DAYS 1-5 (MAY 11-15)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Rex Block (high pressure north \/ low pressure south) that has been dominating our pattern for several days will gradually weaken and break down during the next 5 days. A maritime air flow hangs on for another day as low pressure to the south gradually starts to loosen its grip and high pressure still sits to the north. The orientation of the low to our south has changed so that it can throw back one larger scale lobe of moisture in the form of cloudiness, which will move in today, peak tonight, and break up and exit gradually on Thursday, as high pressure drifts right into the region. This high will sit over to just south and east of the region as we get into Friday and more so by the weekend, so our transition to a region-wide warmer regime will take place, albeit slowly. The coastal areas will hang onto cooler conditions longer, as is typical of springtime. The warmest day for most of us should be Saturday, when the wind is mainly from the southwest, but eastern areas may be a little less warm by Sunday as the wind flow may be more from due south, and bring in more influence from the cooler ocean water south of the area. Generally dry weather is expected during the next 5 days. The exceptions will be a few showers around Cape Cod mainly early today, perhaps a few pockets of drizzle mainly in coastal areas tonight and early Thursday due to lower level moisture from the ocean, and a few isolated showers which may pop up over the weekend, favoring inland areas, but this chance is quite low.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TODAY: Clouds increase east to west. A few rain showers around Cape Cod. Highs 57-64, coolest coast. Wind E 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TONIGHT: Cloudy. Fog patches. Chance of coastal drizzle. Lows 46-53. Wind variable under 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
THURSDAY: Clouds give way to sun. Highs 57-64 coastal plain, 65-72 interior. Wind variable up to 10 MPH with coastal sea breezes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
THURSDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy. Lows 50-57. Wind variable under 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FRIDAY: Partly sunny. Highs 60-67 coast, 68-75 inland, but can drop during the afternoon especially in coastal areas. Wind variable to W up to 10 MPH but coastal sea breezes likely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FRIDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 51-58. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SATURDAY: Partly cloudy. Remote chance of isolated showers inland areas. Highs 77-84 except cooler coastal areas especially South Coast and Cape Cod. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SATURDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows 53-60. Wind S up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SUNDAY: Partly sunny. Slight chance of isolated showers inland locadtions. Highs 75-82 inland, cooler coastal areas. Wind S 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 6-10 (MAY 16-20)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Upper air pattern looks more zonal (west to east) with a tendency for high pressure ridging near the East Coast. This is not automatically a warm pattern the entire time though, especially in the spring. We do likely have a warm day to start the period on May 16 as a cold front approaches and crosses the region with a shower and thunderstorm threat. A shot of dry but cooler air follows this. A warm up may try to take place later in the period but that will depend on the orientation and movement of a frontal boundary in the region, which threatens more clouds and possibly some rainfall, but looking this far into the future this does not look like it would produce significant rainfall. Our region is in need of rain to quell brush fire threats and prevent future abnormally dry \/ drought conditions from developing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 11-15 (MAY 21-25)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today’s leaning is for more a somewhat progressive pattern versus blocking, though we need to watch that as guidance can misfire on picking it up, or waffle back and forth. Right now going with a zonal flow but more troughing here and ridging back toward the Midwest. This would be a dry but slightly cooler pattern for our region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
DAYS 1-5 (MAY 11-15) The Rex Block (high pressure north \/ low pressure south) that has been dominating our pattern for several days will gradually weaken and break down during the next 5 days. A maritime air flow hangs on for another day as low pressure to the south gradually starts to loosen its grip … Continue reading Wednesday May 11 2022 Forecast (7:40AM)<\/span>