4:27PM

Spring is the most volatile season in New England. The mix and battle of lingering cold ocean water, strong sunshine heating the land, lingering pockets of cold air aloft, moist ocean winds, drier west winds, post-script Winter air masses still sneaking in from Canada at times, and the first pushes of early Summer heat trying to invade from the south all combine to result in a variety of weather. Sometimes things move along, and sometimes they bog down when the pattern blocks up, and we can be caught on the good weather side, or the bad weather side of a stubborn pattern. Basically anything can happen here in the Spring. We already saw a drastic change between Monday and Tuesday, with Summertime warmth being replaced by ocean chill across southeastern New England courtesy a back-door cold front. The impact of course was greater near the coast, though even areas that held onto some sun were considerably cooler Tuesday than on Monday.

The next couple days will feature a turning of wind from east to south, increasing humidity, and a battle between a high pressure ridge center along and off the East Coast with an approaching low pressure trough from the west. It will take a few days for the trough to finally push eastward far enough to bring its ribbon of wet weather into this area. It should finally do so by late Friday, lingering into if not through most of Saturday. Then, as is often the case in  Spring, things look like they will want to bog down and an upper level low pressure area will evolve nearby, keeping the weather on the unsettled side into early next week.

Forecast for southeastern New England…

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Lows upper 40s to lower 50s. Wind E 5-15 MPH.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy to partly sunny. Highs middle 50s coast to 60s inland. Wind SE 5-15 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Partly to mostly cloudy. Lows 50-55. Wind SE to S 5-15 MPH.

THURSDAY: Intervals of clouds and sun. Highs 60s South Coast, 70s elsewhere. Wind S 10-20 MPH and gusty.

FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy. Isolated to scattered showers daytime, more numerous at night. Low 60. High 72.

SATURDAY: Cloudy. Showers likely. Chance of thunderstorms. Low 61. High 68.

SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Low 55. High 65.

MONDAY: Variably cloudy. Chance of showers. Low 53. High 64, cooler coast.

TUESDAY: Variably cloudy. Chance of showers. Low 52. High 65, cooler coast.

7:38AM

Forecast update. Full discussion this afternoon.

TODAY: Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. Highs in the 50s, around 60 interior MA. Wind E 5-15 MPH.

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Lows around 50. Wind light SE.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Highs in the 60s, some upper 50s coast. Wind SE 5-15 MPH.

THURSDAY: Partly sunny. Low 55. High 75.

FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy. PM showers. Low 55. High 70.

SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Low 55. High 65.

SUNDAY: Variably cloudy. Chance of showers. Low 50. High 62.

MONDAY: Variably cloudy. Chance of showers. Low 50. High 62.

12:25PM

Fantastic Mother’s Day in progress, and I’d like to wish all moms a Happy Mother’s Day! A nice dry and mild westerly wind makes this day great, the only real drawback being a high tree pollen count.

For the week coming up, many changes in store, from a Summer preview to a return to ocean chill to an increase in humidity then a turn to wetter weather. I believe it plays out like this:

Southwesterly flow as high pressure slips offshore Monday, bringing warmth and increasing humidity. While one cold front approaches from the west, a back-door cold front will be charging down from the north northeast and will enter the region at night as high pressure builds across eastern Canada. This will bring in a much cooler northeast wind by Tuesday, which may be as much as 30 degrees cooler than Monday in some areas. When we get to midweek (Wednesday-Thursday, the wind will start to turn more to the south, transporting warmer and more humid air back into the region. But as this takes place, the atmosphere is going to begin to develop a block, so that when a trough of low pressure arrives on the East Coast at the end of the week it will likely cut off and get stuck for a while, and we in southeastern New England will probably end up on the unsettled side of it. It remains to be seen how this will play out exactly and the forecast will be fine tuned as the week goes on.

THIS AFTERNOON: Sunny. Highs in the 70s, cooler some coastal areas. Wind W 5-15 MPH, few higher gusts.

