DAYS 1-5 (JANUARY 1-5)
Happy 2023! Yesterday’s unsettled weather was wasting no time leaving us, and the weather today looks even better than I had forecast just hours prior. All showers are offshore, and the sky has at least partially cleared if not mostly cleared out, but we will see patchy clouds at times today, and possibly a trend back toward more later on as a disturbance approaches from the west. What will vanish and not return today is any early fog patches as the air dries out nicely. The aforementioned disturbance will only bring its clouds this evening before it moves through and beyond, setting up a nice Monday with high pressure in control. But the fair weather will be short-lived. A warm front will approach on Tuesday, bringing clouds back along with some rain, and another shot of unseasonably mild air for at least parts of the region into Wednesday (60+ high temps potential for some), before a cold front brings rain showers followed by a sharp cool-down into Thursday. I maintain a cautious eye on high pressure in eastern Canada to potentially dampen the Wednesday warm-up, at least for the northern and eastern portion of our region. With a trough along the coast and additional low pressure in the area, any rain may switch to snow during Thursday as the colder air arrives. Further elaboration on next update.
TODAY (NEW YEAR’S DAY): Sun/cloud mix. Highs 52-59. Wind W 5-15 MPH with higher gusts.
TONIGHT: Lots of clouds. Lows 32-39. Wind W 5-15 MPH, higher gusts, diminishing overnight.
MONDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 45-52. Wind W to variable up to 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 30-37. Wind variable up to 10 MPH.
TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain by late day. Highs 46-53. Wind variable to SE up to 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT: Cloudy. Rain likely in the evening. Areas of fog. Lows 43-50 early, then rising slightly. Wind SW up to 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog early. Chance of rain showers, especially late day. Highs 58-65. Wind SW 10-20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Areas of fog. Lows 45-52. Wind shifting to N 5-15 MPH.
THURSDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow. Temperatures falling into the 30s. Wind N-NE 5-15 MPH.
DAYS 6-10 (JANUARY 6-10)
Unsettled weather potential including possible frozen precipitation January 6-7 and another minor system may bring a precipitation chance late period. Temperatures near to slightly above normal.
DAYS 11-15 (JANUARY 11-15)
A low confidence outlook but watching the January 12-14 period for potential unsettled weather. Temperatures mostly near to slightly above normal.