DAYS 1-5 (APRIL 8-12)
Our weather pattern is more straightforward this week, leading to an easier tracking of the systems that result in our day-to-day weather. A chilly high pressure area builds in today, a brighter day than yesterday, with dry weather and abundant sun, except morning clouds over Cape Cod and the Islands. The high slides off the coast tonight and Thursday into Friday when we’ll continue fair weather but with a solid warming trend when a southwesterly air flow becomes established. As is the case though, this air flow off the ocean water south of New England results in modified temperatures – not as warm – for the South Coast and Cape Cod. Low pressure passing well to our north will send a cold front through our region on Friday night, and this may produce a round of showers. The weekend looks fair, governed by high pressure, first to our west on Saturday with a cooler northerly air flow. The high center then moves overhead to just south of our region Sunday and this results in less wind, a warmer day inland but a cooling sea breeze along the coast. We’ll see an increase in high clouds later Sunday as low pressure heads for the Great Lakes and its warm front begins to approach our region.
TODAY: Lots of clouds through mid morning Cape Cod / Islands, otherwise mostly sunny. Highs 42-49. N up to 10 MPH shifting to E.
TONIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 35-42. Wind E under 10 MPH shifting to S.
THURSDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 52-59 except 45-52 South Coast. Wind S to SW 5-15 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 38-45. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.
FRIDAY: Partly cloudy. Highs 63-70 except 55-62 South Coast and 48-55 Cape Cod / Islands. Wind SW 10-20 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows 41-48. Wind SW 5-15 MPH shifting to N.
SATURDAY: Sun and passing clouds. Highs 55-62. Wind N 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.
SATURDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Lows 45-52. Wind variable under 10 MPH.
SUNDAY: Clouds break for sun morning. Sun filtered by high clouds afternoon. Highs 53-60 coast, 60-67 inland. Wind variable up to 10 MPH with coastal sea breezes, then W up to 10 MPH all areas by late-day.
DAYS 6-10 (APRIL 13-17)
Typical spring pattern finds our region still in the battle zone between a warming southeastern US and a still-cold and partly snow-covered eastern Canada, along with being adjacent to the chilly waters of the Atlantic. Pattern looks generally progressive with a mostly west to east flow but tracks and positions of highs and lows dictate temperatures which can be quite variable. While frequent changes occur, it does not look like a particularly wet pattern and therefore we also continue to monitor drought conditions and brush fire threats on drier, especially breezy days.
DAYS 11-15 (APRIL 18-22)
Current indications are for a similar overall pattern to continue.
Good morni g and thank you TK
31 up from a low of 29
Ocean: 40
WORDLE: 3
You are in a roll.
My kinda slump continues with a Wordle 5
You got it. Funny how we get in slumps. I am convinced that our minds work differently on different days. Not sure what it is. How we slept? What we ate? What’s going on in the world? Family? any or all of the above affect it, I do believe.
That makes a lot of sense to me. Not sure the cause but do agree that our minds work differently depending on the day
You are on a roll! I haven’t attempted yet this morning. Need a couple sips of coffee first.
Thank you Sue
Wonderful, JpDave !
Thanks Tom
Thank you TK!
Wordle: had one sip of coffee and pulled off a 2. Helps that I had the first letter correct for sure.
Wow. Exceptional
Brilliant, Sue !
Fantastic!!!! outstanding 2 !!!!!
Nice!
The same thing happened for me. On the first guess, I had the first letter correct and two other letters in the wrong position. I had trouble thinking of a second guess, which is often a good sign. I got it in 2.
OUTSTANDING!!!!
Very impressive!!!
I have a feeling we used the same starting word. 🙂
Thank you, TK
We are at 29 up from a low of 26. It looks as if the wind will calm a bit. I know that not many are fans of wind chill which I understand, but it’s sure made a noticeable difference lately. My granddaughter uses it solely to know how to blanket her horse.
Thanks TK !
Wordle: 4
Nice 4 Tom
Great 4!
Bottomed out at 29F
Now at 34F
Over / under 43F
All the way up to 38 here. 🙂
Thanks, TK!
40.5 now following a low of 28 earlier.
Thanks TK. Hope all are well here!
Definitely agree with your overall pattern thoughts right now.
In terms of temperatures, SNE likely on the warm side of normal next 2-3 weeks as West Coast troughing dominates, but not a “major heat” signal with the progressive nature of the pattern like TK has described.
For precip, definitely seeing a dry signal for portions of the Southeast and into the mid-Atlantic, potentially working into SNE as well. So like TK said, periods of enhanced brush fire potential on the warmer/drier days, but mitigated somewhat by relatively moist soils from this winter, and still occasional light precip events as systems move through. More of a “dry-ish” than a “bone dry” pattern.
So probably pretty ho-hum for quite awhile. It’s a great pattern for the West in terms of making up some precip/snowfall deficits. And will also translate into what could be a *very* active 2-3 week stretch of severe weather over portions of the Central and Southern US.
Thank you WxWatcher!!
Thank you, WxWatcher!
Almost Noon and still ONLY 39 here. Brrr pretty chilly for this date.
Thanks TK (and Wx Watcher)…Looks like Saturday may be the warmest for the South Coast all spring. Temps in low 60s with an offshore breeze!
Made it to 40F.
Over / under still at 43F.
I’ll go with 45
I should have checked our current temp first. But then maybe that would be cheating. We are now 44
Thanks TK
Wordle 4
Nice
Very nice
We’re having a HEAT WAVE!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FTdzvQT2xA&list=RD0FTdzvQT2xA&start_radio=1
We’re ALL the way up to 41!!! WOW!!!
My over under bit the dust.
48 here