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows in the 50s. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.

MONDAY: Partly cloudy. Highs upper 60s South Coast to lower 80s interior MA and southern NH. Wind SW 10-20 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms evening. Cloudy with patchy fog and drizzle overnight. Lows around 50. Wind SW 5-15 MPH early, shifting to NE 10-15 MPH from northeast to southwest across the region overnight.

TUESDAY: Cloudy. Patchy drizzle. Highs 50-55 except 55-60 interior MA. Wind NE 10-20 MPH.

WEDNESDAY: Partly sunny. Low 50. High 65, cooler coastal areas.

THURSDAY: Partly cloudy. Low 55. High 70, cooler South Coast.

FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY: Cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows in the 50s. Highs in the 60s.

6:08PM

Clouds dominated Friday, along with some areas of fog, drizzle, and a few showers. This is because warm air from the southwest is overrunning cooler air at the surface. In southeastern New England, we’ve been on this cooler side of a boundary for a few days, and as is typical in Springtime, chilly ocean water and northwesterly upper level winds combine to keep the warm air from making a big push into the region. The funny thing is, we will see the warm front finally push through Saturday, but plentiful low level moisture may never allow for complete clearing. What we will have to wait for will be a cold front that will sweep everything offshore and introduce drier air for Sunday – Mother’s Day. But alas, the air behind this “cold” front is really not cold, so Sunday looks like a stunning day with lots of sunshine and fairly warm air (except for some coastal locations which will be impacted by the adjacent chilly ocean water).

Looking ahead a little, next week starts with a preview of Summer on Monday as we briefly get into a southwest flow with more humid air. But it is not likely to last, as a boundary to the north pushes southward, aided by high pressure building over eastern Canada. This boundary will come through from northeast to southwest as back-door cold front by early Tuesday, making the middle few days of next work week on the grey and cooler side and pushing the summery air away for a while.

Detailed forecast for southeastern New England…

TONIGHT: Cloudy. Areas of fog and drizzle. Slight chance of showers before midnight. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the 50s. Wind shifting E to SE around 10 MPH.

SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, little activity in the afternoon, and a chance of additional showers and thunderstorms evening. Highs from near 60 South Coast to the 70s interior eastern MA and southern NH areas. Wind SE shifting to SW and increasing to 10-20 MPH with higher gusts.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy with lingering showers early followed by clearing later. Lows in the 50s. Wind SW shifting to W 10-20 MPH then diminishing.

SUNDAY – MOTHER’S DAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 60s immediate coast, 70s most locations, may touch 80 interior valleys. Wind W 10-20 MPH.

MONDAY: Partly cloudy. Scattered showers/thunderstorms late afternoon into the night. Low 60. High 81.

TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of drizzle. Low 50. High 60, cooler coast.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Low 48. High 60, cooler coast.

THURSDAY: Mostly cloudy. Low 51. High 65, cooler coast.

FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Low 52. High 64.

7:32AM

Warm front takes the next 2 days to push across the Northeast. No big changes to previous forecast except to slow down the timing a little bit and keep clouds and a shower threat longer into Saturday from the warm front. Sunday looks like the pick of the weekend – a great Mother’s Day. Taste of Summer early next week before we go the other way again as a trough from the west pushes a ridge along the East Coast out of the way.

Forecast for southeastern New England…

TODAY: Sun filtered at times by high clouds then blotted out at times by middle clouds to the west late. Highs 60s, upper 50s coast. Wind light SE.

TONIGHT: Increasing clouds. Lows around 50. Wind light SE.

FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Highs upper 50s to lower 60s. Wind SE 5-15 MPH.

SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Low 53. High 72.

SUNDAY – MOTHER’S DAY: Partly cloudy. Low 55. High 76.

MONDAY: Partly sunny. Chance of showers/thunderstorms at night. Low 58. High 80.

