DAYS 1-5 (JULY 8-12)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our active early summer pattern continues, and we’ll be throwing a tropical storm into the mix, by name of Elsa. This will cross the region Friday during the day bringing a rain and wind event to southeastern New England. Before that happens, much of the region is now on the cooler side of a front that moved in from the north last evening, bringing another couple rounds of showers and thunderstorms, some with impressive lightning shows, as well as some pockets of wind damage. Another disturbance moved through at mid and upper levels from west to east right behind this front during the early morning hours, waking some of you up yet again with a round of heavy rain, lightning & thunder, but this has moved offshore. The frontal boundary now sits across far southern portions of southern New England and will set up a temperature contrast for today. The atmosphere above us remains unstable so as we go through the day there can be some additional shower and thunderstorms development. As we get to this evening, a plume of tropical moisture in advance of Elsa which will have pushed northward to our west will then slide eastward into the region and make the rainfall more widespread, though still showery in nature, and then the center of Elsa, while accelerating and just starting to lose tropical characteristics, will cut right across the region during Friday midday and afternoon. To the right of the track will come the strongest winds from the southeast and south, and to the left of the track a more east to northeasterly wind, gusty but less powerful, will occur, but here we will likely see some of the heaviest rainfall. Isolated damaging wind gusts are possible, and this includes a small potential of a couple of tropical variety small tornadoes in some of the heavier convective elements associated with the passing system, with these most likely occurring to the east of the storm’s track. By late in the day Friday, the low center is already pulling away and we’ll all be into a northwesterly wind on its back side, rather gusty, but with less rainfall. However some lingering instability and a trough that has to sink through the region can still help trigger a few showers Friday night and a few more showers or thunderstorms, favoring southern areas, through midday Saturday. The majority of the region will be rain-free on Saturday. By Sunday, a warm front is lifting toward the region with cloudiness and eventually the risk of some showers – not a washout of a day by any stretch, but not a perfect summer day either. Monday, we should find ourselves back in the warm sector with humid conditions, lots of clouds, and the chance of showers and thunderstorms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TODAY: Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers possible morning and midday. Increased chance of showers during the afternoon. Highs 68-75 except 75-82 South Coast. Dew point lower to middle 60s. Wind NE up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TONIGHT: Cloudy. Showers likely. Chance of thunderstorms. Areas of fog. Lows 61-68. Dew point 60s. Wind E 5-15 MPH shifting to S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FRIDAY: Cloudy with widespread showers and embedded thunderstorms, ending from southwest to northeast by late afternoon. Areas of fog. Highs 68-75. Dew point upper 60s. Wind E backing to N 10-20 MPH with higher gusts in southern NH and northern through central MA, and SE to S 15-25 MPH with higher gusts southeastern MA and RI except 35-45 MPH with stronger gusts in coastal areas before shifting to NW later in the day and diminishing slightly. Potential damaging wind gusts in any heavier showers and storms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FRIDAY NIGHT: Breaking clouds but still the chance of a shower. Areas of fog. Lows 60-67. Dew point lower 60s. Wind NW 10-20 MPH, higher gusts evening, becoming variable and diminishing overnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SATURDAY: Partly sunny. Slight chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms through midday favoring southern MA southward. Highs 75-82. Dew point falling to upper 50s except remaining in the lower 60s South Coast. Wind variable to N 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SATURDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Patchy fog forming over interior lower elevations. Lows 58-65. Dew point middle to upper 50s. Wind variable up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SUNDAY: Sunshine followed by increasing clouds. Highs 77-84, coolest coast. Dew point upper 50s to lower 60s. Wind SE up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SUNDAY NIGHT: Cloudy. Chance of showers. Areas of fog. Lows 60-67. Dew point lower 60s. Wind SE up to 10 MPH shifting to S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MONDAY: Variably cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 77-84. Dew point middle to upper 60s. Wind S up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 6-10 (JULY 13-17)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A continued unsettled pattern overall with a few opportunities for showers and thunderstorms with a frontal boundary in and around the region. Temperatures variable, not all that far from normal when averaged out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 11-15 (JULY 18-22)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A little more high pressure dominant but still some disturbances passing through. The risk of showers and storms will be present at times and temperatures are expected to be variable but average near to above normal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
DAYS 1-5 (JULY 8-12) Our active early summer pattern continues, and we’ll be throwing a tropical storm into the mix, by name of Elsa. This will cross the region Friday during the day bringing a rain and wind event to southeastern New England. Before that happens, much of the region is now on the cooler … Continue reading Thursday July 8 2021 Forecast (7:41AM)<\/span>