DAYS 1-5 (APRIL 10-14)
There’s a chill in the air again to start the day today with many low temperatures in the 30s, some upper 20s in the normal cold spots, and some areas near 40 over Cape Cod. Today, however, we gain ground over yesterday’s highs when many areas exceed 60. The exception once again will be the South Coast, which stayed in the 40s yesterday and will only manage the 50s at best today with a southwest wind, which blows over cooler ocean water just south of New England before reaching the area. It will be a fair weather daytime though, with just some patchy clouds around to start and more clouds arriving later on as a cold front approaches from the northwest. This front will pass through the region tonight, producing a few showers. It sends slightly cooler air into our region on a northerly wind during Saturday, a day that will be dry with a sun / cloud mix, but sun expected to be dominant. High pressure moves overhead at night which will be clear and chilly. Sunday starts sunny before we see increasing clouds ahead of an approaching warm front. High pressure still over the region keeps the winds light, which makes the region prone to coastal sea breezes, which means the mildest high temps for the day will be inland. Clouds thicken Sunday evening with a period of rain possible at night as the warm front moves through, its parent low passing to our north. This keeps us region in the warm sector Monday while a weak cold front approaches from the northwest. A southwesterly air flow warms most of the region, but as you know, the South Coast, Cape Cod, and the Islands don’t warm up efficiently with that set-up. There will be varying amounts of clouds but a very limited shower chance Monday. The front does go by that evening and a high pressure area to our north means that while fair weather is expected Tuesday, the air ends up a little cooler, particularly in eastern coastal areas, with a north to northeast breeze developing.
TODAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Highs 63-70 except 55-62 South Coast and 48-55 Cape Cod / Islands. Wind SW 10-20 MPH.
TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers, especially overnight. 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 clear. Lows 45-52. Wind variable under 10 MPH.
SUNDAY: Sun eventually gives way to clouds. Highs 53-60 coast, 60-67 inland. Wind variable up to 10 MPH with coastal sea breezes.
SUNDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows 45-52. Wind SE to S up to 10 MPH.
MONDAY: Partly sunny. A shower possible. Highs 48-55 Nantucket / Martha’s Vineyard, 55-62 South Coast, 63-70 most other areas except 66-73 interior valleys. Wind SW 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.
MONDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy. Lows 43-50. Wind SW 5-15 MPH shifting to N.
TUESDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Highs 55-62 coast, 62-69 inland. Wind N to NE 5-15 MPH.
DAYS 6-10 (APRIL 15-19)
Watching high pressure in eastern Canada with cool air, while much warmer air sits nearby just to the west and south. Typical springtime battle potential with a wide range of temperature possibilities middle to end of next week and while mainly dry, can’t rule out a couple of precipitation episodes with frontal passages. There will be a lot of fine-tuning to do with these days.
DAYS 11-15 (APRIL 20-24)
Dry pattern to start may shift wetter toward period’s end. Temperatures typically variable for April.
Hasn’t happened in Boston media, but I am disappointed a lot of mainstream media has been showing two pictures of earth, one taken by Apollo 17 in 1972 and the other by Artemis II in 2026.
The obvious intent, given away by some of the captions, is to make earth appear “polluted” or look “dirty” now in comparison to then. Wrong.
The photo from Artemis II is a more detailed, long exposure, taken while that side of the earth was in night shadow! It’s actually a much higher quality photograph than the 1972 one that looks cleaner at first glance, until you actually pay attention and learn details. The 1972 image was taken while that side of the earth was in sunlight. It is, quite literally, day vs. night, but they’re not telling you that. This is what an agenda / narrative push looks like. They literally exposed themselves, pun intended. 😛
Shame on media for intent to deceive as many are not explaining to their audience what is being shown.
As I have said before, any time I come across such things, I will correct them without hesitation. If you see this comparison posted on any social media, I encourage you to point out the facts that are being left out.
Yes, read a nice article last night also detailing exactly what you have explained above. Learned a lot.