TUESDAY: Variably cloudy. Chance of showers. Low 50. High 70.

WEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy. Low 51. High 68.

10:11PM

For the next 3 days, we’ll be on the cool side of the jet stream while a front sets up to the southwest of New England, at first far enough away to cause only occasional high cloudiness, eventually close enough to bring heavier clouds and a chance of some wet weather.

Then it looks like we’ll be in for at least 3 days on the warmer side of the jet stream as the warm front lifts through by early Saturday. As high pressure ridging in the upper levels presses eastward toward the East Coast, it will be hard to pull any chilly air back into the region from Canada, so a cold front passing by Saturday night will not have much of an impact other than to bring the chance of showers and thunderstorms. This may repeat again by later Monday, with fairly mild air likely to hang on even through Tuesday when another cold front has pushed through.

Forecast for southeastern New England…

OVERNIGHT: Clear. Lows ranging from the middle 30s in interior valleys to 40s elsewhere. Wind light NW.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny but sun may be filtered at times by some high cloudiness. Highs in the 60s except holding in the 50s at the coast. Wind SE 5-15 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows in the 40s. Wind light SE.

THURSDAY: Sunshine filtered at times by variable high clouds. Highs in the 60s, again cooler coast. Wind SE 5-15 MPH.

FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of light rain. Low 47. High 57.

SATURDAY: Partly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms at night. Low 50. High 76.

SUNDAY: Partly cloudy. Low 55. High 74.

MONDAY: Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Low 60. High 80 except cooler South Coast.

TUESDAY: Partly cloudy. Low 51. High 70.

7:23AM

Quick forecast update – full discussion later.

TODAY: Sun / cloud mix. Scattered afternoon showers. Highs in the 60s. Wind NW 10-20 MPH.

TONIGHT: Clearing. Lows in the 40s, some 30s inland valleys. Wind light variable.

WEDNESDAY: Sunshine dominating but may become filtered at times by high cloudiness. Highs 50s coast, 60s inland. Wind SE 5-15 MPH.

THURSDAY: Variably cloudy. Low 50. High 64, cooler coast.

FRIDAY: Cloudy. Chance of showers/drizzle. Low 50. High 60, cooler coast.

SATURDAY: Variably cloudy. Chance of showers/thunderstorms late. Low 55. High 75.

SUNDAY: Partly cloudy. Low 55. High 75.

MONDAY: Partly sunny. Low 58. High 78.

7:23AM

Upper level low departs slowly to the east today-Tuesday and though we’ll be on the dry and cool side of it there will be enough cold air aloft and sunshine warming the ground to continue to pop some clouds and a slight chance of passing showers.

Wednesday, that’s gone, but a warm front approaching from the southwest sends increasing high to mid level clouds into the region, turning a day that starts out bright into one the ends less so. Lots of clouds will probably be with us for the second half of the week, and eventually some wet weather, as warm air from the southwest overrides cooler air hanging tough in southeastern New England. Will that warm air ever get in here? Eventually, but it may take until sometime over the weekend to complete the job.

Forecast details…

TODAY: Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 60-65. Wind NW 10-20 MPH with higher gusts.

TONIGHT: Variably cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers early. Lows in the 40s. Wind NW 5-15 MPH with higher gusts.

TUESDAY: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 60-65. Wind NW 5-15 MPH with higher gusts.

WEDNESDAY: Sun to clouds. Low 48. High 64, 50s coast.

THURSDAY: Cloudy. Chance of light rain late. Low 48. High 60, 50s coast coast.

FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Low 51. High 61, 50s coast.

SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Low 50. High 60.

SUNDAY: Partly cloudy. Low 54. High 70.

8:09AM (8:21PM update)

No changes to discussion from before. Just a forecast update, which also hasn’t changed.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers during the evening. Episodes of showers and possible thunderstorms overnight. Patchy fog overnight. Lows around 50. Wind WSW 5-15 MPH.

