DAYS 1-5 (APRIL 6-10)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A low pressure circulation will continue to impact our region this weekend. Early this morning it is producing some scattered snow and rain showers in our region which will depart southward soon, but it has another slap in store for us later today – a swath of rain showers that will wheel down via Maine. That exits tonight, but some additional clouds hang around into Sunday before we see a genuine clearing trend by Sunday night. This happens as the low is nudged eastward and away from our region by a narrow but well-timed ridge of high pressure moving in from the west, just at the right time to deliver us a mainly clear sky for a solar eclipse Monday. For Boston, a 93% sun coverage will peak at 3:29 p.m. EDT with the full eclipse time frame running from 2:16 p.m. to 4:39 p.m. There are slight variations in the coverage and precise timing depending on your location. The path of totality, as you know, is across far northern New England. Visit this link for more information where you can look up details for any location: https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/eclipse\/map\/2024-april-8 (I’ll post a clickable version in the comments.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once we are beyond this spectacle and are enduring post-eclipse traffic issues, we’ll start to see high clouds fanning in from the west ahead of our next trough of low pressure. But this is going to take a while to impact us more directly, so that the weather on Tuesday looks quite nice as well. But late Monday, when I’m making my return trip from VT where I’ll have been in the path of totality, I’ll be chased by a dry cold frontal boundary that will pass by our area that night and turn our light northwesterly Monday breeze into a north northeast breeze on Tuesday, which then shifts more to the east in the afternoon as high pressure from Canada noses in our direction. This will coincide with the Red Sox home opener Tuesday afternoon. The one person I know going to that game doesn’t need my advice to dress for a cooling wind. At least the weather is going to be dry, which in recent time is a miracle for any outdoor event it seems! But our luck runs out for midweek when unsettled weather does finally arrive from the west. But this time we’ll be talking about just rain, and nothing frozen. By Wednesday a warm front will be moving in, but may be stuck just to our south, so my early leaning is a chilly, raw day, with at least some light rain\/drizzle under an overcast sky. Thank goodness that isn’t coming two days sooner!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TODAY: Intervals of sun possible until midday with otherwise dominant clouds, then a thicker cloud cover thereafter. Early-day rain\/snow showers around, a break, then more widespread rain showers later in the day, favoring the eastern half of the region (southeastern NH, eastern MA, RI). Highs 41-48. Wind NW 5-15 MPH with higher gusts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy. An evening shower of rain and\/or snow possible. Lows 33-40. Wind NNW 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy to partly sunny. Chance of a passing rain shower. Highs 45-52. Wind N 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SUNDAY NIGHT: Clearing. Lows 33-40. Wind NW up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MONDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 54-61 (you may note a slight temperature drop for about 1\/2 hour either side of the eclipse maximum). Wind NW up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MONDAY NIGHT: High clouds arrive. Lows 35-42. Wind NW to N 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TUESDAY: Partly sunny. Highs 51-58, coolest at north-facing and east-facing shores. Wind NNE 5-15 MPH shifting to E.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TUESDAY NIGHT: Clouding up. Lows 41-48. Wind E up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WEDNESDAY: Cloudy. Drizzle likely. Light rain possible. Patchy fog forming. Temperatures steady 41-48. Wind E 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 6-10 (APRIL 11-15)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Low pressure traveling northwest of our region will finally drag a warm front through April 11 into April 12 putting us in a mild but rain showery southerly air flow. Strong cold front then travels through the region by later April 12 with heavier showers and even a chance for thunderstorms. Extended weekend April 13-15 should feature a variety of weather, based on current projected timing and use of most reliable medium range guidance. Saturday (13) would be windy\/chilly with clouds and a few showers of rain maybe even some frozen stuff to the north. Sunday (14) features fair and milder weather, which continues for Monday (15) – aka Marathon Monday and a very popular midday Red Sox home game. Could we luck out again with good weather? Maybe some clouds moving in. But now we’re talking about day 10 and low confidence so check back often!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 11-15 (APRIL 16-20)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another dive into cool \/ unsettled weather is expected early in the period, but this should be followed by another drier\/milder stretch later on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
DAYS 1-5 (APRIL 6-10) A low pressure circulation will continue to impact our region this weekend. Early this morning it is producing some scattered snow and rain showers in our region which will depart southward soon, but it has another slap in store for us later today – a swath of rain showers that will … Continue reading Saturday April 6 2024 Forecast (8:37AM)<\/span>