But, it makes me so frustrated because, now, this gives cause to people to say ….. see, there’s been no change in the weather the last 50 to 100 + years. It sets me and others back who believe we have a warming, more polluted climate compared to 100 years ago because now, I can’t spend time proving that, I have to go correct this space photo misconceptions, which takes me off message.
Thanks TK !
Wordle: 4
Another beautiful start to an April morning and another great weather day ahead. As you mentioned, we do have frost this morning again, but not as thick as yesterday and its a few degrees milder.
Good morning and thank you TK
40 here after low of 36
Ocean: 40
WORDLE: 5
Nice on Wordle !
Going fishing, today?
5 not so good. Your 4 was nice.
Tomorrow morning is the plan.
Awesome, good luck tomorrow morning !
Last month’s departure from the average 48-state U.S. temperature for March – 9.35°F above the 20th-century norm – was the largest for any calendar month on record, topping the 8.9°F from March 2012.
And we know how hot that summer went on to be across the lower 48.
Very important remaining part of April and all of May to hopefully see widespread rains across the country because if we go into June and July with as much (just abnormal dryness) as there is now, then most of that high angle June/July solar radiation is ALL going to be used for heating, as there will be very little going to evaporating.
Thanks, TK.
I totally agree with your post above re: the photos of the moon. But although the media thinks this is all so wonderful, let us remember back in 1969 we ACTUALLY landed on the moon itself and I believe a few more times. What actually have we acheived since then w/the exception of some photos and some landers on Mars.
Great posts by you, TK and Tom. And I have some info for you. I’m out this am. If I don’t email you this afternoon, please poke me. I’m going in a lot of directions this week and don’t want to forget
Great Wordling, all. I have four guesses and still no clue. I’ll either be with JPD or running after the train
You’ll get it and be on the train!
Thank you, TK. Up to 41 from 32
Up to 50. Dare I say my over/under is 70. 🙂 Perhaps a tad optimistic. We shall see.
Thanks TK
I’m hoping for a safe splashdown later today.
I got Wordle in 4.
Wordle 4. Made a couple stupid mistakes playing too fast but still got there
I finally put the shovels away. I was going to do so last week but I wasn’t totally sure. As the winner of the Boston snowfall guessing contest this year I should have trusted my instinct that we were done. lol
Wordle in 3 and I’m not even familiar with the word. Had to look it up. Never heard it in my life.
Great job Dr and to others too on Wordle !
Nice job SClarke, Tjammer and Dr. Stupid.
I am very familiar with today’s word, just wasn’t sure of the spelling, but my spelling was correct. Just disappointed I didn’t get to it sooner. I didn’t have enough information until after guess #3. I thought for sure I had it at guess #4, but Wordle didn’t want to play the game and rejected that word. Then it was easy for guess #5.
Wordle 6
And I’m impressed with any number but 3 is snacking. Never heard word here. Also never heard my guess 5. I had 3 middle letters after 4 so just kept adding letters to them.
The dps have gotten to or just over 30F.
Making progress, better than yesterday’s teens 🙂
I’m certainly not looking for 60F dps, but when they are in the 30s and 40s, then air temps in the 50s and 60s can feel spring like.
Yesterday was 59F but the dp was in the teens and that super dry air just doesn’t feel as mild as it should, in my opinion 🙂
To TK:
If you have time, please provide a late-afternoon / early evening forecast for San Diego. Artemis lands at 5:07 PM Pacific Time.
My thoughts: upper 60’s; cloudy; light winds; and really not sure about precip.
NASA would be unlikely to change the game plan if it rains. I think winds are usually the bigger factor in capsule landings.
And yes, San Diego is only slightly outside the WHW geography.
But we have a representative in S. CA in WxWatcher!!!
Yes, we do! Therefore San Diego is “officially” inside the WHW geography.
Up to 55 here and rising quite rapidly.
So far NO SEA BREEZE at the airport, although wind is very light SW, indicating that the wind may switch on shore soon, UNLESS of course the wind picks up from the SW.
https://radar.weather.gov/ridge/standard/HAWAII_0.gif
Yet another big rain producing low for Hawaii. 3rd in the last few months.