SUNDAY: Partly to mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms early and again later in the day. Highs in the 60s, may touch 70 some inland areas, but only upper 50s  South Coast through Cape Cod. Wind SW 10-20 MPH and gusty.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers early. Lows around 50. Wind W 10-20 MPH.

MONDAY: Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Highs in the upper 50s. Wind W 10-20 MPH.

TUESDAY: Partly cloudy. Low 43. High 61.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny. Low 46. High 63.

THURSDAY: Mostly sunny. Low 47. High 64.

FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Low 51. High 65.

SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Low 52. High 63.

5:36PM

May has come ’round. And it’s the month when the landscape shifts from looking like Spring to looking like Summer, as trees that have not already started to leaf-out will do so. Flowers are already out in most areas, including tree blossoms which have been coloring the landscape for a week or so now, earlier to the south and more recently to the north. Of course along with all the blooming comes allergy problems for some people, and that will be the case for much of the month and into June with especially tree pollens.

As for the weather itself, a broad trough of low pressure will take 3 days to pass through England (Friday through Sunday), so clouds will be plentiful and there will be a daily risk of rain showers.

Next week looks dry, starting cool then moderating a little, with a broad westerly flow dominating the weather in southeastern New England.

Forecast details…

FRIDAY: Partly to mostly cloudy. Rain showers SE MA through mid morning. Slight chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the 60s. Wind W 10-20 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.

SATURDAY: Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the 60s to around 70, cooler South Coast and Cape Cod. Wind W 5-15 MPH gusting over 20 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy. Chance of rain showers early. Lows around 50. Wind WSW 5-15 MPH.

SUNDAY: Partly to mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the 60s, may touch 70 some inland areas, but only upper 50s  South Coast through Cape Cod. Wind SW 10-20 MPH and gusty.

MONDAY: Mostly cloudy. Low 49. High 58.

TUESDAY: Partly cloudy. Low 43. High 61.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny. Low 46. High 63.

THURSDAY: Mostly sunny. Low 47. High 64.

7:30AM

Rain won the battle about 12 hours earlier than I expected, so changing today’s forecast to wetter for most areas (obviously). Still may be some rain-free periods as well, just not as much of a battle left to fight. Rest of discussion is essentially the same.

Southeastern New England forecast update…

TODAY: Cloudy. Patchy drizzle. Periods of rain. Highs 42-50. Wind E to SE 10-20 MPH, higher gusts especially in coastal areas.

TONIGHT: Cloudy. Areas of fog. Rain, possibly heavy at times with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Temperatures rising to the lower 50s. Wind SE 10-20 MPH and gusty, shifting to S.

THURSDAY: Mostly cloudy with rain ending west to east early, then mostly cloudy to partly sunny with an additional passing shower possible at times remainder of the day. Highs in the 60s most areas, may hit 70 some inland areas, but 50s South Coast area.  Wind S to SW 10-20 MPH and gusty.

FRIDAY: Partly to mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Low 48. High 66.

SATURDAY: Partly to mostly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Low 49. High 66.

SUNDAY: Partly to mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Low 49. High 64.

MONDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain/mix showers. Low 38. High 48.

TUESDAY: Partly sunny. Low 37. High 58.

3:59PM

Your favorite weather, right? Overcast, 40s, east wind off the still-cold North Atlantic? Personally, I don’t mind it. It’s part of Spring in the Northeast. Most, on the other hand, would trade this for something warmer. Well, you can thank this wedge of dankness for saving us from severe weather, because it is very possible that if we had not been under its strong influence leading up to and into the beginning of the passage of the upcoming storm system, we may have gotten into some of the severe weather that has been battering the South and southern Midwest. We would not have come close to the amount of devastating tornadoes, which have quickly put a big dent in one of the slowest-starting severe weather season in recorded history. Nevertheless, we’re protected, and even though the moisture from this nasty Spring storm is going to get here, it will do so in the form of moderate to briefly heavy rain in a time frame from Wednesday night to early Thursday morning, with nothing worse than a few rumbles of thunder, but no severe weather.

