highs 35-42. Wind variable up to 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy. A brief period of very light snow possible mainly north of I-90. Lows 22-29. Wind SW 5-15 MPH,.
SUNDAY: Partly sunny. A late-day snow shower possible. Highs 38-45. Wind W 10-20 MPH.
DAYS 6-10 (DECEMBER 22-26)
Clipper low pattern and up-and-down temps, tending to be colder vs. milder. Watching for minor snow or snow shower events, timing uncertain from December 23 on.
DAYS 11-15 (DECEMBER 27-31)
We head down the home stretch of December and 2025 with a similar pattern continuing – up and down temps and the chance of one or two mainly minor precipitation events, timing and details TBD.
Thanks TK !
Moving on up Jefferson’s theme song in my head: Wordle: 3
Very nice.
Wow. Excellent.
Thanks TK. Curious about what you see as peak gusts in the Natick area on Friday.
Good morning and thank you TK
34 here, up from overnight low of 28
Ocean: 46 (Boston Buoy)
Wordle: 2
Yikes. 2 is superb. We don’t see a lot of 2s.
I’m in the caboose with 5. 3 and 4 were words that fit but had wrong first letter.
Thank you. You got it, so that is good.
I tried a new starting word and picked up 1 letter in position and one letter out of position. So I started trying words in my head and was having trouble getting any to fit. Then it just came to me. Try this word and I figured perhaps I’d catch another letter or 2, BUT it WAS the WORD.
I have played 178 games and only got it 2 guesses 4 times.
It is amazing when that happens. Almost makes me feel as if I’m not playing alone.
Well done
Thank you. Crazy game.
Sometimes we’re all over it and sometimes we are totally lost.
There are many here that are totally on it more often than not.
I feel as if that’s the same for all. It is a crazy game
Yay, yay, yay JpDave !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you.
Thanks TK.
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Thank you, TK.
6Z NAM peak wind gusts in MPH for Friday
https://ibb.co/b56HLJzm
6Z RRFSA Sustained wind in MPH
https://www.pivotalweather.com/model.php?m=rrfs_a&p=sfcwind_mslp&rh=2025121706&fh=58&r=us_ne&dpdt=&mc=
Thank you, TK
We are at 32 from a balmy low of 25.
Thanks TK
Wordle 4. Day 1 of final exams for my kids. (Of 3, then we’ll hit the road)
Very nice Wordle. Hope all goes well todsy
Wow JPD, you are no a roll!
I join Vicki with a 5.
Thanks SClarke, I don’t know what has changed?
As I have stated before, sometimes I am on and sometimes I am off. Not unlike this tune I really like from Social Distortion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6umzE7RHdQ&list=RDJ6umzE7RHdQ&start_radio=1
And sometimes is simply bad luck
“C:\PowerShell\SENDSSRSSubscriptionEMAIL.ps1”
Or this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQOJY4NXYzM&list=RDtQOJY4NXYzM&start_radio=1
I am happy to drive the train and you ALL can move up to whatever car makes you most comfortable. 🙂
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I love the company. 🙂
Thank you TK!
Well done JPD! I had a 4 today.
Thank you.
Excellent Sue
LLI is killing my day 1 sky forecast. Oops.
LLI? Low Level Inversion?
Yep
Up to 41 here. Feels like a heat wave!
The Powerball Jackpot tonight is $1.25 billion. The winner is a longshot.
Go get em!!!
Love it !!!
Good luck !!
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Thanks, TK!
The Wayback Machine today stops at December 18, 2023, two years ago tomorrow, when a period of strong winds (60+ mph) and heavy rain blew through the area.
Much of Middleborough lost power that morning. We had an unexpected dismissal during lunch period.
Vicki posted this radar image on 12-18-23 around noon as the most intense weather crossed the region:
https://imgur.com/a/Hx7A7b8
I wonder if we will have a similar set-up this Thursday night and Friday. A High Wind Watch has already been hoisted for the Cape and the Islands.
Yesterday felt MUCH warmer during my run than today. Despite the colder temperature, sun yesterday felt warm, frankly. Today’s lack of sun makes a big difference.
I don’t know the physics of it or biology, but I do believe that for long distance running the sun may be more of a determinant of body adjustment than the outside temperature: In both good ways and bad. In summer, the sun is my enemy on a long run. I hate it. In winter, on the other hand, the sun is my friend. I like it.
I coached track and cross country. Long-distance runners are the most dedicated athletes to their sport. No matter the weather, they put in the roadwork.