DAYS 1-5 (APRIL 6-10)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Quite a number of days ago we talked about watching the April 6-8 period for unsettled weather. Well, here it is. We’ll be impacted by several low pressure areas over the next few days, with lingering impacts even into the weekend. This is how it breaks down. Today, the first low pressure area will be moving eastward and taking a track just to the south of New England. We’ll be on the northern side of its envelope of rain, which will have its greatest impact on the WHW forecast area from mid morning to midday, heaviest to the south of I-90, then taper to just drizzle and patchy light rain later in the day. A region-wide easterly air flow off the Atlantic combined with the overcast ensures us of a very chilly and raw feeling day as well. Between this first system, which departs overnight tonight, and the next one which approaches Thursday, enough dry air may work in to cause breaks in the clouds, but we won’t get all that much benefit from that in terms of sun, except for the possibility of seeing a little bit early Thursday, as much of the cloud-breaking time will occur before sunrise. Wet weather comes back in from west to east later Thursday, but we may get through much of the day rain-free. It will still be cool Thursday, but up a few degrees over today. The storm system bringing us this round of wet weather will be more complex than its predecessor, starting out as low pressure in mature to decaying stage entering the Great Lakes, then redeveloping over the northern Middle Atlantic region. It is this redevelopment that will move right up across our region Thursday night and early Friday, bringing us our heaviest rainfall, which will be more in the form of showers with even the chance of some thunder. This system will start to move away during Friday, with partial improvement and milder air moving in, but upper level low pressure still over the Northeast means that we keep a rain shower chance in place during Friday, and even into the weekend, especially Saturday, as it will take a few days for the upper trough to traverse the entire region. We’ll see that rain shower chance drop off Sunday, not to zero, but less than Saturday. The trade-off will be that we’ll also undergo a cooling trend…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TODAY: Overcast. Rain eastern CT, RI, southern MA, expanding northward for several hours, then tapering to drizzle and periods of light rain west to east midday on. Highs 45-52. Wind E 5-15 MPH, 10-20 MPH coast, higher gusts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TONIGHT: Clouds break. Fog patches linger. Lows 37-44. Wind E 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
THURSDAY: Broken clouds may allow a glimpse of sun around sunrise, then thickening overcast. Rain returns by late-day west to east. Highs 46-53. Wind E-SE 5-15 MPH, higher gusts in coastal areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
THURSDAY NIGHT: Overcast. Numerous rain showers. Chance of thunderstorms. Areas of fog. Temperatures steady 46-53. Wind SE 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FRIDAY: Cloudy with additional rain showers around during the morning. Partly sunny with a slight chance of a passing rain shower in the afternoon. Highs 57-64. Wind variable up to 10 MPH early becoming W 10-20 MPH and gusty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FRIDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 38-45. Wind W 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SATURDAY: Variably cloudy. Scattered rain showers mainly midday-afternoon. Highs 56-63. Wind W 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SATURDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 40-47. Wind W 5-15 MPH, gusty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SUNDAY: Partly sunny. Isolated rain showers mainly afternoon. Highs 51-58. Wind NW 5-15 MPH, gusty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 6-10 (APRIL 11-15)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The upper level pattern says dry spell and above normal temperatures, but I’m often a little skeptical about how easily we can pull off a stretch for 5 days in April without “something” going wrong, and I am skeptical this time. We need to watch a boundary to the north and high pressure in eastern Canada, often underplayed by medium range guidance, in case we end up with a back-door front or a boundary nearby that becomes a running-board for a disturbance or two. It may not be all sunshine, warmth, and emerging flowers next week, but the pattern does look better than this week at least.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 11-15 (APRIL 16-20)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The pattern wants to try to stay dry and on the milder side to start, but we may be contending with a large cool pool from Canada by mid to late period. This part of the forecast is very low confidence, however, and is only a step above saying “I have no idea what’s going to happen yet…”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
DAYS 1-5 (APRIL 6-10) Quite a number of days ago we talked about watching the April 6-8 period for unsettled weather. Well, here it is. We’ll be impacted by several low pressure areas over the next few days, with lingering impacts even into the weekend. This is how it breaks down. Today, the first low … Continue reading Wednesday April 6 2022 Forecast (7:21AM)<\/span>