Before that, even though we have plentiful Atlantic moisture bringing lots of low cloudiness and a few areas of drizzle to southeastern New England, drier air above will continue to hold the rain off and will put up quite the fight through Wednesday afternoon, before finally giving in. The storm is being driven by a very broad closed upper level low pressure area which will take several days to make its way through the northeastern US. It will not complete the journey through the area until the start of next week, when its cold core center will cross the region and may even bring some very late season snowflakes to some higher elevations. But we’re getting a little ahead of ourselves. It won’t be all bad from now through then. After the ribbon of heavier rain goes through and departs early Thursday, some partial clearing will take place later Thursday into Friday, with fairly mild air, and a southwesterly to westerly breeze as opposed to the chilly easterly wind we’ve had. As the broad upper low exerts its influence through the weekend, we cannot expect complete clearing, but it will be on the mild side through Sunday anyway. Saturday will likely feature more sun than clouds, with Sunday being the opposite, and a shower threat will exist both days, though no all-day rains will occur. Then comes the unsettled and chilly Monday before some drier and cool weather follows that.

Forecast for southeastern New England…

TONIGHT: Cloudy. Patchy drizzle. Lows 38-44. Wind E 10-20 MPH.

WEDNESDAY: Cloudy. Patchy drizzle. Areas of very light to light rain mainly north and west of Boston in the afternoon. Highs 42-50. Wind E to SE 10-20 MPH, higher gusts especially in coastal areas.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Cloudy. Areas of fog. Rain becoming steadier from west to east early, possibly heavy at times later at night with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Temperatures rising to the lower 50s. Wind SE 10-20 MPH and gusty, shifting to S.

THURSDAY: Mostly cloudy with rain ending west to east early, then mostly cloudy to partly sunny with an additional passing shower possible at times remainder of the day. Highs in the 60s most areas, may hit 70 some inland areas, but 50s South Coast area.  Wind S to SW 10-20 MPH and gusty.

FRIDAY: Partly to mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Low 48. High 66.

SATURDAY: Partly to mostly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers. Low 49. High 66.

SUNDAY: Partly to mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Low 49. High 64.

MONDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain/mix showers. Low 38. High 48.

TUESDAY: Partly sunny. Low 37. High 58.

9:44PM

A squeeze play will be ongoing during the next 3 days, which are the final 3 days of April. This will be happening because broad low pressure to the east of New England and a large scale trough and storm system in the Midwest will sandwich a narrow high pressure area over the northeastern US, extending down from a larger high over eastern Canada. The resultant weather for southeastern New England from this set-up will be cloudiness dominating with temperatures near to mostly below normal.

The low pressure area from the west should finally push far enough east to bring its rain into the region by Thursday, tapering to showers at the end of the week but remaining somewhat unsettled right through the weekend as it takes a long while for that broad trough to push across the region.

Forecast for southeastern New England…

MONDAY: Partly sunny. Highs 50s coast, around 60 inland. Wind N-NE 5-15 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Lows around 40. Wind NE 5-15 MPH.

TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Highs around 50, 40s coast. Wind NE-E 10-20 MPH.

WEDNESDAY: Cloudy. Low 39. High 49.

THURSDAY: Cloudy. Rain likely. Low 42. High 54.

FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Low 45. High 63.

SATURDAY: Variably cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows 46. High 61.

SUNDAY: Partly sunny. Low 44. High 62.

