DAYS 1-5 (DECEMBER 9-13)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This weekend will end very differently than it begins. Today we have a tranquil and mild day as high pressure slides offshore, with a sun\/cloud mix giving way to more clouds. A sharp low pressure trough and associated strong cold front will move eastward into the region during Sunday and Sunday night. This system is going to bring a surge of warmer air and a fairly short-duration but high impact wind\/rain event to the region Sunday night. The first rain showers move into the region Sunday afternoon, but a more general band of rain, some heavy, with potential embedded thunder, will cross the region Sunday night from west to east, while the individual elements are moving northward. The strongest wind and heaviest rain will occur in the warm sector ahead of the cold front, which will also have a wave of low pressure develop near the northern Mid Atlantic and strengthen rapidly as it moves up across our region in the early hours of Monday. This prolongs the heavy rain enough for a general 1-3 inches, with heaviest expected to be west of I-95 where some flooding of streams and poor drainage areas is most likely. Ponding of water on roadways can be a driving hazard anywhere during the event. The wind gusts will be strongest in areas east of I-95, particularly coastal locations, where there is the greatest risk of tree damage and isolated to scattered power outages. As the cold front is pulled quickly eastward after the low pressure wave moves north of our latitude, we’ll see a fairly quick shut-off to the rainfall, a wind shift to the west and an end to the strongest wind. We’ll also experience a steady temperature fall on Monday from very mild early morning highs to a more seasonably chilly finish. The arrival of cold air will be met with drying, but there will be enough moisture wrapping around the back side of the strengthening and departing low pressure area to cause some snow showers, mainly over higher elevations of central MA to southwestern NH Monday afternoon and evening. Gusty winds continue through Monday evening as we get a quick shot of cold air. Tuesday and Wednesday will feature fair, dry weather and more seasonably chilly air with a westerly flow. A cold front will approach from a weak low traveling eastward to the north of our region on Wednesday, which will feature more clouds than Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TODAY: Sun\/cloud mix – clouds win out later. Highs 44-51. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Lows 35-42. Wind S 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SUNDAY: Cloudy. Rain showers possible in the afternoon, especially I-95 belt westward. Highs 56-63. Wind S 5-15 MPH morning, 15-25 MPH afternoon, higher gusts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SUNDAY NIGHT: Cloudy with rain and embedded thunderstorms. Lows 50-57. Wind S 15-30 MPH, higher gusts \u2013 above 40 MPH inland, above 50 MPH coastal areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MONDAY: Cloudy into mid morning with rain exiting from west to east. Sun\/cloud mix late morning on with a passing afternoon snow shower possible favoring higher elevations central MA and southwestern NH. Highs 52-59 early, then cooling to 40s. Wind W 15-25 MPH, higher gusts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MONDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 22-29. Wind chill below 20. Wind W 10-20 MPH, higher gusts, diminishing overnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TUESDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Highs 38-45. Wind W 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TUESDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 25-32. Wind W 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WEDNESDAY: Partly sunny. Highs 38-45. Wind W 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 6-10 (DECEMBER 14-18)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fair, seasonably cool followed by a slight milder trend December 14-16. Watching December 17-18 period for potential impact from low pressure with a precipitation chance – early idea is rain favored over frozen precip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 11-15 (DECEMBER 19-23)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No temperature extremes. Overall west to northwest flow and generally dry weather, but may need to watch for a system with potential precipitation near the end of this period.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
DAYS 1-5 (DECEMBER 9-13) This weekend will end very differently than it begins. Today we have a tranquil and mild day as high pressure slides offshore, with a sun\/cloud mix giving way to more clouds. A sharp low pressure trough and associated strong cold front will move eastward into the region during Sunday and Sunday … Continue reading Saturday December 9 2023 Forecast (9:07AM)<\/span>