Saturday May 9 2026 Forecast (7:24AM)

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DAYS 1-5 (MAY 9-13)

After just getting rid of one upper low, we have another move in from the west this weekend, bringing some unsettled weather to our region. Today and Sunday will have some notable differences, however, despite the “unsettled” label overall. As a broad surface low moves across the Great Lakes and into southeastern Canada, we’ll see a warm front lift northward in advance of it today. This front has already spread its overcast into the region, though some areas did see a colorful Saturday sunrise. A band of rain associated with this front will move northeastward across the area, lasting longer to the west and north while its duration is a little shorter southeast of Boston. This process will take through early afternoon. Later in the afternoon, a trough from the west will bring a more widespread band of showers across the region, which will end early tonight as the trough moves offshore. We’ll end up in a drier zone for a good part of Sunday, which ends up milder than today but several degrees in most of the region with a little more sunshine, though that will be limited by a fair amount of cloudiness. As the cold front trailing the aforementioned low pressure area moves across our region from west to east, a few showers can accompany it, and I can’t rule out an isolated thunderstorm, though support for these is rather limited. Regardless, most of Sunday (Mother’s Day) will be rain-free and decent for outdoor plans in general. The cold front that comes through later in the day doesn’t make its way too far to the southeast and a wave of low pressure is due to move along it, passing just southeast of New England early Monday. Previously, most guidance was indicating a ribbon of rainfall would occur over most of our region making Monday a wet day. Trends since yesterday has been for the wave to be a bit weaker and further offshore, limiting the rain chances to generally east of I-95 and south of I-90, and concentrated on the overnight and early morning hours of Monday. While many times we’d say this is good news, this time it’s not-so-good news, because abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions persist across our region and rainfall is needed. Regardless, the trend is drier for that, and I also expect fair weather Tuesday as high pressure moves in. However, this is spring in the Northeast, and it should come as no surprise that unsettled weather can return as early as next Wednesday as another upper level low pressure system mover into our region.

TODAY: Mainly cloudy. A period of rain morning through midday. Widespread showers west to east mid to late afternoon. Highs 57-64. Wind variable to E up to 10 MPH, shifting to SE then S later.

TONIGHT: Cloudy early with showers ending, then partial clearing west to east. Patchy fog develops. Lows 47-54. Wind S to SW up to 10 MPH.

SUNDAY: Considerable clouds / limited sunshine. A late-day shower possibility and slight chance of a thunderstorm from west to east. Highs 58-65 South Coast, 65-72 elsewhere. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain mainly RI and southeastern MA overnight. Lows 48-55. Wind variable up to 10 MPH.

MONDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain early mainly RI and southeastern MA. Highs 58-65. Wind variable to W up to 10 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT: Clearing. Lows 42-49. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.

TUESDAY: Sunny to partly cloudy. Highs 57-64. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Partly to mostly cloudy. Lows 43-50. Wind variable up to 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Highs 55-62. Wind variable to E up to 10 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (MAY 14-18)

Upper level low pressure is expected to be over the region as part of a larger scale blocking pattern. Episodes of unsettled weather and temperatures near to below normal can be expected. Despite this, the pattern does not look like it will produce much in the way of widespread beneficial rainfall.

DAYS 11-15 (MAY 19-23)

Upper level low pressure departs, replaced by a more west to east flow, up-and-down temperatures including milder to warmer air, and a few shower threats but overall a mostly dry pattern anticipated.

67 thoughts on “Saturday May 9 2026 Forecast (7:24AM)”

  2. Thanks TK.

    Was hoping the rain would hold off here in eastern seas but unfortunately it didn’t happen.

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  8. We came pretty close to having some sleet and/or wet snow mixed in at the start of the warm front precipitation today. Not that many degrees away from it. Short-lived, however, had it actually happened.

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    2. Yes.

      I have a winter jacket on to stay warm.

      And, we turned are heat off and the house temp is 58F.

      I got the ok from my wife to turn the heat on to get it to 62F

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      1. 62??? That’s insane!!!

        There is a reason why homes have a furnace and it is to keep the family warm. use it.

        If we need the heat, we USE IT. I am sitting here in a tee shirt. 🙂

        Funny, in the winter we see our neighbors walking in their house with Hats on and sweaters. I can’t live like that.

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        1. I agree.

          My wife and I have always differed on running the heat and AC

          I feel like my wife will run them vs the calendar. It’s that rare April day of 90F and at 4pm in the afternoon, the house is now a stuffy 82F. I’ll go to put on the AC and she’ll say, “it’s April, we can’t use the AC”. So now, into May, “it’s May, we can’t still be running the heat”.

          lol, yes we CAN !!!!!

          But, we’ve actually compromised.

          In the past, I would have talked to her about turning on the heat to 67F, but now, I ask for 62F in May and in turn, she now is good with that.

          But yes, if it was just me, I’d be cranking it to 67F today. 🙂 🙂 🙂

          That’s marriage for ya, lol !!!!

