12:17PM
Short discussion now, full discussion next update…
The next several days will be a transition period between the mild pattern and the return to the pattern of November. It will feature the passage of 3 low pressure systems during the transition. None of these at the moment look like they have a great chance of putting down snow that will hang around for Christmas, but since that day itself is still 10 days away, we absolutely cannot discount the possibility of a White Christmas in southern New England, though I would say the percentage chance lies around that of climatology, at best.
Updated forecast for eastern MA, RI, and southern NH…
THIS AFTERNOON: Mostly sunny. Highs around 40. Wind N around 10 MPH.
TONIGHT: Increasing cloudiness. Lows in the 20s. Wind NE under 10 MPH.
SUNDAY: Cloudy. Snow and sleet developing except some rain near the South Coast. Precipitation changing to rain from south to north late in the day and at night. Minor accumulation of up to 1 or 2 inches may occur especially higher elevations north of the Mass Pike. Highs 35-40. Wind NE to E 10-15 MPH.
MONDAY: Cloudy. Drizzle and patchy fog. Chance of light rain. Low 35. High 45.
TUESDAY: Cloudy. AM rain. PM rain showers. Low 40. High 49.
WEDNESDAY: Variably cloudy. Chance of snow showers. Low 30. High 40.
THURSDAY: Partly sunny. Low 25. High 43.
FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy with rain AM. Variably cloudy with snow showers PM. Temperatures falling from the 40s through the 30s.