Short Cold Shot

3:18PM

Not a direct shot of Arctic air, but more of a glancing blow, will come across the region during the next 36 hours. This is being lead in by some clouds and even a few very light snow showers this afternoon (one is occurring here NW of Boston at the time of this writing, around 3PM). The overall pattern is dry and rather chilly, with the coldest day of the next several to be tomorrow. A moderating trend may occur sometime next week but at this time there are no major storms in sight, just minor disturbances marking air mass changes. The best chance of seeing any snow showers will be with a disturbance passing through on Friday morning.

Forecast for eastern MA, RI, and southern NH…

TONIGHT: Clearing. Lows from 0 inland valleys to 10-15 urban centers. Wind NW 5-15 MPH gusting up to 20 MPH. Wind chill -5 to +5.

THURSDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 20-25. Wind W 5-10 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Clouds increase west to east. Lows 15-20. Wind WSW 5-15 MPH.

FRIDAY: Variably cloudy with scattered snow showers in the morning. Partly cloudy with isolated snow showers in the afternoon. Highs 30-35. Wind W 10-20 MPH gusting to 30 MPH.

SATURDAY: Mostly sunny. Low 15. High 35.

SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy. Low 21. High 36.

MONDAY: Mostly sunny. Low 23. High 38.

TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Low 24. High 37.

WEDNESDAY: Sunny. Low 19. High 39.

Benign To Begin

9:49AM

Happy New Year to all!

The opening stretch of days of 2013 will be fairly quiet with shots of chilly air dominating, but no all-out Arctic outbreaks. The northern jet stream will be in control, responsible for the dry weather, with only weak disturbances coming along it and reinforcing the chill from time to time, but this jet stream will remain fairy flat west-to-east overall, keeping the coldest air in Canada.

Forecast for eastern MA, RI, and southern NH…

TODAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 30-35. Wind W 10-20 MPH with higher gusts.

TONIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 10-15. Wind W 5-15 MPH. Wind chill below 10.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 27-32. Wind WNW 10-20 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 6-11. Wind WNW 5-10 MPH.

THURSDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 25-30. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

FRIDAY: Partly cloudy. Low 16. High 30.

SATURDAY: Mostly sunny. Low 10. High 30.

SUNDAY: Mostly sunny. Low 15. High 35.

MONDAY: Partly cloudy. Low 20. High 40.