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  10. @siestabeachlive4211 Another awesome day here in Sarasota. Gulf temperature 77 degrees air temperature 80 dew point 72.
    Have a great day everyone.
    Happy Mother’s Day to the mothers at Wood House Weather.

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  11. As the short range models did an excellent job simulating, the ribbon of rain has lifted more to the northwest. It has stopped here and occasionally, the sun is visible through the high clouds.

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    1. Hi Rez

      https://radar.weather.gov/?settings=v1_eyJhZ2VuZGEiOnsiaWQiOiJsb2NhbCIsImNlbnRlciI6Wy03MS4xMzY5LDQxLjk1NThdLCJ6b29tIjo3LCJmaWx0ZXIiOiJXU1ItODhEIiwibGF5ZXIiOiJzcl9icmVmIiwic3RhdGlvbiI6IktCT1giLCJ0cmFuc3BhcmVudCI6dHJ1ZSwiYWxlcnRzT3ZlcmxheSI6dHJ1ZSwic3RhdGlvbkljb25zT3ZlcmxheSI6dHJ1ZX0sImFuaW1hdGluZyI6ZmFsc2UsImJhc2UiOiJzdGFuZGFyZCIsImNvdW50eSI6ZmFsc2UsImN3YSI6ZmFsc2UsInN0YXRlIjpmYWxzZSwibWVudSI6dHJ1ZSwic2hvcnRGdXNlZE9ubHkiOnRydWUsIm9wYWNpdHkiOnsiYWxlcnRzIjowLjgsImxvY2FsIjowLjYsImxvY2FsU3RhdGlvbnMiOjAuOCwibmF0aW9uYWwiOjAuNn19

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  15. Thanks TK.

    We have been dry slotted here as well with occasional peaks of dim sun. Only 0.04” in the rain gauge. Looking at the fragmented radar to the SW, we will be lucky to pull a tenth of an inch from this event. I would not be happy if this was a snow event!

    I did notice on the composite radar earlier this am that it was showing a ribbon of mix/snow as the precip was moving in over Worcester County though I haven’t heard any reports of frozen precip at the onset.

    I have a similar climate situation to Tom in my house right now with the temp at 62. I also find it hard to justify running heat in May but left the thermostats on the heat setting and set them to 62. I did hear (and smell) the heat kick on briefly earlier this am.

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      1. You can always just put on a sweatshirt and be fine. I can’t deal with the reverse however. Once the house temp gets over 78, the AC goes on. I had to break down and run the AC in April after that stretch of 3 days in the 80s. You can only take so many clothes off… 🙂

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    2. This is the prefect situation to take advantage of the 1800 Rumford fireplace in our living room. That’s the place to be if you want to be toasty!

      Look here if you’re interested in Rumford fireplaces :
      https://www.rumford.com/

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      1. We have a propane fireplace. I turned the gas off to that this AM as well so that isn’t an option either!

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  17. On the topic of house temps. The master bedroom in Framingham was a large addition. It had cathedral ceilings, four window and a slider to a porch. AND it faced north.

    My kids used to say it could snow in there.

    This is one of the sweetest pictures of Mac. He was truly a saint. After all he put up with me for years.

    He’s exercising after his major spine surgery

    https://ibb.co/CK3nT0N5

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    1. I think the second sentence deserves some sort of award for containing “super”, “boost”, “supercharge”, and “intense”.

      That is STUPENDOUS!!!

      🙂

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    1. If I am reading this correctly, we have a 0% chance here of an above average snowfall next winter, LOL.

      This map considers snowfall during the past four super El Niño events, including 1972-73, 1982-83, 1997-98 and 2015-16.

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    2. Congratulations Ben. You just showed everybody exactly what not to post this far in advance, and forget the fact there are about 11 other major indices to take into account, the vast majority of which we can’t be sure of for another 3 to 6 months.

      Nice try though. 😉

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  20. I don’t have high hopes for a lot of snow next winter with the Super El Nino coming. 82-83 did have the megalopolis snowstorm in February and 2015-16 the Mid Atlantic got hit with a big snowstorm in January. We just got grazed by it.

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    1. Don’t go by just the ENSO forecast. There are a lot of other factors to take into account.

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    2. It’s alright. Bastardi says it is going to be OK….

      The American Storm
      @BigJoeBastardi
      May 8

      Good News. CFSV2 looks good for winter. Bad News: its the CFSV2
      SST keeps it cold around Australia favoring more favorable MJO unlike 23-24 and has a positive PDO look ( of course did the same thing last time until the underwater volcanoes went off)
      500 mb plenty of blocking, negative NAO. temps and precip pretty good

      https://x.com/BigJoeBastardi/status/2052759359587811613?s=20

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  23. Yep! I snapped these pictures 6 years ago at my house today….

    https://imgur.com/Ei6EeuL

    https://imgur.com/MTBTfkS

    Even got a snow squall later that afternoon:

    https://vimeo.com/user94954457/review/416792618/9fbbd3b2a1

    It was quite the late season snow event. Even Central Park NY got a trace of snow that day and the mountains had up to a foot of snow with blizzard conditions reported in Maine.

    Blog from that day….
    https://www.woodshill.net/?p=9907#comments

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