The final hours of summer roll by appropriately with higher humidity and showers with a chance of thunderstorms today as a cold front approaches and moves into the region. This front is not moving all that quickly so the shower threat will last well into afternoon, especially for eastern and southeastern areas, where I’m expecting the heaviest rain amounts – greatest chance of over 1 inch being south of Boston (RI and southeastern MA). The front pushes through by evening and just in time for the autumnal equinox (9:04 p.m.) in comes the coolest air mass we have experienced since last spring, along with a gusty wind, especially during Friday, although breezy conditions continue into Saturday despite a little temperature recovery after a chilly start to the day. It’ll turn milder still on Sunday as the Canadian high pressure area that brings us the beginning-of-autumn chill slides off to the south and we get the return flow on the other side of it. So all in all it will be quite a nice first weekend of autumn for us. Reminder that larger ocean swells associated with Hurricane Fiona are already impacting the South Coast and will expand to include more of the region through Friday and the start of the weekend as the storm passes just west of Bermuda then accelerates toward the Canadian Maritimes, where they will see a powerful storm as it becomes extratropical and hits them. Rough surf generated by the passing storm in addition to the long period swells will impact our coast especially Friday into Saturday before easing. Monday’s weather looks a bit unsettled here as a trough arrives from the west.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TODAY: Mainly cloudy until late day with episodes of showers and possible thunderstorms, some producing heavy rainfall, tapering off west northwest to east southeast late in the day but probably lasting into evening Cape Cod. Sun may appear especially west and north of Boston for a nice sunset there. Highs 67-74. Wind SW 5-15 MPH with higher gusts, shifting to NW 10-20 MPH with higher gusts by late in the day from west to east across the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TONIGHT: Partly cloudy early, then clear. Lows 45-52. Wind NW 10-15 MPH, higher gusts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FRIDAY: Sun and passing clouds. Highs 58-65, coolest in higher elevations. Wind NW 10-20 MPH, higher gusts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FRIDAY NIGHT: Clear. Lows 44-51. Wind NW 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SATURDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 63-70. Wind NW 10-20 MPH, higher gusts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SATURDAY NIGHT: Clear. Lows 45-52. Wind NW to W 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SUNDAY: Partly sunny. Highs 67-74. Wind W to SW 10-20 MPH, higher gusts possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SUNDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Lows 51-58. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MONDAY: Variably cloudy. Chance of showers. Highs 62-69. Wind S 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 6-10 (SEPTEMBER 27 – OCTOBER 1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unsettled weather early in the period as a trough passes by followed by a shot of chilly and dry air, then continued dry with moderating temperatures toward the end of the period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 11-15 (OCTOBER 2-6)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We’ll watch during this period for at least remnant moisture from a tropical system to the south which has a long way to go before it ever has a chance to impact us, giving plenty of time in this area to watch what effects, if any, it may have. Otherwise the period likely starts and ends dry and mild, pending the timing of the aforementioned system or remnants of it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The final hours of summer roll by appropriately with higher humidity and showers with a chance of thunderstorms today as a cold front approaches and moves into the region. This front is not moving all that quickly so the shower threat will last well into afternoon, especially for eastern and southeastern areas, where I’m expecting … Continue reading Thursday September 22 2022 Forecast (7:12AM)<\/span>