DAYS 1-5 (APRIL 28 – MAY 2)
High pressure remains over our region today. It’s center is slightly to the north, and the wind field is weak, and this allows for the development of a more pronounced easterly wind across the region. The start of this process is evident by a dissipating band of stratus clouds that made it into eastern coastal areas to start the day today but this will give way to dry air and dissipate. As the day goes on we’ll see some high and mid level clouds move in from the west with a slowly approaching trough from that direction, being slowed by our ongoing blocking pattern with low pressure to our east and high pressure near Greenland. Surface high pressure does finally make it off to the east Wednesday at the same time the offshore low is trying to send additional low level moisture back or way and the trough from the west gets closer as well. This will result in a convergence of cloud cover with low clouds increasing from the east as high and mid level clouds increase from the west, resulting in the transition to cloudy conditions during Wednesday. Currently, I expect an offshore trough associated with the ocean low to keep its showers off the coast. What we won’t miss is an area of rain that comes in with the western system Wednesday night through midday Thursday, before that system, a redeveloping low, lifts slowly north and east of our region, tapering the rain off to just a few showers and patchy drizzle later Thursday. By the time we reach Friday and Saturday (and also the month of May, yay!) we will have upper level low pressure sitting over our region. This will promote cool weather and a daily chance of pop-up showers, though most of the time will be rain-free.
TODAY: Sunny to partly cloudy. Highs 54-59 coast, 60-65 inland. Wind E 5-15 MPH.
TONIGHT: Partly to mostly cloudy. Lows 38-45. Wind E to NE up to 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Highs 53-60, coolest coast. Wind NE up to 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Cloudy. Rain arrives overnight. Patchy fog overnight. Lows 43-50. Wind NE to variable up to 10 MPH.
THURSDAY: Cloudy. Rain, tapering off to a few showers and areas of drizzle by early afternoon. Highs 47-54. Wind variable 5-15 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT: Breaking clouds. Patchy fog. Lows 40-47. Wind variable up to 10 MPH.
FRIDAY: Clouds and intervals of sun. A pop up shower possible. Highs 52-59. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy. A shower possible evening. Lows 43-50. Wind W 5-15 MPH.
SATURDAY: Some sun / lots of clouds. A pop up shower possible. Highs 53-60. Wind W 5-15 MPH.
DAYS 6-10 (MAY 3-7)
Blocking pattern with upper trough over the Northeast, meaning below normal temperatures and occasionally unsettled weather, but dry most of the time. This pattern may relax briefly to allow warming toward the end of the period.
DAYS 11-15 (MAY 8-12)
Similar overall pattern returns after a potential brief warmer interlude. Wet weather chances may increase, but that remains uncertain of that this far in advance.
Good morning and thank yiou TK
47 up from a low of 42
O ean: 47. Nice to see that slowly warming.
WORDLE: Almost a fail. A phew 6. Thought I had it in 3, but nope. 4th and 5th guesses were letter substitution that yielded 2 words I never heard of before. Finally got it on the 6th guess. Going through a rough stretch with wordle lately. Funny game.
We both made the train, today 🙂
Well done. Nyt is pulling out all the stops lately.
Thanks TK !
Wordle: 5 pulled that out of nowhere after having the same 2 letters, guesses 1-4 and not doing much with them or uncovering anything else, but then the 5th guess came to me and it took 🙂
SSK, ran into Aimee and she mentioned you. I was giving you praise for the quality of your work I see you post. The funny part was, our school is really big and we work in 2 separate parts of the building and don’t really cross paths very often and yet, crossed paths this morning.
Yay on 5.
Nice 5, Tom!
Oh good . Kind of funny how it came about . She seems nice . I did work for a friend of hers & the friend referred me . I will be submitting the proposal probably today & we shall see how it goes , I appreciate the praise on the work Thank you , have a great day Tom .
Some very low, stratus clouds moving in off the ocean and bit more of a NE breeze this morning, compared to yesterday.
Even in Marshfield, yesterday was an awesome spring weather day. Full strong sun and a very light ocean breeze, so, it wasn’t mild or warm, but it wasn’t raw chilly, either. I can put that one in the true spring column, even up here in the arctic 🙂
Thanks TK
We’re up to 57 already here while it is only 46 at the airport.
Wordle 4. Could’ve been a three, had two obvious guesses after 3 with last 3 letters but picked the wrong one.
Great wordling!!
Always the way. Very frustrating game. You did well with the 4.
Great job !!
Thank you, TK. Up to 49 from 35
Wordle a very lucky 3.
JPD thought you might like to see my RI grandson’s trout. He and my son did a fair amount of fishing during school vacation
https://ibb.co/vS22jCz
Superb, Vicki !!
Wow!!! Please pass along my congratulations!!
Very handsome and quite large Brook Trout!!
Thank you. I will. Like you, they catch and release. He said he caught a bit larger one but it had swallowed the hook so was fairly bloody so didn’t want to take a pic
Fantastic 3!!!!
Thank you, Tom and JPD
Thanks, TK!
OOPS, EAST wind has really taken hold.
DOWN to 55 here from 57
54
53
coasting down pretty good. Logan 48
even 55 out at Norwood.
Thanks Tk , in Duxbury and it’s a beautiful morning , Go Bruins !!!
We are up to 60F after an overnight low of 37F.
I got Wordle in 4.
Nice !