12:47PM

Here it is folks! The gray side of Spring. The part that many people forget about when they are wondering where Spring is during or after a harsh winter.  It’s the part of Spring in which cold upper lows, cold ocean flows, or a combo of both, keep us on the cooler side of average and with a lack of sunshine. This will be the case for much of the foreseeable future. Today, low pressure to the northwest of the region is redeveloping just offshore and has sent some rain into the region. This will taper somewhat during the day as energy shifts further offshore, but the cold upper low parenting this system still have to come through, and will do so tonight into Sunday. Another batch of precipitation tonight will start out as rain showers, but with good instability, there are 2 things that cannot be ruled out. The first is thunder. Some of the heavier showers may be accompanied by lightning and thunder. Second is frozen precipitation, sleet and/or snow, which may mix in especially in higher elevations of interior MA and southern NH if intensity is enough to drag cold air down from above. Some areas could even flip completely to sleet/snow for a while, enough to cover some surfaces briefly. This is not a 100% certainty and will not occur everywhere. In any case, the upper low will still be overhead Sunday and even though the risk of precipitation will diminish in the morning and only be limited to a few showers midday and afternoon, clouds will likely hang tough, along with an increasing wind and continued very cool air.

A break, of sorts, may try to occur Monday, but I am having my doubts this will be much of a break, because cloudiness from the slowly-departing low to the east may try to hang on especially in coastal  MA and NH. At the same time another expansive low pressure area will be approaching the eastern US from the Midwest, and this system will probably take its time both getting into the region as well as departing. But what won’t be taking its time will be lots of cloudiness that will result from both onshore flow at lower levels and advancing moisture at higher levels from the southwest. So while rain from that system may wait a while to get here (late Wednesday or even later), cloudiness is going to be the rule for many of the coming days.

Forecast for southeastern New England…

THIS AFTERNOON: Steadiest rain east coastal NH/MA through Cape Cod diminishing gradually with only patchy light rain and drizzle elsewhere along with patchy light fog under a cloudy sky, but clouds may try to break especially southwest and west of Boston late in the day. Highs in the 40s. Wind E to N 5-15 MPH.

TONIGHT: Cloudy with episodes of rain showers, some possibly heavy, including the risk of thunderstorms, and a mix of sleet/snow in higher elevations interior MA and southern NH. Brief accumulations of sleet/snow may occur but this will be more the exception than the rule. Lows in the 30s. Wind N 5-15 MPH.

SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers eastern coastal areas early to mid morning. Only isolated light rain showers possible elsewhere early and all areas for the remainder of the day. Highs upper 40s to lower 50s. Wind N increasing to 15-25 MPH.

MONDAY: Mostly cloudy eastern areas, partly sunny western areas. Low 40. High 55.

TUESDAY: Cloudy. Low 40. High 45 shore to 55 inland.

WEDNESDAY: Cloudy. Chance of rain late. Low 40. high 45 shore to 55 inland.

THURSDAY: Cloudy. Periods of rain. Low 45. High 52.

FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Low 46. High 54.

7:31AM

Quick update. No big changes to the discussion so will leave a new one for next update later today. Nice today, unsettled weekend. Still have to watch for the mix/snow threat for some areas Saturday night. Not much this this weekend as clouds hang on Sunday along with wind.

The final 3 days of April look cool but mainly dry, though clouds may end up dominating. Later next week looks wet.

Forecast for southeastern New England…

TODAY: Sunshine followed by increasing high clouds. Highs near 60, 50s at the coast. Wind light NW to N this morning, light SE this afternoon.

TONIGHT: Thickening overcast. Low around 40. Wind light SE to E.

SATURDAY: Cloudy with periods of rain in the morning. Mostly cloudy in the afternoon. Highs around 50. Wind E to NE 10-20 MPH and gusty.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Cloudy. Periods of rain, may mix with or change to snow inland higher elevations especially northern MA and southern NH. Lows in the 30s. Wind NE to N 10-20 MPH with higher gusts.

SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs in the 40s to around 50. Wind N to NW 15-25 MPH and gusty.

MONDAY: Partly sunny. Low 34. High 54.

TUESDAY: Variably cloudy. Low 38. High 53.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Low 39. High 51.

THURSDAY: Cloudy. Chance of rain. Low 40. High 50.