10:40PM
50 in Boston, 80 in Fitchburg at the same time this afternoon. 46 in Boston, 77 in North Adams at the same time this evening. That’s Spring in New England, and these contrasts are especially pronounced when you have a very warm air mass trying to move in, and being met with resistance from a still-cold North Atlantic Ocean. You don’t need me to tell you how cold the ocean still is if you live near the water today, and were under a bank of low clouds & fog with chilly air, as areas well inland felt a bit like summer…
So, what’s coming up? Not quite an exact repeat Wednesday, but some similarities. The warm air will start to win out in more areas than it did on Tuesday, so areas that stayed in the 50s today will warm at least to the 60s tomorrow, with some reaching 70 or higher, provided the wind is not blowing with some trajectory off the water. I believe that shower activity will be minimized tomorrow, but cannot be completely ruled out. The main action will still be well west of New England with a cold front. This front is expected to cross the region during Thursday, which will be a warm day pretty much everywhere, but with a greater chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Later this week, expect a cool-down, but not with total sunshine, as a pool of chilly air has to cross the region from west to east. This usually means some cloud development, and we will probably see that both Friday & Saturday. And it’s still several days out, but Sunday looks like it will turn out nice.
Details for the Boston area…
TONIGHT: Overcast. Areas of fog and drizzle. Low 45 to 50 through 4:00AM then warming into the 50s. Wind light NE to E, shifting to S up to 10 mph toward dawn.
WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. High 70 to 75 except 60s along the coast. Wind S to SW 10 to 15 mph gusting 20 to 25 mph.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. Low 55 to 60. Wind SW to S 10 to 20 mph.
THURSDAY: Variably cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms developing from west to east during the afternoon. High 72 to 77 except still cooler along some south-facing coastal areas. Wind S 15 to 25 mph.
THURSDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy with showers and a chance of thunderstorms early, then clearing. Low 50 to 55. Wind S 10 to 20 mph shifting to W.
FRIDAY: Sunny early, then partly to mostly cloudy. High 60 to 65. Wind W 10 to 20 mph and gusty.
SATURDAY: Partly sunny. Low 43. High 59.
SUNDAY: Mostly sunny. Low 47. High 66.
MONDAY: Increasing clouds. Low 49. High 64.
TUESDAY: Chance of showers. Low 51. High 63.