DAYS 1-5 (DECEMBER 23-27)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Don’t look now, but we’ve already gained 10 seconds of daylight back! You won’t really notice it for a week or 2, but the days are indeed getting longer, post-solstice. The rate of increase is very slow at first, but will pick up the pace as we head through the winter. Speaking of winter, it will feel like it today as high pressure brings dry and seasonably cold weather to our region. You’ll notice some high cloudiness starting to increase as the day goes on. This is a signal of the approach of a warmer air mass. The warmer air, being less dense than colder air, rides up and over it at first, creating the high clouds. Eventually that warmer air mass will arrive at the surface in a gradual way on Thursday, which will feature lots of clouds but some intervals of sun. I expect the daylight hours to be rain-free. As we get deeper into Christmas Eve, our rain shower chance will go up, but it looks like most of the rainfall will hold off until the pre-dawn hours of Christmas morning for arrival, and a ribbon of moderate to heavy rain showers will traverse the region during the morning, exiting west to east by midday and afternoon. During the wet weather time will be the strongest winds, from the south, 15-30 MPH with gusts in the 35-55 MPH range. A few gusts above that are possible in higher elevations, such as Blue Hill in Milton MA. After the main rain shower area exits, the wind, while still gusty, will have shifted to the west and dropped off somewhat during the remainder of Christmas Day, and a stray snow shower may wander into the region as a breakaway from a Great Lakes snow squalls. Canadian high pressure builds in for the weekend with cold and dry conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TODAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 33-40. Wind NW 5-15 MPH, diminishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TONIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 20-27. Wind SW up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
THURSDAY: Mostly cloudy. Highs 45-52. Wind S 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
THURSDAY NIGHT (CHRISTMAS EVE): Cloudy. Rain showers likely, mainly overnight. Temperatures rise to 48-55. Wind S 15-25 MPH, higher gusts, as high as 40-50 MPH especially in coastal areas and higher elevations, strongest toward dawn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FRIDAY (CHRISTMAS DAY): Cloudy morning with rain showers, some heavy. Breaking clouds and rain showers ending early afternoon, then a risk of a snow shower late rin the day. Highs 50-57 early then temperatures fall through the 40s and into the 30s. Wind S 15-25 MPH with higher gusts, shifting to W.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FRIDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Lows 18-25. Wind W 15-25 MPH and gusty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SATURDAY: Sun and passing clouds. Highs 28-35. Wind W 10-20 MPH and gusty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SATURDAY NIGHT: Clear. Lows 15-22. Wind NW 5-10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SUNDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 32-39. Wind variable 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 6-10 (DECEMBER 28 – JANUARY 1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unsettled weather threat in the December 28-29 period, early indications are low pressure passing north of here with rain and snow showers. Fair and seasonably chilly weather returns to end the year, then the next storm threat looms for New Year’s Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 11-15 (JANUARY 2-6)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dry\/chilly January 2-3, milder\/unsettled January 4-5, colder\/dry January 6.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
DAYS 1-5 (DECEMBER 23-27) Don’t look now, but we’ve already gained 10 seconds of daylight back! You won’t really notice it for a week or 2, but the days are indeed getting longer, post-solstice. The rate of increase is very slow at first, but will pick up the pace as we head through the winter. … Continue reading Wednesday December 23 2020 Forecast (9:33AM)<\/span>