I was about to term it a Kona low but ran across an article from their local NWS stating it didn’t mean Kona low requirements. Regardless, a lot of rain again.
https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/goes/sector_band.php?sat=G19§or=ne&band=GEOCOLOR&length=24
A one eyed monster is closing in on the mid Atlantic 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
Looks like the Easter Bunny.
Yes 🙂
You have too much time on your hands. 🙂 Testing today?
Actually, yes, the first 15 mins of class is a short quiz on divisibility rules for 2, 3, 5, 6, 9 and 10 and I did write after I had gotten the class started on that quiz, lol 🙂
Cool
Up to 59 here. 11 degrees to make my over/under. Seems a bit doubtful at this point. We shall see.
58 here.
Just before NOON and we are up to 61!!!! YAY!!!!
56F and over / under for me is 63F.
How did you do with that yesterday? curious and thanks
Yesterday I had either 52 or 53 as the O / U but topped at out at 56F. I had a good week last week at predicting but not so good this week. Where I am, the easterlies can make all the difference in the temp at this point in the year.
Walked the shore this AM and the onshore breeze was almost biting.
Wow! you did MUCH better than I thought you would. I didn’t think you would get out of the 40s.
I hit mine on the nose yesterday, but today I have a bold 70 as the over/under. Not sure I will make it, but really getting there. Up to 63 now,.
59F
65 here at 1:15
Thank you TK!
Wordle: 5
Great job to all who solved it, not a word I was familiar with.
Excellent getting it. Never heard the word
Up to 68.5 here.
Just hit 63F, my O / U for today.
69.7 here. May I call it 70? May even go a tad higher.
I meant to post this earlier, but I was pretty zooed out at work and forgot anyway.
I watched Pete last night on the 11 PM news. He had FIVE (5) days in a row next week of 70+ temperatures. I know TK isn’t buying this for reasons started on yesterday’s blog. (Think COLD HIGH PRESSURE in EASTERN CANADA.) I don’t think Pete is buying it either. I got the feeling he was pressured into painting that rosy picture as listening carefully, I could here him muttering under his breath that A SEA BREEZE ( read that BACK DOOR COLD FRONT) COULD PREVENT THESE TEMPERATURES on some of the days.
WHY WOULD mets put those numbers out there when in all likelyhood the warmth would be BACKED DOORED at least on some of the days. I just don’t get it. I get the STRONG feeling that our On AIR weather broadcasts (NOT HERE, thankfully!) are BEING MANIPULATED! PURE PROPAGANDA!!!!!
Anyway, that is how it looks to this inquiring mind. 🙂
Now I would NOT complain one bit IF we were to have 5 days of 70+. I would be delighted. BUT I have lived here long enough to know that AIN’T Happening in Mid-April. Just WON’T.
I know for a fact they are dictated to. And I have a feeling his moving from 7 had a bit to do with his not conforming
Longshot, I think the weather and sea conditions are good for the splash-down.
There was a weak system moving through the region with some isolated showers around but I think that’s gone.
Seas should be 5 feet or less (6 is the maximum safety point cut-off in general). So it might be a bit choppy out there, but they should be just fine!
We hit 75 F today. Now it’s 73 F.
Nice. We topped at 72
64F at the moment. My O / U was 63F.
66 here
Back to 69 from 70.
We got 1 to 7 bonus degrees out of some inland areas today which I’m sure many enjoyed. 🙂
The remainder of the forecast from tonight on is unchanged at this time.
Amazing weather with light winds is leading to a lot of under par scores at the Masters today.
Many players -2 to -4 on their rounds, even one at -6 on just their second round.
Young amateur Mason Howell is fun to watch He may not make the cut but I’m thinking he has a promising future
And Artemis II live broadcast showing a great shot of earth, as they get closer and closer.
Was that na e used in any movies? Sounds so familiar.
According to Eric, the average first 80 is May 1st for Boston.
Yes, that is the average first date, although “average first date” is deceiving because it probably has only hit 80 for the first time on May 1 a couple times.
The earliest recorded first 80 at Boston was March 21 1921.