8:20PM
After a Saturday that featured lots of clouds until mid afternoon in the Boston area, then more sun toward the end of the day, we will be able to enjoy a sunny Sunday for the first day of May! But enjoy the sun while you can, because when it fades away on Monday I don’t expect we will see much of it for the balance of the first week of May.
High pressure building overhead will be responsible for the nice weather on Sunday, though expect the coast to be quite cool thanks to a sea breeze. By Monday, this high pressure area will be moving offshore, making way for a frontal system to move in. This front will be slow to move in, and then likely slow to leave, as the upper level air flow will become parallel to the front along the East Coast. Also, slow-moving upper level low pressure will dominate New England the deeper into the week we go. All this means that a lengthy stretch of unsettled weather is likely in the cards. It will not rain all of the time, but several periods of damp weather and generally below normal temperatures can be expected, starting about Tuesday. More on this upcoming unsettled pattern on tomorrow’s blog. Meanwhile, for now, the details for the Boston area go like this…
TONIGHT: Mostly clear. Low ranging from near 33 inland valleys to 43 along the coast. Wind calm.
SUNDAY: Mostly sunny. High ranging from near 50 along the shore to the lower 60s over the interior. Wind N up to 10 mph early, mostly E 10 to 15 mph from late morning on.
SUNDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Low 42 to 47. Wind SE 5 to 10 mph.
MONDAY: Increasing clouds. High ranging from the upper 50s south-facing shores to the upper 60s inland. Wind S 5 to 15 mph.
TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of a few showers during the day. Chance of rain at night. Low 51. High 63.
WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain in the morning. Isolated showers in the afternoon. Low 49. High 59.
THURSDAY: Cloudy. Periods of light rain and drizzle. Low 48. High 55.
FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Low 48. High 59.
SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Low 47. High 62.